Since you are drawing a cartoon girl, keep the face narrow and feminine
During this phase, keep in mind the proportions of a face. For example, a face is generally five eyes wide. That being said, you can also manipulate proportions to reflect the girl’s character traits. If the character is innocent, this can be reflected in giving her large eyes.
Clothes are another opportunity to show character traits, occupation, and time period. For example, an edgy, 21st-century teen isn’t going to wear the attire of a 15th-century monk.
To trace the outline make sure to use a pen that will not smear while the sketch is being erased or the drawing colored.
Try to limit your color pallet in order to not give the viewer a headache. If there are too many highly saturated colors, the viewer will not know where to look and may think your art is tacky.
For the boy’s head try to make the chin boxy to give off a masculine look.
Just like with the girl, keep in mind proportions and how to manipulate them to communicate character traits.
Hair can be another opportunity to show who the character is. For example, someone who has nicely styled hair will come off as more sophisticated than someone with bed head hair.
To trace the outline make sure to use a pen that will not smear while the sketch is being erased or the drawing colored.
Try to use the color wheel to choose your colors. You can use complementary colors, analogous colors, or a monochromatic color scheme.
