How to Create Your Own Cartoon Character

You can create your own cartoon character.

Creating your own cartoon character can be fun and stimulate your imagination. You need to be unique and creative with a good sense of fun. What kind of character do you want to introduce to this world? Will your character be the next Fred Flintstone? You never know, so why not try to find out?

Things You'll Need

• Paper
• Drawing materials (markers, pens, pencils, crayons, paint)

Instructions

1. Think of an interesting, unique concept for your cartoon character. Cartoon characters usually have superpowers, funny or interesting characteristics and fun names. When you have all three components, you have the foundation for your cartoon character.

2. Make rough sketches of your character's physical appearance.

3. Draw your character, based on your sketch.

4. Write a story based around your new character.

Tips & Warnings

• Make sure your cartoon character is unique. Search cartoon databases or IMDB.com to see if your cartoon or idea has been done.

• If inspiration doesn't come easily, keep trying. Creative genius doesn't always come overnight.

Resources

• Read this Article in Spanish
• Read this Article in Spanish