How do novices draw a cartoon character's expression?

The expressions of cartoon characters are generally rich. For those who are engaged in comic painting or want to learn comics, it is necessary to learn to draw the expressions of comic characters. But for beginners, they don't know much about the expression creation skills of anime characters, so it's very nerve-racking. So how can beginners draw the expressions of cartoon characters well? Let's take a closer look.

1, the facial expressions of the characters in the animation can be said to be very rich.

Such as joy, anger, sadness, surprise and emotion, these expressions are naturally more delicate, otherwise they can't express their ever-changing little feelings. Arrange the five senses on a plane along the arc of looking up and down. It doesn't matter if you don't arrange it strictly in radians. You just need to compress it up and down, and that's already the case in the two-dimensional plane.

2, chin out of the circle

Arrange the facial components along the arc of the outline. Add hair points to the circle. The chin is located in a corner of the outline, and its lower end should extend out of the ellipse. Arrange the facial components along the arc, draw the hair and cover the ellipse. Basic expression -hi expression: eyebrows are thick and curved. When eyes are closed, they bend upward; When opened, the lower profile is also slightly curved upward. The mouth is half-moon, bent up or down, and the degree of laughter.

Step 3 observe the real eyes

The eyes are spherical, white, iris, pupil and color deepen in turn. Pupils often reflect light from the side, showing the brightness and spirits of the eyes. So if we want to draw a stunned or numb expression, we often remove the reflection, which will make our eyes lose luster and the whole person's gas field disappear. Note that the reflection point is in the same direction as the light source.

Here, I'd like to share with you how beginners can draw cartoon characters' expressions. If you have a strong interest in animation painting, I hope this article can help you. Now, Guo Man's career is developing rapidly. If you learn to draw animation tasks, you can broaden your employment. Wish you success!