
Learn to draw a cross-eyed cat with a round nose, big eyes, and a fluffy body using simple guidelines, light shading, and practice to improve hand-eye coordination.
Learn to draw a cute side view hamster by building the head from a bowl and an oval, adding ears, cheeks, a tiny almond, paws, patterns, and shading.
Learn to draw a side-view bunny by shaping the head and body with guidelines, adding droopy ears, oval eyes, a nose and a smile, and soft shading with spots.
Learn to draw a simple pig by starting with a circle, adding guidelines, shaping the body, sketching a lowered oval snout with nostrils, big eyes, ears, and light shading.
In this class, I will show you how to draw cartoony animals in a simple and easy way. You will get a toolbox with many different ways to create a cartoony animal. Also, drawing cartoony animals is like two gifts in one: you learn a new skill and will be very happy at the same time. That is hard to beat.
Some of the things you will learn are:
How to draw using basic shapes
What makes animals cartoony
How to relax and be playful
5 animals in three different versions
How to enhance your drawing skills in easy ways
Tips for developing your confidence
With your new full toolbox, you have many different ways to draw a cartoony animal. You will be able to mix and match them to ignite your imagination and release your creativity.
Here are some exercises you can do:
1. Draw all three cats and use different kinds of eyes.
2. Draw three different kinds of animals and add hair lines, as in the Standing Hamster example.
3. Draw all three dogs and change the heads between them.
4. Draw three hamsters and play around with different kinds of spots.
5. Draw three different kinds of animals and add different sizes of shadows to them.
6. Mix and match a feature from each animal into a new wonderful creation.
And finally: Show your drawings to friends and family. Post and share your work with your fellow students. This is the best way to grow your confidence!
Good luck and enjoy your creativity.