Elemental Construction, ContinuedAnimal formsPeople attribute human qualities to their pets and other animals. The morehuman like you draw animals in a cartoon, the more interesting they becomeand the more people relate to them. You should know animal anatomy todraw animal cartoons. Reduce cartoon animals to basic shapes. Use ellipses(balloons) or combinations of balloons to draw animal bodies. Exaggerateextremities in the animal as you would for cartoon figures. Draw the actionlines, head, legs, and torso.Once you have the basic shapes sized andpositioned, you are ready to refine your drawing.Figure 4-29 shows the basic shapes in the drawing of cartoon animal figures.Figure 4-29.—Basic shapes in animal cartoons.Continued on next page4-37
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