Summary: Make a cartoon helicopter using basic shapes and some added realistic detail; learn tips, ticks and more for creating realistic cartoon drawings in this free online art lesson about cartoons taught by expert Matt Moskal.
Matt Moskal is a free-lance artist with a BA in Elementary / Special Education. He has taught Kindergarten through 6th grade in the Philadelphia School District since 2003, using his...read more
"How to draw a cartoon helicopter. The first part is the body. Basically shaped like that. Its kind of a strange shape, but easy to draw. You can do a little, three little fin wings right there. Do your tail rotor or whatever the helicopter people call it. There's your skid. Very easy it looks like a ski. A nice big cockpit. And that's basically it. Oh, a propeller. Make a nice thin oval. Its movin very fast, so make lots of motion lines. And there you go with the top. And show some lines that this is actually glass. And there you have it. You can add little details here and there, make it look cool. We talked about details. If you want to make it look really cool cartoon. Have the people there. "Hi mom and dad! I'm in a helicopter." "Yeah, free helicopter ride. Hope this pilot is certified" see we're really high in the clouds. And there we have it."
eHow Article: How to Draw a Cartoon Helicopter