draw people as cartoons 🧠 big brain tips ✨

I created a COMPLETE GUIDE about cartooning people! It teaches how to draw ANYONE from a reference! Check it out here: aki-anyway-shop.fourthwall.com/
Ciao Ragazzi! 💁
Do you want to draw people as cartoons but you struggle to match their resemblance? Here are a few useful big brain tips for you.
Oh what? There is an entire video on this topic on my channel? Check it out!
This is a 60 second long art tutorial for beginner artists.
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Tools:
►Tools: - iPad Pro 2020 12.9 inches
- Apple Pencil 2gen
- Drawing app: Procreate
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[@aki_anyway]

I created a COMPLETE GUIDE about cartooning people! It teaches how to draw ANYONE from a reference! Check it out here: www.aki-anyway.com

[@ssrini2002]

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[@aki_anyway]

@@ssrini2002 thanks for letting me know! You can type in your browser: www.aki-anyway.com

[@IzyanWajahat]

goku

[@elleonverduzco7653]

​@@aki_anywayyou can add it on the description

[@aki_anyway]

@@elleonverduzco7653 done!

[@tori8956]

Basically kids, USE REFERENCES. It's not cheating, it's making your life easier!

[@aki_anyway]

Well said 🙌

[@The_InsideJoke]

I haven't been useing any 😭

[@PlanetZaia]

How is it cheating if you’re drawing it yourself 😭 I’ve never heard anyone say references are cheating

[@aki_anyway]

@@PlanetZaia I unfortunately heard people say that, usually it’s beginner artists

[@i_ate_the_context]

@@The_InsideJokeI think it may depend on your style and subject, but generally using a reference is very helpful

[@zarroxx3660]

That was actually useful , easy and well explained. Hopefully people will get to know about you

[@aki_anyway]

Thank you!✨🙌

[@addieg7387]

Yea I just stumbled upon your KZbin channel I'm going to tell my brother about it 👥

[@samirkumarverma9041]

@@aki_anyway you are really a talented person aki sis 😃😃🙂🙂hope your channel grow soon ..

[@samirkumarverma9041]

@@aki_anyway always support uuu😃😃🙂😅😆😎

[@cinny1313]

Wow, actually useful art tips that aren't just "you've been doing art wrong"!! That's rare!! I hope you go viral

[@xxsistersxxgacha__roblox5826]

They did :D

[@CandiceGoddard]

I would think that the reason why most "tips" tell you that you have been doing "art" wrong would be because before the internet where any picture is considered "art", most people had to formally study the particular art form they wanted to be considered an artist in. Even know some people still go and formerly study art and I suppose it must be annoying to see some of the things people call art, that are really just pictures. I mean this is if you consider visual arts like painting, there were various artistic movements that contained similar styles, in terms of themes, colours, style, motifs, brush strokes, medium, etc so critics could study this to see which master the person studied under and so on. I only studied art up to what Americans call High School, so I can't explain well. We can look at someone like Henri Rousseau who was self-taught like most so called artists online. He too was laughed at and mocked for his "childish" work by the educated artists and critics of his time but obviously he is not seen like that now.

[@Wazihaseasydrawing]

www.youtube.com/@wajihawajiha7587

[@angelinageshe9454]

THIS IS WHAT IVE BEEN LOOKING FOR! For a while I've been wanting to practice/study on how to take real people and draw them in a more animated style, while also making sure that it still held their featured that stood out and made them look like themselves!!

[@aki_anyway]

Very glad it helps! Thanks for the comment 🙌

[@randomjunk6921]

“Oh yes [HE WHO SHALL NOT BE NAMED]” really got me

[@zacgilbertbulanadi]

300th like

[@randomjunk6921]

@@zacgilbertbulanadithanks

[@Wazihaseasydrawing]

www.youtube.com/@wajihawajiha7587

[@Lanamilamilana]

She summoned the whole fandom with those words

[@Harbin_07]

​@@Lanamilamilana 𝙒 𝙀 𝙃 𝘼 𝙑 𝙀 𝘽 𝙀 𝙀 𝙉 𝙎 𝙐 𝙈 𝙈 𝙊 𝙉 𝙀 𝘿 𝙏 𝙄 𝙈 𝙀 𝙁 𝙊 𝙍 𝙊 𝙏 𝙃 𝙀 𝙍 S **touches potterhead mark branded on my arm**

[@donaldchilaka5507]

my 🐐 that Harry's house got me😅

[@Haya.avalynn]

Me too!😂

[@S-CB-SL-Animations]

Same! 😂

[@ValeriaFonsQue]

Can you explain it please?

