A cartoon head can be stretched or squashed to strengthen a facial expression or to change the entire 'look' of the character. This is just a quick tutorial to show you how much a little stretch or smush of a cartoon character's face can create an entirely new character.
Here is some background information about the face, its measurements and proportions. This is important to know to draw the head correctly. This article also goes over how to draw the facial expressions and emotions.
Here is in article all about drawing facial expressions and emotions on the human face. The drawing lesson can be found below...
Learn how to see the whites, grays, and blacks in your drawings so you can form 3-dimensional objects. Drawing the light and shadows in forms and objects is a hard thing to learn, but hopefully this tutorial will give you some methods and techniques to use in your future drawings.
Scissors are an every-day object that you find around the house, at work, and at school. It is very mundane, however many people find them very hard to draw. So here is a simple drawing lesson that will guide you thru the steps with easy geometric shapes, letters, and numbers. By the end of this tutorial you will be drawing scissors very easily. Have fun!
If you want to learn to draw trees, here is a drawing tutorial that you will like. Today we will show you how to draw an oak tree with easy to follow steps. Using basic shapes, we will guide you to drawing a great oak tree. Find out in the following step by step drawing lesson.
Valentines Day is coming in a few days and I thought I would show you how to draw an opened up rose. This would make a beautiful drawing on the front of a Valentines Day card. I will show you how to draw the rose in easy to follow steps. Have fun!
Today I will show you how to draw an ear from the side view. Ears are actually really easy to draw. I will help you see and draw the basic shapes that are within the ear. The tricky part is the shading...but you can do that if you take notice of where the darker shadows are. Enjoy the following step by step drawing tutorial.
Who doesn't love Tinkerbell...she is the adorable Disney character from Peter Pan and from Disney Fairies. She is very sassy and her short nickname is Tink. Today we will show you how to draw Tinkerbell holding a butterfly. She is beautiful and so is this butterfly. Today we will show you how to draw Tinkerbell and the Butterfly with simple to follow steps.
Old Man Winter is also called Father Winter and is the personification of Winter itself. He is sort of an old-timey reference, but he is also fun to draw. You can just consider this a drawing of a freezing old man. This is how a lot of us feel lately..it has been snowing constantly lately. We will show you how to draw Old Man Winter with easy to follow illustrated steps.
Each snowflake is different, that explains why we are already on our 3rd snowflakes drawing tutorial. Below, we will show you how to draw this snowflake with simple to understand instructions.
There are innumerable causes that their needs to be a higher awareness about...and that is one of the reasons awareness ribbons have come into style. Today we will show you how to draw awareness ribbons with a few simple illustrated steps.
It is really hard to draw two people kissing. So today I am going to show you how to draw a passionate kiss between a young woman and man. I will guide you thru the process with easy to follow steps. This is a perfect drawing tutorial for Valentines Day!
George Washington was the very first president of The United States of America. His birthday is coming up in February (as well as Presidents Day) so we thought we would post a tutorial for drawing his cartoon version. We will show you how to draw George Washington with simple geometric shapes, letters, and numbers.
Abe Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States of America. He was also the president during our devastating civil war back in the 1800s. Presidents Day is coming up so I thought I would show you how to draw a cartoon version of Abraham Lincoln. He is very easy to draw, and even younger kids will be able to draw him easily. I will guide you to draw Honest Abe with simple geometric shapes, letters, and numbers. Have Fun!
Katniss Everdeen is the amazing main character from The Hunger Games (both a fantastic book and movie). Jennifer Lawrence plays Katniss in the movie and she does a tremendous job bringing out every aspect of the character. Today I will show you how to draw Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss. I will show you a geometric / mathematical way to get some of the features closer to what they should be (opposed to just drawing it freehand).
The Hunger Games in an amazing book and movie series. Do you want to learn how to draw the famous Mocking-jay pin that Katniss Everdeen wears in The Hunger Games? Well, today I am going to show you how to draw this Mocking-jay pin. I have broken down the tutorial into easy illustrated steps ... May the odds be ever in your favor!
Today I will show you how to draw an adorable little boy and a little girl staring at each other because they "like like' each other. In other words they have a crush on each other or are in "puppy love" with one another. This would be a wonderful picture to draw on your Valentines Day Cards. We will show you how to draw each of these characters with easy-to-follow steps that you are sure to be able to draw along with.
Today we are going to show you how to draw a cartoon boy holding a rose behind his back. He wants to surprise someone that he loves with a special gift...a beautiful rose. A red rose is a symbol of love which makes it a perfect item to draw on Valentines Day. This drawing would be perfect to make for Mom, Grandma, a girl friend, or just for someone you love.
It seems like everyone wants to know how to draw a rose...that is why we have a few rose tutorials on this site. Today, we will show you how to draw another rose...this rose however is starting to open up a bit.
Learn to draw a cartoon little girl picking flowers to give to someone she loves very much. We will guide you thru drawing this cute girl. It might look hard to draw her, but it is very easy. We will guide you with easy steps.
Here is a great cartoon to draw for Fathers Day or for your Dad. It could be your dad trying to fix or repair something. It could also be a repairman or general contractor is fixing things around your house. Either way, it will be super fun for you to draw and it shouldn't be too hard with these basic instructions.
Who hasn't felt panicked, frazzled, or stressed at school? We all have...so today we will show you how to draw a nervous student, quickly taking notes at school. This boy student is sitting at his desk, frantically taking notes and writing down the words as fast as he can. Learn how to draw this school student with the following step by step drawing tutorial.
Today we will show you how to draw an adorable cartoon chef, serving up two hot bowls of something yummy! Find out how to draw a cute cartoon chef with simple geometric shapes, as well as the simple shapes of numbers and letters.
Do you want to learn how to draw a house in correct perspective so that it really looks like it is 3-dimensional? Here is an easy to follow tutorial that will help you not only draw houses, but also anything else that you want to draw in correct 2 point perspective.
Here are More Perspective Drawing Tutorials
We draw with perspective drawing techniques in order to make a more realistic 3-dimensional object. In this technique, every set of parallel lines has its own vanishing points.
More specifically, when we are drawing or viewing something in 2 point perspective, we are seeing the object at a corner, and the 2 sets of parallel lines are moving away from us to the vanishing points….as you see above (vp stands for vanishing points). Here is a Basic 1 Point and 2 Point Perspective Lesson and Here is an Intro Lesson to Perspective.
In this easy-to-follow cartooning tutorial, you will learn how to draw a cartoon bald man. He is easy to draw because we show you how to draw him with simple geometric shapes, letters, and numbers. Follow the instructions here to find out how to draw him.
Today we will show you how to draw a teapot and teacup in simplified, illustrated steps. Each step should be easy for you to follow, as each shape that you will need to draw is similar to a basic shape, letter, or number.
If you ever wandered how to draw an ambulance, then here is your chance to learn how to draw one. An ambulance is the vehicle that comes to pick you up when have an emergency medical situation. Learn how to draw this simplified cartoon ambulance with the following drawing tutorial.
Today we will show you how to draw world globes.Learn how to draw this world globe with the following simple step to step lesson.
With Christmas being in just a few days, I thought you guys might want to learn how to draw a wrapped gift or present. Below you will find an illustrated tutorial on how to draw a cartoon wrapped gift with ribbon and bow.