If you prefer, make an oval instead of a circle. This gives the boy more of a pointed chin. If you need help drawing a perfect circle, place a small glass on your paper and trace around it.
Customize your cartoon by creating a different shape for the torso. For example, make a vertical rectangle or a small square to give your cartoon a different body shape.
If you’re not concerned about making the drawing perfectly symmetrical, skip this step and begin drawing the boy’s features.
To make more detailed features, shade in the irises and pupils before you draw eyelashes. Keep in mind that boys’ eyelashes are usually shorter than girls’ eyelashes.
You can leave the ear a simple shape or draw a small horizontal line that curves down from the center of the ear shape. This makes the ear look a little wrinkled.
Remember that you can customize your cartoon. If you want the boy to have short hair, sketch thin short strokes over the top and sides of the hair instead. Consider drawing a hat if it matches the personality of your cartoon. For example, draw a beanie, backward baseball hat, or fedora.
Sketch a V-shape to make a deeper neckline. Add short sleeves, long-sleeves, or capped sleeves to the shirt if you like.
To give the boy’s pants more detail, add several pockets on each side of the pants. You could also draw a belt around the waist.
You could also draw the boy’s arms so it looks like his hands are tucked into his pockets.
Make each vertical line about 1/3 the size of the facial width. Position each vertical line so the space between them is around 1/2 the width of the face.
Leave a gap the size of the chest oval in between the chest oval and the bottom torso oval.
Repeat the straight line for the arm and leg on the opposite side of the boy’s body. Make the length of the leg lines about the same length as the top of the chest to the bottom of the torso.
You can center the mouth below the nose or draw the mouth so 1 side is raised in a smile or smirk. Keep in mind that boys’ and girls’ features are very similar, especially in younger kids. To make the boys’ features stand out, make thicker, darker eyebrows and make sharper lines for the jaw.
You could draw the boy’s hair any length! Play around with drawing a variety of hairstyles to see what works for your character. For example, draw fine hair that’s swept over the forehead or wavy shoulder-length hair.
To personalize the drawing, make a T-shirt, long-sleeved shirt, or jacket.
Repeat this for the other arm or draw the opposite arm in a different position. Make the forearm taper a little as you get closer to the hand.
Draw the gap between the legs so it forms a narrow upside-down V-shape.
You can draw the shoes so they’re pointed straight ahead or turned slightly to the side.
To make the cartoon boy look young, choose a cartoon character or simple figure, such as a dinosaur or rocket for the detail of the shirt.
