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Step 1
Let the torso be dictated by the head. Say you have a cool and funky cartoon character head. You should draw a torso that compliments it. If the head looks informal, add an informally clothed torso. If the opposite is true, add a formally clothed torso.
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Step 2
Do not let the size of the head dictate the size the torso. If you wish, you can have large heads on smaller torsos for a caricaturist effect. That decision is yours as the creator of the cartoon character.
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Step 3
Start the torso from the top by adding a upwardly curving line for the neck of the garment for your cartoon character. For a t-shirt, add two lines that curve downward for the shoulders.
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Step 4
Draw two straight lines that will become the bottom of the t-shirt sleeves for your cartoon character as you add the torso. Add two more upward lines that will form the inside of the cartoon character's sleeves.
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Step 5
Add two straight lines on either side of the cartoon character to make the body of the t-shirt, thus adding the sides of the torso. Finish the bottom of the torso by adding the bottom of the t-shirt—a straight line the connects the tow downward lines.
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Step 6
Create detail for the cartoon character's torso by adding stripes, buttons or whatever you like. Let your imagination be your guide.
