The basic art of pencil drawing still remains persistent, among the beginners and even among the experts, to get an idea of the desired shape or structure of an object. In earlier times the rough sketches that were drawn, before the outcome is obtained, were known as cartoon drawing. Though it may seem cartoon drawing is pretty simple, considering the fact that all we have to draw are deformed figures, but still one must think twice. The reason behind this is that if we have ever portrayed a cartoon character in a particular shape and size, which was appreciated by various people, we would have to come up with the same deformed structure the next time we illustrate it anywhere. It is also a time consuming job, as in cartoon drawing one has to look after every careful detail of the body, simply because it is an illustration and has to be as self-explanatory as possible.

The toughest challenge ever faced while drawing a cartoon is making animations, as the same picture has to be repeated over number of times with slight alterations, leading to the movement of a single hand or any other body part. It would be worth imagining the amount of hard work that is put in the formation of a single animated video, as the cartoonists have to go through numerous cartoon drawings to get every motion perfect. Cartoon drawing has been taken up as a profession nowadays, due to its growing popularity among the people all over the world. Although the children are mostly attracted to cartoon drawing, on various occasions it has been seen that cartoon drawing has mesmerized quite a number of adults. Since there are no restrictions to cartoon drawing, various issues, be it political, legal, or general, may be addressed by the means of cartoon drawing.

Cartoon drawings are used in several aspects of our daily life, ranging from advertisements to entertainment and are quite readily accepted. With the urge of cartoon industries, there is also a requirement for imparting the art over to others, and for this purpose there are various institutes that give special training on cartoon drawing. No matter how it is done, the basic step of learning to draw proper shapes and structures, with diffidence, comes before anything; unless you master that, you would not be able to perform an art that has evolved from the elementary level of painting or sketching.

An important part of drawing and sketching with pencil or charcoal, as well as, painting is to give your art a basis. Measurements will substantiate the drawing in perspective and depth. They will include light and shadows, and not only the frame in order to bring art to life. The best practice to obtaining correct measurements is to cube with straight lines everything that’s on that drawing, until it looks rounded.

Part of your base drawing is sketching with pencil or charcoal. It’s a little easier to start with a soft pencil and your sketch pad, which you can take with you anywhere in order to practice. It will enable you to darken lines and emphasize light and shade, and for the beginner correct easily. Most important it makes it easy for practice, practice, and more practice. The technique of cubing your drawing with continuous straight lines gives the most efficient measurement basis to art and painting, with a correct perspective and the best of practice. Drawing a portrait and capturing the likeness of a subject with just a few lines can only be done after such progress in drawing. One must be a master before becoming a clown.

Simply, apply a mix of water and flour on the back of the paper, then mount it on the frame and carefully overlap the corners. After letting it dry you will then have a similar canvas on frame look to begin drawing. With only the tip of the charcoal touching the paper you can start to measure and draw your portrait. By applying pressure to lines you can emphasize shadow and darkness. As an option, later add shading. When finished, apply/spray fixative for longevity, cut the drawing around the frame with a sharp blade, and role into a cylinder, or frame.

Some people have more talent than others, but all must master a good technique to accomplish excellence in drawing and painting. Although, pencil and charcoal drawings are beautiful to display and to work with, adding paint with color later will be more beautiful than ever. Your water and acrylic colors, and oils will be applied to your painting with ease to emphasize your individual technique, and eventual depict your ultimate potential in art.

Drawing from memory can be done also, but only after extensive measurement and practice. It’s very important to relax and pick out your favorite inspirations and drawing subjects to begin with. If music sets the mood, by all means play your most inspiring sonata and aria. Relax, notice, and practice is very important. View as many different artists’ work, styles, and drawing methods as possible, this too will eventually help in the progress of your own style.