Cartoon characters for sketching easy, beautiful colored

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Children love to watch cartoons, and cartoon characters often become objects for imitation. This makes the child want to depict them on paper. Cartoon characters for copying are easiest to draw with colored pencils.

Drawing tools

Pencils come in different types of softness, and the shape of their shell can be round or faceted. For little ones, it is recommended to purchase a set of medium-soft pencils with a 3-faceted shell. Such pencils are firmly held in the child's hand, and the sufficient softness of the lead does not require strong pressure on the pencil while drawing.

All colored pencils have the following properties:

Property	Type	Description
Form	Round, 6-sided, 3-sided	The multifaceted shape helps children to hold the pencil better in their hand. Round pencils are used by experienced artists.
Softness	B, HB, H	Soft pencils (B) are used to color the background parts of the drawing. Medium-soft pencils (HB) are used in everyday drawing. They are used to draw the outlines of drawings and to color individual parts of the drawing. Hard (H) pencils are used for drawing complex parts of a drawing.
Rod thickness	2mm, 3mm, 5mm	Pencils with a thick lead (3-5 mm) are suitable for preschool-age children, as their strength protects the pencil from frequent breakage. For older children, pencils with a thin lead (2 mm) are suitable.

According to the type of material in the lead, colored pencils are divided into:

classic (the lead material consists of white clay and colored pigments);
pastels (the pencil contains linseed oil, which smooths out the lines when drawing, reducing the sharpness of the strokes of the drawing);
wax (the lead contains wax, which makes the pencil glide across the paper easier, and the lead itself does not require constant sharpening);
watercolor (the lead material contains various water-based emulsions, which means that such pencils can be used instead of watercolor paints).

For drawing simple pictures, it is better to use pencils with a classic lead composition, since such pencils allow you to qualitatively apply both thin and thick lines to paper.

Master classes

Cartoon characters for copying are a great idea for a child. Drawing the characters that children love helps not only improve the child's imagination, but also brings up all the best qualities that are present in the character of each of the characters.

Hedgehog from Smeshariki

The raspberry hedgehog with purple spines is a smart and serious character from a funny and educational cartoon. It won't be difficult to draw him.

The process of creating this drawing consists of the following steps:

Draw a circle with a radius of 2.2 cm (the Hedgehog's body).
At the top of the circle, draw a depression in the shape of an inverted letter “L”, and then erase the upper part of the circle that remains above this depression with an eraser.
Draw the ears in the form of small semicircles, which should be located at the edges of the body slightly above its center.
Draw glasses in the form of two circles with a radius of 0.7 cm, which should touch each other just above the center of the body. Then add temples to the frame of the glasses in the form of lines connecting the outer parts of the glasses with the head line above the ears.
Inside the glasses, draw circles with a radius of 0.6 cm, and inside them, draw 2 oval pupils close to the center of the glasses.
Draw small circles (glare) inside the pupils. Then paint the pupils black, without painting over the glare.
Draw the eyebrows as two curved rectangles positioned at an angle.
Draw a nose in the shape of an equilateral triangle under the glasses.
Under the nose (at a distance of 0.3 cm from it) depict a mouth in the form of a triangle stretched to the sides and slightly concave at the top. Then you need to connect the center of the nose with the center of the mouth with a vertical line.
Fix the pencil in the middle of the left line of the body, and then depict the left hand in the shape of a curved oval.
Fix the pencil in the middle of the right line of the body, and then depict the right hand in the shape of a curved oval.
Under the body, draw two legs in the form of two triangles stretched downwards, and then round off their corners.
Fix the pencil in the middle of the left part of the body line, and then depict the hedgehog's spines in the shape of a five-pointed star, which should end in the middle of the right part of the body line.
Use a burgundy pencil to outline the lines of the body, arms and legs. Then use the same color to color the eyebrows and nose.
Outline the hedgehog's spines with purple. Then paint the glasses and mouth with the same color.
Color the hedgehog's body pink.
Color the inner area of the Hedgehog's spines light purple.

Krosh from Smeshariki

A cartoon character named Krosh is a cheerful and mischievous rabbit, which is perfect for little children to copy.

Cartoon characters for sketching easy, beautiful colored — Cartoon characters for sketching

To draw this little bunny, you need to follow these steps:

Draw a circle with a radius of 2.2 cm (Krosh's body).
From the center of the upper part of the body, draw two ears in the form of 2 long curved ovals, expanding upwards.
In the center of the body, draw a nose in the shape of a circle.
Draw the left eye in the shape of an oval (1.5 cm wide and 2 cm high), which should touch the nose at the bottom.
Draw the right eye in the shape of an oval (1.5 cm wide and 0.2 cm high), which should touch the nose at the bottom, and its left side should touch the right side of the left eye.
Draw the pupils in the form of 2 ovals located close to the center of the eyes.
Draw small circles (glare) inside the pupils. Then paint the pupils black, without painting over the glare.
Draw the eyebrows as two long rectangles.
At a distance of 0.3 cm down from the nose, depict the mouth in the form of an arc directed downwards. Then depict 2 teeth in the form of two semi-ovals emanating from the mouth line and directed downwards. The sizes of the teeth should be different.
Fix the pencil in the middle of the left line of the body, and then depict the left hand in the form of a curved oval, which should widen downwards.
Fix the pencil in the middle of the right line of the body, and then depict the right hand in the form of a curved oval, which should widen downwards.
At the bottom of each hand, draw 2 vertical notches that will form the fingers.
Draw 2 legs under the body in the form of two triangles stretched to the sides. Then you need to round off their corners.
Use a blue pencil to outline the lines of the head, ears, arms and legs. Then, using a pencil of the same colour but with a thinner lead, outline the lines of the eyes, mouth and teeth.
Color the body, ears, arms and legs blue.
Color the eyebrows dark blue and the nose orange.

