How to Draw Cartoon Faces

How to Draw Cartoon Faces How to Draw Cartoon Faces Have you been thinking about drawing some cool cartoon faces that are funny and creative for your school project and you end up making smileys instead of cartoon faces? Though it’s not a big deal to draw cartoon faces, as there are such strict rules to follow when it comes to drawing cartoon faces. You can just be creative and get on with your drawing without worrying about any conventions. Give a free hand to your creative talent and just follow it with determination. You must have noticed every cartoon artist has a specific style and even the cartoon strips also follow a particular style for all the characters. It can be lots or straight lines or ovular shapes. Some cartoon characters have pretty human faces while some have a vague appearance. So you need to see for yourself and decide which one to draw. If you are a novice in painting then its better to practice with the less complicated one so that you don’t end up loosing your patience in trying to be perfect.

First of all pick a cartoon face or character that you would like to draw. Or if you simply think about drawing a political cartoon face, pick a politician with funny features that can be sketched. Suppose you pick a cartoon face from your popular magazines then you can follow that style. In case you want to start drawing faces that are absolutely yours then you can try out a few styles before you think about adapting to a particular way of drawing.

Note that cartoon faces have one or two highlights like you can highlight the eyes or the nose or ear. Most faces have some characteristics that make them look different from others. You can pick those and base the cartoon faces on that. Collect some drawing papers, pencils, erasers etc. before you sit to draw. Here is a list of steps that you can follow to make cartoon faces. For the context of this article we have picked general cartoon faces.

First of all make an oval shape for the head and make dotted lines across it for the placing the major parts like the nose, eyes, ear and mouth.
You must have seen that in cartoon faces, the eyes are bigger in proportion to the face and are usually oval or round in shape.
Draw two oval shapes in two sides on the bigger oval shape you have drawn for the head and keep them straight to each other.
Draw another set of smaller round shapes inside the eyes and fill them with the pencil to make the pupils.
Draw two smaller half circles for the eyebrow. You can choose to have eyelids depending on the character you are drawing.
Draw half circles for the ears on the outer line of the head and you can keep it aligned to the eyes.
Draw a few strokes of hair on the head in an irregular fashion.
Make a triangular shape for the nose. Make sure it is placed right under the eyes and is straight on the head. You can choose the draw the nose bigger. You can use a ‘u’ shape or an egg shape or even a glass shape for the nose.
For the lips you can do with a thin line under the nose. Depending on the expression you give to the cartoon faces, you can choose the mouth to show happiness, worry or sadness.