Creating A Cartoon Character Of Your Own

Are you a person with the ability to draw? Do you have a keen interest to draw cartoons? Is something restricting you from creating your own cartoon characters? Well them we have a few tips that could help you to create cartoon characters all by yourself. Let’s have a look at them.

There are several things you should decide on when planning to draw a cartoon character. The first step is to decide what kind of cartoon character you want to create. Whether you want to draw a realistic one or an entirely ‘cartoonish’ one? Or do you want to touch a totally new subject like a graphic novel or comic book? To create a graphic novel or any other kind of books need immense amount of patience and time from your side.

After deciding on what type of character to draw you need to define the personality of the character. Create a clear and complete biography of the character before starting to give an outline to the character. It is important to have a history for the character. Crate a background for the character which people can relate to. A logical background will automatically draw people to relate with the character.

The next thing you should do is sketching the cartoon character in various backgrounds. Your cartoon character has a pat, present and future. So you have to depict it in your book or novel. The look of the character will differ depending upon the time and background. So you should be clear on how the character will look in different times. So you should be careful about the dress and the different background you are depicting.

The cartoon character should have some credibility. The character should have some personality. The body language and verbal language used by the character is very important. It reflects the personality of the cartoon character. The character drawn by you may be a positive or negative one. People make out this mainly from the body language you use for the character.

Once you have finalized on the above mentioned aspect you can start drawing. You can make a couple of outlines for your cartoon character. If you are not so sure about which is the best outline you can always relay on your friend or colleagues. You can ask them to give an opinion on the character you have created. It is better if you not tell them the story. Ask them what comes to their mind when they see the character. If they say mostly what you have written about the character then you have succeeded in creating a good cartoon image. .

The most popular and successful cartoon characters are the ones which we can relate with. If you haven’t found a character on which you can mould you cartoon character then look around you. Think about the people in your life and those you have met. Observe each and every one of them. You may come across an inspiration from any of these people. Once you know which way to go then go on and have great fun!