Drawing Cartoons Photography Shack Guide
Drawing Cartoons To Learn Basic Skills
By Nikos L Maxwell
Drawing cartoons is a popular way to begin learning
how to draw. Especially when you are young, you want
to be able to draw the kind of images that you are most
familiar with, and so cartoons tend to be a common choice.
Even adults who have chosen to explore drawing as a
hobby, will often try drawing cartoons as a way to exercise
their skills. There are many different reasons why they
do so.
For adults, cartoons take them back to their childhood,
when watching afterschool and Saturday morning cartoons
was a big part of their lives. Being able to reproduce
some of the more popular ones has a lot of nostalgia
attached to it.
Cartoon Are Simple In Shape And Form
For kids, it’s more of an immediacy thing. They are
usually watching cartoons, reading comic books and playing
with character related toys. For them to draw cartoons
is just a natural action at that age.
One good thing about drawing cartoons as a beginner
is that they tend to be very simple in shape and form.
You usually only need to join together a few common
shapes to get the main form of the character, and then
it is just a matter of erasing the connecting lines
and you will have the body of a famous cartoon character.
Learning The Basics By Learning To Draw Cartoons
All that is left is the detail. If you review your
options and learn how to draw cartoons first, then drawing
people and other more complicated objects will be much
easier.
Probably the main reason why cartoon drawing is popular
has to do with the connection they create with almost
everyone. Someone who is good at drawing people may
garner impressed comments from those around him or her,
but if you want people to be excited about what you
draw, then a cartoon will usually get a stronger reaction.
Everyone knows certain cartoon characters, like Mickey
Mouse, Spongebob, and so on. There is a universal connection
that you can create by drawing a cartoon for someone
else.
Joining Shapes To Create A Structure
It really depends on why you’re learning how to draw,
to determine if drawing cartoons will be a good way
for you to practice different drawing techniques. For
those who are learning to draw for nothing more than
a hobby, then learning how to draw different cartoons
will be a fun way to get a handle on joining shapes
to create the structure of objects and people.
If your interest is geared more towards drawing as
a serious art form, then drawing cartoons may be seen
as a bit juvenile. Regardless of how you feel, drawing
cartoon characters is a popular way for a lot of people
to learn how to draw.
About the Author:
Nikos L Maxwell is an author of articles on animation, digital photography and editing software including
Digital Editing,
Large Images,
Edit Pictures,
Fuji Film Digital Cameras,
DVD Editing,
Video Editing Computers,
Digital Image Processing,
Blu Ray Disc.
Keep a lookout for more articles coming soon.
More Drawing Facts....
How can I help my child learn to draw?
The best way you can help your
child learn to draw is through example. If they see
that you enjoy drawing then they are more likely to
want to try it. And remember that patience is a
virtue.
At first they are going to
scribble but before long as their motor skills develop
they will refine their technique. Some kids are just
naturally talented and may not need much guidance.
But you can always help them by either letting them
take drawing classes or by buying them books that
will teach them different skills.
The key is finding out what
they like to draw. If your child is really into comics
then you might want to pick up a book that teaches
them how comic strips are laid out and how to draw
their favorite characters.
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