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Break down your cartoon into basic but

interesting shapes.

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Exaggerate your eyes! They tell the soul of

your character.

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Think about layering your shapes in front or behind

other shapes.

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Create interesting, unusual 3-D structures by laying basic shapes on top of each other.

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Your cartoon will look more life-like if you use 2 colors to

make 1 color.

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This rather complex nose shape is just 3 ovals on

top of each other.

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This could be a guy or a gal depending on the hair you add.

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If you want to animate your cartoon, you will need to redraw it in different positions. Try copying it to a new slide and then reposition, rotate and scale

the shapes.

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Goofy

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Stupid

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Mean

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Cute

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Happy

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Wow … This is a lot of WORK!!!

Brace yourself there, rookie. If you want to be a hot shot game designer or animator, you better be prepared to put in some long hours.

Usually, good things don’t come easy.

Measures of success:1)The soul is in your eyes!2)Exaggerate!3)Think 3D (layers and gradated colors)4)Break your solution into groups that can be interchanged.

Introduction to Cartooning