hello. The theme I will explain this time is "How to draw cute animal characters". thank you.

 

Did you know that almost all popular animal-themed characters have elements in common?

 

Before explaining the elements, let's draw an animal character that combines them.

It was completed.

Now, let's take a look at what happens when we remove the elements that make people think "cute" from here while explaining those elements.

I arranged the images. The picture on the left is the original picture and the picture on the right is changed.

 

The first element that makes them look cute is the large ratio of the size of the head to the body. is.

Let's make the head of the picture on the right smaller.

The head is smaller than the body.

 

The second element is the broad forehead. is.

Let's narrow the forehead.

The forehead has narrowed.

 

The third one has large eyes and a large ratio of black eyes. is.

I drew the whites of the eyes and changed the impression of the eyes.

 

The fourth element has the eyes, nose and mouth under the face. is.

I moved the position of the eyes and nose to change the impression of the face.

 

The fifth element has a plump body and short limbs. is.

I made my limbs longer.

I've removed all the "cute" elements.

 

I think it depends on the person, but I don't think there are many people who choose the right one when asked to choose which one is more "cute".

 

If you have a good guess, you probably know why you feel that something that combines these five elements is "cute".

that's right. These are the elements that make up a baby.

 

Newborn babies are immature and need someone to care for and protect them. Therefore, babies have an element that people instinctively feel “cute”.

Therefore, we feel the same feeling that we feel cute for babies even if they have the same elements.

 

So the picture on the right is not good, but that's not the case.

The theme this time is how to draw cute animal characters, so it's like a bad example, but if you want to draw a cool and reliable character, you need to eliminate the elements that make you feel cute.

 

The important thing is to use them properly depending on what kind of character you want to draw.

 

So far, I've explained the five elements that make people feel "cute" and why they feel cute when they combine them.

It was completed.

 

If you incorporate all the elements I explained this time, I think you can draw a "cute" animal character without worrying.

 

Please try it.