Drawing

When designing your own cartoon character, a great way to get started is by creating circles to get the basic shape created. Design your own cartoon character with guidance from a caricature...

Animated characters have touched most of our hearts since childhood. Classic animated films like Disney's "Snow White" inspired children and adults alike with wonderment. The slapstick antics of...

Video Game characters are important aspects of any successful video game. Sometimes when we think about a specific video game we can remember the character much better than the entire game itself....

You probably grew up watching cartoons on Saturday mornings while shoveling sugary cereal into your mouth. The first section of the paper you ever learned to read was probably filled with Calvin...

Since 1987, viewers from all over the world have enjoyed the humor, music and artwork of Matt Groening's "The Simpsons." Whether you want to draw the Simpsons online to practice your drawing...

Video game design is a complex process that involves many different team members working together to achieve the same goal, and effective communication is important. If you are an artist or are...

Anime is growing in popularity. Up and coming illustrators in the United States are continually creating more anime style art. Anime drawing is a different than other forms of pop-art like comic...

Hair is often a defining characteristic in anime films. Hair can speak volumes about a character. Male anime characters have a variety of hairstyles. These range from short and modern all the way...

Anime is everywhere these days. The style, plot lines, action and character development of anime films and TV shows have made the media of anime popular in the United States. While anime comes...

As with their female counterparts, the hair of male anime characters is one of the key traits in identifying that character. Like females, the hair of male characters can have as many possible...

To create a compelling anime character learn to draw anime anatomy. The anatomy of an anime character is a bit simpler than the swelling musculature of a comic book super hero but a great deal...

Drawing anime is a popular past-time amongst young artists; many people enjoy the light-hearted art style that often revolves around more adult plots than most cartoons. Anime is a vastly growing...

A speaking cartoon character can have a lot more power than a silent one. The speaking cartoon character can make quips, tell jokes and reveal his inner thoughts through speech. You do not have to...

Anime features unique characters in all of its stories. Character development is integral to the backbone of Anime films and television shows. You can design your own Anime character for an...

Brainstorming is an important aspect to character design and the first step to take if you are serious about designing your own character. To create an in-depth character design, it is integral to...

In learning how to draw anime, you may find it helpful to learn some of the history about this art form. Anime is a term that has been derived from the word animation and refers specifically to...

Anime cartoons have grown in popularity every year. They have become more exciting and more in-depth as time goes on, it’s fun to follow different anime characters and experiences, yet it is also...

Would you like a character theme in your babies room or perhaps a cartoon character in your own room. Then try my method and you will be pleased with your result.

Do you love the 8 bit video game graphics of the 80's? Have you ever wanted to draw your very own 8 bit character of you or a friend or just image that you can call your own. Well read these...

It's not the definitive way to create original or interesting concepts, but it's the formula I use. This should help increase creativity and formulate new ideas for game, story, and movie concepts.

"Pulp fiction" is a term originally coined to describe early 19th century magazines and dime novels printed on cheap, pulpy paper. "Weird Tales" is an example of the pulp fiction genre. The Shadow...

Most computers today display stunning graphics, animations and pictures that can rival a Hollywood production. But when computers were new, they could only display the symbols, numbers and letters...

Chibi is a style used to draw characters that exaggerates the character's body parts so they do not follow the typical body proportions. They are disproportionate to make them younger looking. ...

When drawing a Disney character, create a rounded nose, large irises and a curved lower lip to decorate the features of a princess. Draw a Disney character with tips from a professional...

Creating a cartoon character starts with taking a good pencil and jotting down ideas. Design a cartoon character with tips from a professional cartoonist and illustrator in this free video on drawing.

To make a cartoon character, first decide if it will be male or female, human or animal and aggressive or docile, and then start drawing the character in activity, giving it a name and...

I put together an anime drawing workshop to present at three libraries this summer. This is an easy one hour workshop for ages 10 and older. You don't need to be a manga artist to be able to put...

So, you want to create your own anime character, right? Thankfully, it's not too difficult a task to accomplish. You need to remember, though, that creating your own anime character is far more...

Sonic and Shadow are two of the most compelling characters in the Sonic universe. Both are hedgehogs with tremendous speed and power, and yet each character has his own unique style and color...

Concept art is a form of illustration which main goal is to convey an idea or design before the final product, concept art is used in Films and theater to visualize costumes, and scenery, it's...

Anime characters are cute and fun to draw. If you draw your own anime character, you can make it have the exact features and colors you want. Then you can use it as an avatar or profile picture,...

Drawing comics and characters can be as simple, or complicated as you choose. This article will teach you how to draw comic people at a level somewhere between stick figure and graphic novel.

Anybody can draw witches, zombies, graveyards, jack-o-lanterns, ghosts, monsters, haunted houses and other Halloween themes in a few simple steps. Sure, there is plenty of Halloween clip art...

Making yourself into an animated cartoon character involves exaggerating the facial features and drawing the head much larger than the body. Create a caricature that reflects personality with...

In the '80s and '90s there were several series of books written using the “Choose Your Own Adventure” style of storytelling. Also referred to as game books, these stories put the reader in the...

The beauty and originality of unique faces in art is what separates novice work of boring characters into engaging and defining characteristics. All of the most popular cartoon characters of...

To draw comics, develop a comic character with signature clothing and accessories that will be repeated throughout the storyline, and illustrate the character's personality consistently in each...

Drawing funny faces and bodies can be done by creating a character personality, emphasizing a few main characteristics and exaggerating the expressions and body language. Render a comical cartoon...

Drawing cartoons first requires creating a character from basic shapes, putting the character into action and exaggerating its features and movements. Draw cartoons, adding more detail as the...

One of the key features of an anime character is the exaggerated proportions of the figure. The anime head is larger than a human head and the rest of the anime body is drawn in proportion to the...

Many people think that drawing for a children's book is easy simply because the readers are children. This is not true. Drawing for children's books can be even more challenging because each...

Find one of your favorite poses of Spiderman, Bugs Bunny, the Joker or any of the hundreds of awesome cartoon characters out there, and choose one of the methods below to try your hand at drawing...

Eyes, nose, eyebrow placement, chin, hair, clothes, body features; all of these elements develop the overall character of an anime guy. You create the anime guy and make him your own by giving him...

Comic artists and horror artists often do terrible things to their characters. Characters are often deformed, burned, bloodied and transformed into skeletons. Sometimes this transformation process...

Art is frequently used to depict action. Depicting action through an image seems simple. One might think that all that an artist needs to do is draw a leg bent and slightly forward in order to...

Anime characters drawn in the Asian manner have a stylized nose that is made from a few strokes that enable the artist to draw it rapidly. The main expression of an Anime character is in the eyes,...

Animation can be a difficult form of artwork but with the proper foundation you can create your own moving characters that act out hilarious scenes right before your eyes. The most important thing...

Still pictures in motion. That's the magic of making cartoon movies. It's really an optical illusion based on the human brain "filling in" the gaps between images that are slightly repositioned...

Nintendo characters have come a long way since they first came out in the '80s, but drawing them can be relatively simple with a little practice.

Learning to draw Japanese animation can be easy for some because of a natural drawing talent, but a little difficult for others who do not possess a natural drawing talent. But anyone can learn...