Famous Cartoon Character tutorials – Graphic Design fun!!

 

No matter how old I get my affinity with the cartoon world never dies. And I am sure almost every one of you share the same feelings. After all who wants to say they’ve grown “too old” for cartoons, isn’t it??? ;)

As a graphics designer and a cartoon enthusiast, I ventured in the quest for finding out techniques for creating cartoons. I found that by simply using design tools (Photoshop, illustrator etc) we can make just about any cartoon character there is. I found out these amazing tutorials that amply explain the step-by-step procedure for making some of the greatest cartoons! After all with big block-busters like “Disney Pixar’s Up”, “Wall-E” and “Cloudy with a chance of meatballs”, there has been an overwhelming demand for graphics designers who can make interesting cartoon characters.

Now I am going to share these remarkable tutorials (properly accredited). So here’s a chance of polishing your graphic design skills in the field of cartoons and animations :)

 
 

1. Drawing Homer Simpson
  This tutorial will teach you how to draw the Simpson’s favorite character, Homer Simpson, from grounds up. Our drawing project will involve drawing the outline of the character, applying strokes to these outlines, and then using various selection tools to color Homer’s skin and clothing. We will then finish it off by adding shadows and highlights to make it look similar to the image below.
   
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2. Drawing Nibbler from Futurama in photoshop:
  This should be a fun drawing tutorial where you can find out how to go about drawing Nibbler, Leela’s cute pet in the cartoon Futurama.
   
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3. Creating Bart Simpson Vector Character in Illustrator
  Bart Simpson, the meddling and yet clever young boy in “The Simpsons” always loves to get into trouble. This mischievous character was one of my favourite when I used to watch Simpsons (which unfortunately halted after 20 seasons L ). But I got a chance to re-live the memories by getting to know how to draw my own Bart Simpson. This tutorial has adequately provided
   
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4. How to Draw Sorcerer Mickey
  The cartoon character that is known as the brain-child of Walt Disney, “Mickey Mouse” is the ever living cartoon character that people of all ages enjoy watching. Remember the cartoon in which Mickey became a sorcerer?? Let’s learn how to make that.
   
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5. How to Draw Lion King Characters Using Photoshop
  The cute and heart breaking story of lion-king always inspires me. Love for its cute cartoon characters made me want to learn how to make them. This tutorial has shown just exactly how to make these characters in nice and easy steps.
   
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6. Sonic Battle Style CG
  This advanced tutorial explains one way of creating cartoon characters in Photoshop using nothing but the default tools, lots of patience, and a few gallons of coffee. Explained in detail from initial scanning to final detailing, this 5 page tutorial can make a master cartoonist out of anyone!
   
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In the closing stages, I would like to share a very exhilarating yet astonishingly created cartoon image. I know it may not be a famous cartoon, but it certainly gave me an inspiration of creating my own cartoon characters.
 

Create a Scary Cartoon Image
 
This photo reminds me of “The Grim Reaper”:-D Anyways, follow the link for this scary and creepy photo and learn how to make it yourself
 
 
I would appreciate it if you would share some of your own personal collections of graphic designs with us :)
 
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  1. Blogger Den On January 15th, 2010 at 10:03 am

    The Nibbler tutorial is really cool. I love Futurama, it’s such a great show!

  1. Contemporary Furniture On January 16th, 2010 at 2:34 am

    This is so fun! i’m so gonna try it:)

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  1. 4gb sd card On January 19th, 2010 at 1:29 am

    Wow awesome!Great tutorial. Now if only you actually showed us how you accomplished each step, tools, etc.Thanks for sharing such a fascinating article here.

  1. tri-fold brochure design service On January 28th, 2010 at 3:08 am

    Good compilation of famous cartoon character tutorials. The instructions shared through this tutorials are very simple and informative. Keep blogging and thanks.

  1. San Francisco Web design On February 8th, 2010 at 1:51 am

    I LOVE mickey mouse n it would be great to draw it by my own… thanks dude!

  1. KentzKentry On February 28th, 2010 at 9:19 am

    Good compilation of famous cartoon character tutorials. tnks 4 all..

  1. Shii On March 8th, 2010 at 1:46 pm

    I think the Lion King one is a tad sloppy. The artist isnt too great either but the others are okay. I wish in the Sonic one he taught you how to draw the character first.

  1. Naples web design On July 6th, 2010 at 5:32 am

    Vector character which is been drawn with the use of illustrator really do a cool image. Glossy and the blending of colors is good. Those images which is been done through illustrator will be best to fit for a good web design.

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