Peppa Pig

Cartoon characters for copying can be drawn with either pencils or felt-tip pens.

The process of drawing this funny pig consists of the following steps:

Draw a circle with a radius of 2.2 cm (the pig's head).
Above the head line, draw a nose in the form of a semi-oval, directed to the left and upwards. Then, with an eraser, erase the area of the head line that fell inside this semi-oval.
On the left side of the nose, draw a patch in the shape of a circle, inside which draw 2 dots (nostrils).
Draw eyes in the form of small circles under the top line of the head. Then draw small dots (pupils) in the left area of these circles.
Draw the mouth in the shape of an arc.
Above the head (in the middle of the upper part of its line) draw 2 ears in the shape of 2 semi-ovals.
Draw the body in the shape of a triangle with the top corner missing. The body should fit tightly to the head.
On the sides of the body, draw hands in the form of thick lines, at the end of which draw 3 fingers in the form of small segments. The thickness of the fingers should be the same as the thickness of the hands themselves.
Under the body, draw 2 legs in the form of thick vertical lines, at the end of which draw feet in the form of stretched triangles, the corners of which should be rounded.
On the right side of the body, draw a hook (the pig's tail).
Use a pink pencil or a pink felt-tip pen to outline the lines of the head, ears, eyes, snout, tail, arms and legs. Use the same color to color the nostrils.
Trace the body line with a red pencil or red marker.
Paint the body light red.
Color the pupils and feet black.
Color the head light pink.
Draw a blush on the pig's cheek with a pink pencil.

Luntik

Cartoon characters for copying are a great activity for children, especially if they draw unusual characters.

The process of drawing Luntik consists of the following steps:

Draw an auxiliary circle with a radius of 2.2 cm, and then draw auxiliary horizontal and vertical lines through the center of this circle, which will divide it into 4 parts.
Draw a pear-shaped head inscribed in an auxiliary circle. In this case, the expansion of the head line should start from the extreme points of the horizontal line. The wide fragment of the head should be wider than the auxiliary circle by about 0.3 cm. The narrow fragment of the head should be located above the horizontal auxiliary line and should deviate from the line of the upper fragment of the circle inward by about 0.3 cm.
At the level of the horizontal line, draw 2 eyes in the form of semicircles, located at an angle to each other. Then draw round pupils, and inside the pupils, draw highlights in the form of two small circles. Then you need to color the pupils with a black pencil, while leaving the highlights uncolored.
Draw eyebrows in the form of small grains, and under the eyes, below the center of the head line, depict nostrils in the form of the same grains, but thinner and longer. Then depict the mouth in the form of a smile, for which it is necessary to draw a wavy line under the nostrils (Luntik's upper lip), and then from the left end of this line draw an arc (Luntik's lower lip). Then you need to depict the tongue, for which you need to draw a small horizontal arc in the area of Luntik's lower lip.
Color the tongue red and then color the mouth area black.
Erase the auxiliary lines with an eraser.
On the forehead, draw a pigment spot in the shape of a circle. Then, on the edge of both cheeks, draw pigment spots in the shape of semicircles of the same size.
To the left of the head line, draw 2 left ears in the shape of large petals.
To the right of the head line, draw 2 right ears in the shape of large petals.
Inside the two upper ears, draw an additional line parallel to the upper line of the ears. Then, inside the two lower ears, draw an additional line parallel to the lower line of the ears. This will add volume to the ears.
Color the edges of the ears formed by the additional lines blue. Then color the ears pink.
Draw a wide curved semi-oval under the head, which should fit tightly to it. The height of the semi-oval should match the size of the eyes, and its width should be slightly less than the width of the head. As a result, you will get a collar of Luntik. The middle of the lower part of the collar should be erased with an eraser.
Draw a pear-shaped body under the collar.
In the middle of the body, draw a large circle, and above it, 5 small circles located along the top of the circle line.
Fix the pencil on the collar line on the left, and then draw a line down parallel to the left side of the body, without bringing it to the lower level of the body. The result will be Luntik's left arm.
Fix the pencil on the collar line on the right, and then draw a line down parallel to the right side of the body, without bringing it to the lower level of the body. The result will be Luntik's right hand.
Draw 4 oval fingers at the bottom of each hand, close to each other.
Under the body, draw 2 short legs in the shape of rectangles, and under them, draw feet in the shape of stretched ovals.
Divide the inner area of the feet into 3 equal parts using 2 notches. The result will be the toes.
Paint the head, arms and body pink, leaving the fingers unpainted.
Color the pigment spots and spots on the belly purple.
Color the feet purple, leaving the toes uncolored.

In order for cartoon characters to be beautiful and bright, it is necessary to tell the child about the basic proportions of each character. You should choose characters for copying depending on what cartoons the child likes. In this case, drawing will bring not only benefit, but also joy.

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