Let's Draw Cartoon Characters provides a comprehensive, colorful, and creative guide for young artists-in-training to creating a wide range of cartoon characters. Learn the basics of cartooning, including how to exaggerate features, draw silly expressions, and create over-the-top gestures. Featuring a variety of subjects, including people, animals, fantasy creatures, robots, and space aliens, Let's Draw Cartoon Characters provides the essential techniques for drawing in true cartooning style. Each project starts with a simple shape, such as a circle or an oval, and then builds upon the previous steps toward a finished colored final cartoon drawing. Tons of art tips are sprinkled throughout!

An introduction to cartooning -- Animals -- Fairy tales & superheroes -- Monsters & aliens -- Character mashups.