How to Draw a Cartoon
Stop! Look! Listen!
B e f o re you begin…
You will need:
1 a sharpened pencil
2 p a p e r
3 an eraser
4 a pencil sharpener
5 colored pencils, markers or crayons
6 a comfortable place to sit and draw
7 a good light source
L e t ’s draw cartoon people!
No Rules!
This Post is designed to teach the basics of drawing cartoon people. There are no rules about cartooning, so you can spend hours just sketching, doodling and playing with different shapes. Just have fun!
Sketch, doodle, play!
If the instructions tell you to use an
oval to draw a nose and you want
to use a triangle…draw a triangle.
Cartooning is all about having fun
drawing. Experiment, try out some
crazy ideas. If it makes you and
your friends smile, or giggle, or
even laugh out loud, you’re doing it
r i g h t !
A few cartooning tips
1 Draw lightly at first—SKETCH, so you can erase extra lines.
2 Practice, practice, practice!
3 Have fun cartooning!
Basic Shapes and Lines
Here are some basic shapes and lines you will use to draw cartoon people:
Heads (Front View)
L e t ’s begin by drawing a front view of a
cartoon boy’s head. Using basic shapes
and lines, we will create a unique
expression for our cartoon character.
1 Sketch an o v a l for the head.
Draw a small o v a l inside it for
the nose.
2 Add two e g g shapes, level
with the nose, for ears. Draw
two o v a l s above the nose for
the eyes.
3 Draw a small o v a l at the top
of each eye. Darken around
that oval in both eyes.
4 Draw a curved line for the
mouth. Add a straight line, on
each side of the mouth, for a
s m i l e .
5 Draw a half c i rc l e, on the top of
the head, for hair. Add a few
curved lines for hair strands.
6 LOOK at the final drawing!
Erase extra sketch lines. Darken
the final lines. Add color!
Good Job!
How to Draw a Cartoon
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