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www.TheBeauforts.com

Excerpts from the book

The Art Of Xtreme Cartooning

How to Draw Faces with Eddy Beaufort from the

Comic strip The Beauforts

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Cartoon heads come in all sizes

and shapes.

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Drawing cartoon heads is easy. All we have to do is go step-by-step. Start with a shape and put in feature guidelines. Then put in the face features. Let’s start with an oval and a

square. 1. Draw a shape and then sketch

in vertical and horizontal

guidelines.

2. Draw in the

features.

3. Draw in the details and erase the guidelines

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Let’s try some more shapes. Let’s try a triangle and a diamond shape. Start with the guidelines again and fill in the details.

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Tip After practicing drawing several cartoon heads, try inking step 3 with a felt tip pen.

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1. Draw a shape and then

sketch in

vertical and horizontal

guidelines.

1. Draw a shape and then

sketch in

vertical and horizontal

guidelines.

1. Draw a shape and then

sketch in

vertical and horizontal

guidelines.

Hey….why not try a peanut shape for a cartoon head. Try putting the eye guidelines low or high. Try making up other shapes.

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

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Let’s try having the cartoon character look to the left or right. Imagine that the shape is 3-D, such as in a ball. The vertical line is more curved and closer to the left or right, depending which way the character is facing.

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

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Using the same information from the previous page, we can show the character looking up or down. The guidelines are placed low or high on the shape.

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

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Try drawing different types of features. Tip Study the cartoon characters in your local newspaper or the check out the online syndicate cartoons.

Hair

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Noses

Eyes

Be creative and try drawing different shapes of eyes and noses. Try to come up with 6 different styles.

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Mouth

Ears

Let’s move on to mouths and ears. Try to come up with 6 different styles. We have completed the cartoon features. Now, how about combining the features into about 6 different cartoon character heads.

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Expressions will add personality to your cartoons. Draw a variety of expressions. Tip Try using a mirror to create your own versions of expressions.

Laughing Suspicious

Hungry

Crying Scared

Thinking

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Dizzy Pain Smile Yawn

Fear Angry Frown

Sleeping

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To draw caricatures you first have to know how to draw a realistic human head.

1. Draw an oval. 2. Divide the oval

into a vertical line.

3. Divide the oval into 4 equal

horizontal areas.

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When drawing caricatures you adjust the guidelines up or down to exaggerate features. By putting the eye and nose guidelines higher than normal you

exaggerate the chin.

This character might resemble a NFL linebacker. Pick a celebrity and experiment by adjusting the eye and nose guidelines. Try 3 different versions. Which one resembles the

celebrity more?

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On the other hand, if you put the eye and nose guidelines lower, you exaggerate the forehead.

This guy’s name could be called “egg head.” Maybe he could pass as an alien.

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Thank you for your interest in

Xtreme Cartooning!

Jim Allen