How to Draw Cartoon Dancing
- 1). Draw two oval-shaped images in the upper half of your piece of paper to act as the guidelines for both heads of each dancer. Create these heads at different heights, as the man and woman likely are to be different sizes in the picture. Use light pencil strokes until you are confident in the proportions of each head.
- 2). Sketch out a rounded, rectangular shape underneath each of the heads to represent the basic drafts for the people's bodies. Study the picture and notice how each body is shown, overlapping your rough sketches, if necessary.
- 3). Create each of the arms of these dancers with slender ovals, separating the upper and lower halves of the arms with circular joints. Draw the hands using small, trapezoidal shapes with rounded edges to create the basic images as the two people are joined together.
- 4). Study the positions of each person's legs in the picture you are using as a reference guide. Because these two cartoon figures are dancing, their legs might be L-shaped or slightly bent in appearance. Lightly sketch these limbs so that they are reflective of the models.
- 5). Divide each character's face into four equal sections to help you create the features. If these faces are off-center, this will affect the way the face appears. Create the oval-like eyes along the horizontal guideline, making sure these features are proportionally spaced.
- 6). Draw a bent line down the vertical guideline to represent the bridge of each person's nose. Make sure this feature proportionally is between each of the eyes, then round out the bottom and attach the small, circular nostrils to finish.
- 7). Draw the mouths of each of the cartoon dancers using small, horizontal lines below the noses. Draw the ears using oval shapes at the horizontal guideline of the face, along the same axis as the eyes. Use short, light pencil strokes to construct each person's hairline as it starts at the top and flows over the head.
- 8). Round out each of the shoulders that are visible to the viewer of your drawing, ensuring that the upper body connects through smooth lines to the arms. Carefully erase any guidelines you used to create the upper body limbs, ensuring these arms accurately depict each person's current movement. Use slender ovals to create each of the fingers.
- 9). Draw short lines to represent the creased texture of each person's clothing. Ensure you appropriately draw the fabric so that it appears slightly wider than the arms and legs. Create a rigid horizontal line to separate the clothing from the upper and lower body, if necessary.
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Curve out the toe area of each person's shoes, ensuring that these feet accessories are drawn to scale with the person's body. Use light pencil strokes to create the shoelaces, if necessary. - 11
Trace all intended pencil marks with an ink pen to create a clean appearance in your drawing. Be careful not to trace over any of the guidelines you used. Let the ink dry, then erase any remaining pencil marks from the page.