Normally when I draw characters I like to use lots of lines and small details. This can seriously lengthen out the animation process so today I tried to simplify the characters I draw whilst still keeping my own style. I used old/new cartoon network boy characters (and a few others) as reference. I think they are excellent to use as references as they are all fairly simplistic but all keep visually interesting styles. I also feel that after growing up with all of these cartoons my drawing has been greatly influenced by them over time so using them as references should help guide my style.
I thought the eyes and face circled in red were great they are similar to the style of drawing I like to do but more simplified. The green circle was a great example of a really abstract looking hand that works really well. The general composition inside the blue circle I thought was great all the lines are a similar curvature so everything fits together really nicely.
This is a page from my sketchbook of me trying out different faces for the main character of my element animation. I tried a variety of nose, eye mouth and head types to see what I thought suited the character for this short the best. Once I started seeing all the different parts I like I started to compile them into one face (bottom right).
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