What makes a cartoon different from a regular drawing? What is easier to draw? What do you think is important when you are drawing a cartoon?
We had such an enjoyable workshop on cartooning with Vineet Nair, comic book illustrator and Art Director of Tinkle! The first rule, which I loved, but which the participants struggled with was Don’t mute yourself! Speak! The entire session was interactive, with everyone eager to show what they were drawing.
For me, what made the session stand out was the focus on how simple cartooning can be! Identify the major shape and then modify it. Exaggerate the details to bring in the emotion and the humour!
We began with humans, went on to animals and finally looked at cartoonifying objects. I enjoyed the whole session! The image above is just a collage of all the cartoons Vineet drew during the session. The children drew so many more!
A few interesting tips Vineet left us with:
- Pause animation movies to practise cartooning and sketching.
- Experiment with simple shapes and exaggerated features.
- Try drawing simple everyday objects with emotions and expressions.
Details about our next guest session will be up very soon!
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