The Simpsons & Futurama Fanworks Central

[Morpheus306]

I have trouble with proportions when it comes to drawing young children and infants: limbs usually turn out too long, and heads often too large or small.  Do you have any tips on how to draw, say, Maggie or any of Apu's toddlers?

well the thing to keep in mind is how many 'heads' tall they are.  Maggie for instance is two heads tall.  Which means that shape and size of her head, then the exact same shape right below it.  With Simpson style, the younger the person, the bigger the head is.  That's also not to say that it's monsterously bigger, but in that world round and plump is cute.  I'll post some kid picks to show you, hopefully by tommorow.

[Officer 1BDI]

Thank you.  I'd really appreciate some visual references.

[thatmargesimpsonfan]

i have trouble drawing arms and legs everytime i drwaw any simpsons character... any suggestions???

[Dagdamor]

Read the book called "Cartooning With The Simpsons". It has many useful examples. You can download it here.

[Laguna Sky]

Daggy that was the best thing that i have seen for me to help me. thanks for the link *saved*.

[thatmargesimpsonfan]

thanks for the link. i downloaded it but what program do i use to open it???

[Dagdamor]

Adobe Acrobat Reader. Usually it comes together with any PC game CD.

[Casper]

Since this threads been shoved up front, I got a question for any artists out there:

Are there any other styles that people can write tutorials for?

Meaning, possibly different than using circles etc. I've drawn freehand for a long time and, if I want to get anymore consistent at drawing, I'm going to need a new way of drawing. However I'm hopless at drawing circles. I could practice but, well... you see I'm lazy. Plus, my rubber is very unforgiving to pencil lines.

Any thoughts?

[Dagdamor]

Casper
As far as I know, construction method is a method, not a style.
You can use it do draw anything, not only Groening-style pictures.

So my suggestions are:
1) Buy a ruler with circles of different size;
2) Buy another rubber.

[Casper]

Replace 'style' with 'method' and repeat question.

And hehe! A ruler... wow, havent seen one of those in a long time Anyways, I'll try and get my hands on them

[Morpheus306]

Since this threads been shoved up front, I got a question for any artists out there:

Are there any other styles that people can write tutorials for?

Meaning, possibly different than using circles etc. I've drawn freehand for a long time and, if I want to get anymore consistent at drawing, I'm going to need a new way of drawing. However I'm hopless at drawing circles. I could practice but, well... you see I'm lazy. Plus, my rubber is very unforgiving to pencil lines.

Any thoughts?

The best way to do this is find another artist you like and break down his characters.  Such as I really like the work of Steven Silver, so I found some of his work and tried to break it down to the simplest of shapes.  You can see his stuff here...www.silvertoons.com
In this industry is always a good thing if you can draw in many styles.  So go on the net and find art that inspires you and try to understand how it works. Here is a pic I did useing the Kingdom Hearts style.  Again, I found reference to see how the artist constructed then how you used details.  Just go with whatever you find and don't get discouraged if you can't do it right away.

[Superkoopatroopa]

I need quite a bit of help with drawing Sherri/Terri. (My main problem is with the heads, thier heads are so different from the other girls) so I was wordering if you would be so kind as to show some sort of guide for the twins please?
I understand that your a busy man so I don't expect you to do it immediately but it would be extremely helpful if you could fulfil my request sometime in the future.
Many thanks in advance.