Cartoon characters are perhaps the best example for sketching and just drawing for those who decided to develop this skill in themselves. Among Soviet cartoon heroes, there are many simple and at the same time charismatic personalities who are difficult to confuse with anyone. For example, Carlson. To draw your own roof dweller, you need to do the following.
Instructions
Step 1
Find an image of Carlson on the Internet or among old cartoons. Carefully study its features and structure in general. The concept of proportions that you knew is violated by this character in all possible directions. You would rather draw a dwarf with a specific structure of arms and legs than a common person. Once you've found an example, start with the basics.
Step 2
Draw an oval body as well as a pose for the arms and legs. Note that it is easiest to draw the entire drawing with continuous straight lines, rather than dashed "shading" the drawing. This also applies when you paint on a computer.
Step 3
Continue adding small things. If you look closely, the drawing is insanely simple. The simplest brushes, simple facial expressions, easily depicted cartoon hair. After you finish drawing the little things, you can assume that your drawing is ready. Further, there is only improvement, the quality of which will depend on your experience and practice.
Step 4
Start applying color and shadows. Please note that the shadow will not fall on Carlson exactly the way it falls on an ordinary person. Its proportions will slightly alter the shadow, and to understand exactly how, take a round object, like a tomato, as an example, rather than a human figure.
Step 5
If you haven't worked much with shadows yet, the easiest way is to overlay the color in multiple layers. Apply the very first and faded color. Gradually, in 3-4 layers, apply brighter and more vibrant colors, highlighting the most important thing and creating a more realistic look of the character.
