Q&A for How to Draw Cartoon Characters

It is okay to draw cartoons from other shows, etc. as long as you don't publish them or claim them as your own design. Drawing them for fun is fine, but be careful not to copyright them.

No matter what, there is going to be someone who thinks it's bad. Just try your best and you'll get better with practice.

Yes, there's no one stopping you. The more you practice, the better your drawings will be.

Depending on your level of experience, drawing all of the characters shown here would probably take half an hour or so.

Use an image of a Frozen princess for reference, then add details to a basic drawing of a woman to bring the character for life. For example, if you are drawing Elsa, you may add blonde braided hair, a blue dress and a smirk on her face to convey her personality.

Simple. Just follow the instructions above. You can also go on other sites for references.

Use the real image for reference and outline the basic shapes of the image. Next, fill in smaller details, add color and finish your drawing by signing your name on your cartoon.

Yes, if they are used properly. Your final project should not be stick figures, but if you want to start with a stick figure as a framework and then flesh it out, that is fine.

There are! Check out this article .

Don't take it personally and don't get upset, especially if it's constructive criticism. Constructive criticism is used to provide tips to improve things. An example of constructive criticism is, "You could work on shading a bit." If they say something rude that's not meant to help you, like, "Your drawing sucks," just walk away.

You can use Paint Tool Sai.

No, you do not have too. You can just use a pencil. It depends on your style and how you want the picture to come out.

It depends on how much experience you have drawing and how detailed you want the drawing to be. For one person it might take 5 to 10 minutes, for another it might be more like 10-20.

There are multiple articles on wikiHow about how to draw more realistic people. Check out How to Draw Realistic People to begin with.

If you want to make the character more detailed, I suggest shading or adding extra accessories, examples like: necklaces, bracelets, rings, hats, earrings, etc. Add more emotions to your character, if your character is happy, add raising eyebrows; if sad, add mad eyebrows backwards to make them look sad.

For men, try to elongate the limbs, making them a more "bean-pole" style, tall and skinny. For women, try making them look more like fashion models. The characters are usually very much based on a shape, so the most important part is to assign a shape, and be creative!

Start out with the basic shapes, like circles and ovals. Then, start to add details. Always save the small, intricate details for last. As you practice, your cartoons can gain more details. However, start by copying other cartoons and use guidelines like the ones above.

It is perfectly fine. But you must say where you referenced it from if you post it online or else you will be plagiarizing.