How to Draw a Cartoon Person

Drawing a Cute Cartoon Girl

Sample cartoon girl.

Sketch a round shape to start drawing the head.

Sketch the shape of the cheek by adding a point at the bottom. Since you are drawing a cartoon girl, keep the face narrow and feminine

Sketch the eyes, nose, and mouth. During this phase, keep in mind the proportions of a face. For example, a face is generally five eyes wide. That being said, you can also manipulate proportions to reflect the girl's character traits. If the character is innocent, this can be reflected in giving her large eyes.

Sketch the details for the eyes, face, hair, and clothes. Clothes are another opportunity to show character traits, occupation, and time period. For example, an edgy, 21st-century teen isn't going to wear the attire of a 15th-century monk.

Refine the sketch.

Draw the outline over the sketch to finalize the artwork. To trace the outline make sure to use a pen that will not smear while the sketch is being erased or the drawing colored.

Erase and remove the sketch marks.

Add color if desired. Keep in mind, there is more visual interest if colored Try to limit your color pallet in order to not give the viewer a headache. If there are too many highly saturated colors, the viewer will not know where to look and may think your art is tacky.

Drawing a Cute Cartoon Boy

Sample cartoon boy.

Sketch a circle to start drawing the head.

Sketch the shape of the cheek by adding a point at the bottom. For the boy's head try to make the chin boxy to give off a masculine look.

Sketch the guidelines for the eyes, nose, and mouth Just like with the girl, keep in mind proportions and how to manipulate them to communicate character traits.

Sketch the details for the large eyes, face, hair, and clothes. Hair can be another opportunity to show who the character is. For example, someone who has nicely styled hair will come off as more sophisticated than someone with bed head hair.

Refine the sketch.

Draw the outline over the sketch to finalize the artwork and remove the sketch marks. To trace the outline make sure to use a pen that will not smear while the sketch is being erased or the drawing colored.

Add color if desired. Keep in mind, there is more visual interest if colored Try to use the color wheel to choose your colors. You can use complementary colors, analogous colors, or a monochromatic color scheme.