How to Draw Chubby Cheeks

Cartoon characters with chubby cheeks are often drawn with round circles under the eyes.

Chubby cheeks are a feature of plump characters and chubby babies. They are a relatively simple feature to add to any character's face. There are two ways to draw chubby cheeks, depending on what type of drawing you are doing. When doing a cartoon drawing, chubby cheeks are simply an extra shape under the eyes. When drawing more realistic characters, shading and highlighting are used.

Instructions

Cartoon Cheeks

1. Draw a downward facing C-shape under one eye.

2. Draw another C-shape underneath the first. Make sure that the "C" is lighter than the first and that the opening to the "C" is facing upward.

3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 underneath the other eye.

Realistic Chubby Cheeks

1. 

   The shading should cup the eye area.

   Shade the area under the eyes so that the shading creates a C-shape that cups the eye.

2. Add a J-shape of shading from the outer edge of the nose to the hairline. The "J" should lay beside the bottom of the nose and the top of the lips and flare outward to the hairline to define a high cheekbone.

3. Shade the inner area of the "J" so that the shading forms a three-dimensional ball.

4. Erase a little shading from the top of the cheek for a highlight.

Tips & Warnings

• Add freckles to the chubby cheeks by simply drawing dots on the cheeks.

References

• YouTube; How to Draw Faces; Artist Xia Taptara
• "Portrait Drawing"; John T. Freeman; 2006

Resources

• Dragon Art: How to Draw Fat People