How to draw the body parts of cartoon characters well

Drawing principles of basic lines in comics

Every successful work is indispensable to concise lines. The changes and different combinations of the thickness of basic lines such as straight lines, curves, arcs and circles constitute different scenes, characters and different atmospheres in the picture. Therefore, lines are the most basic elements of a picture and play an important role in the picture.

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When drawing cartoons, pencil lines are used to make drafts, and ink lines are used to complete drafts. These two lines are only different in tools, and the requirements for lines are the same, but the pencil lines for drawing will eventually be erased, so the requirements can be relaxed. Generally speaking, the author can understand it and determine its correct position, which can also save drafting time.

In painting, the basic requirements for lines can be summarized as four words, namely, accuracy, straightness, uniformity and softness. The so-called "accuracy" means that when drawing an object or a person, the outline and shadow lines should be accurately drawn at the corresponding positions according to the different shapes and perspective angles; "Hard" means that the lines should be smooth and smooth in the process of writing; "even" means that the strength of the pen should be even, so that a line can naturally draw shadows; "Living" means that when drawing people or things, lines should fully consider the volume of expression, and when using lines to form a picture, there should be dynamics, that is, the flexible cooperation between the brain and the hand.

Character structure line:

Outline: When drawing the outline of a character, it can be thicker, neater and smoother.

Inner contour line: The inner contour line is thinner than the outer contour line, and some thinner inner contour lines can be added at some local turning points or light and shadow dividing lines to enhance the three-dimensional sense of the characters.

Hard scene: When drawing hard scenes, you can choose tools with small changes in line thickness. Try to avoid duplication when making, especially when dealing with buildings or machinery, it should be done at one time.

Soft scene: When drawing a soft scene, we should pay attention to the fact that the lines on the light-receiving surface of the scene are less and thinner, but slightly thicker than the backlight surface. Especially when dealing with trees and distant mountains, we should deal with the changes of light and shadow according to the picture structure and plot.

Speed lines: Speed lines are often used to show dynamic effects. Whether the direction of the pipeline is parallel or perpendicular to the horizon, or inclined to one side, pay attention to whether the line should be long or short and sparse or dense when drawing the speed line. This combination of lines is randomly grouped on the basis of parallel arrangement. If the length and density of the lines are similar, it will form a plate shape without a balanced aesthetic feeling.

Concentration line and lightning effect line:

When you see a radial picture, due to the habit of human eyes, your attention will be focused on the intersection of lines. Therefore, in comics, midline or lightning effect line is often used to increase the tension on the screen and attract readers' attention. When drawing the center line of a collection, a ruler is usually used to draw it. Mark the part you want the reader to pay attention to first, and then draw a radial straight line with this mark as the axis. The trick is to draw with a sharp pen, so that the lines are thinner as they get closer to the center, and they must be done in one stroke. You can also nail a thumbtack at the marked place, and then draw a concentrated line near the thumbtack with a ruler. The eye of the needle left after the thumbtack is removed can be a white Tu Ping. The drawing method of lightning effect line is the same. First set the blank position, and then draw a rough baseline. Because the concentration effect of the lightning effect line is relatively small, the performance of the line needs to be more delicate.

Grid effect line:

Sometimes, in order to contrast the picture atmosphere, mesh effect lines are often used, and the commonly used mesh effect lines are divided into one to four nets. Double-grid effect line: it is a combination of line segments with the same thickness and length drawn in an oblique direction to form a grid effect line.

Double mesh effect line: always keep the posture of drawing vertical lines, change the direction of the manuscript when touching horizontal lines, and draw a group of mesh effect lines with vertical line segments.

Triple grid effect line: you have to draw a diamond pattern first, and then draw a third line, which is the effect line that finally forms a group of 60-degree regular triangle patterns.

Quadruple grid effect line: Same as double grid effect line drawing, keep the posture of drawing vertical lines, and change the original direction when touching horizontal lines.

Gradient grid effect line:

1. Mesh effect line gradient with the same shape: the gradient effect is expressed by the density distance relationship of lines, and the dark part is composed of lines with smaller intervals, and then the isolation is gradually expanded.

2. Gradient of grid effect lines with different shapes: transition from quadruple grid combination to triple grid combination, double grid combination and single grid combination, and then draw scattered lines at the edges.

Note: When two grid effect lines are spliced, the seams should not overlap or separate, so that they look neat. If thick lines appear at the seams, they should be decorated with white pigments.

Grid effect line:

Generally, it can be divided into circular rope-like effect lines and wavy rope-like effect lines. Like the mesh, the rope-like effect line is drawn in the form of vertical line, which moves the angle of the base paper with the change of angle. When drawing various grid lines, pay attention to the spacing between lines. If we regularly increase or decrease the interval between lines, we can draw a gradual rope-like effect line.

Strength of the line:

The strength of lines is expressed by the different weight, density, hardness and thickness between lines. Beginners usually unconsciously draw with lines of the same thickness. If the strength of the lines changes, they can show the texture and distance of the material.

Far and near.

Generally speaking, when an object is hard in image quality, thick and hard thick lines should be used to emphasize its texture; When drawing soft objects, use thinner and softer lines.

When drawing a figure, the outline of the figure and the edge lines of each part can be represented by thick lines, while the wrinkles on the hair and clothes of the figure should be represented by thin lines and soft lines.

Quadruple grid effect line:

Of course, the so-called linear strength varies with the structure of the object. For example, when drawing a person's sitting posture, the front and rear lines of one leg are treated differently. Because of the bending of the leg, the front line must be redrawn harder to show the hardness of the knee, and the back line shows the muscles of the leg, and the line should be drawn softer. The softness here is not procrastination, but gentleness.

Gradient grid effect line:

In addition, when drawing some intersecting lines, there will be some overlapping relationship between lines. It should be noted that the lines in front of the object are more depressing and intense than the lines behind them. The lines of people's faces and hands should be mainly soft lines. When some local lines disappear, you should not stop writing, but slowly lift the pen to form a sharp line.

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Regarding the density relationship of line combinations, these combinations are very important.

The general method is to combine the lines more closely when representing the concave part; The raised lines should be as simple as possible, so that there will be sharp contrast when the two parts are seen at the same time.

Grid effect line:

When drawing a straight line, the pen tip can't move left and right, otherwise it will easily lead to ink accumulation on the paper, and it should be finished at one time.

When drawing a straight line, you should draw a vertical line first. If you encounter a horizontal line, you can rotate the paper 90 degrees and still draw it in the form of a vertical line. When drawing, you should always clean the ruler edge and nib to avoid blurring lines or soiling paper.

For beginners, the practice of lines seems simple, but the actual operation is not easy. Don't underestimate it!

It is the basic training of painting, and it is the practice of hand, eye and brain coordination. Usually draw some messy lines or draw one at will.

Some parts of the object can be of great help to draw good lines, especially in the beginner stage, line practice should be carried out anytime and anywhere, only

Practice makes perfect. Taking the paintings of professional cartoonists as a model and paying attention to imitating lines will also benefit a lot.

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