[@donaldchilaka5507]

​@@ValeriaFonsQueHarry's style's album was a picture of an upside down house and he named it Harry's house

[@sylviakangnaan1969]

The way i screamed oohhhh along with those guys 😅😅😅

[@taniaruiz1921]

THANK GOD I've been struggling a lot trying do a cartooinsh style, semi realistic comes more natural for me and literally I was just crying because drawing something "simple" will take DAYS, this was actually so useful thank you so much!!!

[@aki_anyway]

I didn’t even think about this possibility, thank you for your comment! I’m glad the video helps 🙌

[@tacopower3578]

Hey I wish you the best dude! Hopefully this method helps and gets you drawing quicker. Try getting super inspired and watching more videos like this one, it might help a bit more! And I hope you have a good day :D

[@p3ter9000]

I read on the internet once that anime/manga artists have to be really skilled at realism because it's only when you fundamentally know how a person's supposed to look that you can abstract it and make a cartoon feel like a living character

[@taniaruiz1921]

@@p3ter9000 yeah! that’s actually it, that’s why rn i try to focus more in figures and objects rather than details like i used to, to comprehend more and better structure, like have a better understandment of the object itself, i’m training my eye and brain to perceive important and charactering details so when i try and simplify the object/person i can still resemble those important traits and not loose any essence!, going back to the basics really really works :))

[@taniaruiz1921]

@@tacopower3578 aww, you are so nice, i hope you are having a great day too!!

[@Ael_la]

"Or should i sayy Harry's house" THIS GOT ME DYING😭

[@Loyyid]

Please help, I can't stop imagining my family in the family guy artstyle

[@aki_anyway]

First you should study the style of the show, copy it a few times and understand what makes it unique and recognizable. When that’s done you can apply the concepts of the video: simplify the shapes of your family members’ features and add elements of the Family Guy style. It might take a few tries to do it, enjoy the process 🙌

[@BillyCreates]

@@aki_anywaywhat about humans in a SpongeBob style. I’ve been stuck on this for a while 😊

[@nicoschroeder5379]

@@BillyCreates almost impossible because spongebobstyle is all fish and animals. If your humans dont have any crazy outstanding features you can put on a fish or other seacreature to make them recognizable, its gonna be a hard time.

[@Taletree92]

The james turner cameo 😂

[@aki_anyway]

I love his videos, I had to keep him in the final cut ahaha

[@AuroraChristine__]

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[@tamiz8895]

I was taught to find shapes in everything, from faces to trees to buildings, etc from an artist -it helps a lot when translating your vision into artwork

[@Oak_Eggar]

The Harry's house joke was hilarious imo ngl

[@tacopower3578]

I have been having trouble drawing humans lately and my style is super cartoony so this will for sure help me out a ton. Thanks for the inspiration :D

[@Wazihaseasydrawing]

www.youtube.com/@wajihawajiha7587

[@xK4R4x]

That dune drawing at the beginning looks so good. I love artists 😭❤

[@ZuwainaAzam]

Oh my God this helps me so much. My dream is to become an artist but everyone used to say that my sketches and drawings and paintings were not nice and I had this classmate he said that they look like trash so I gave up on my dreams and then a few months ago I said you know what I shouldn’t care about what people say or I shouldn’t care about what people think so I’m gonna keep going and then I realized that I was actually really good at art that time since I took a really big break I wasn’t that good anymore but I didn’t let that get to me I kept doing what I love and now I’m better and I’m only better because of you and your videos.❤❤❤❤ Thank you so much for this love you.

[@aki_anyway]

Ugh I hate this kind of people!! They are just jealous that you have something you love doing. Keep doing what you love ❤️ I started drawing seriously only at 22 years old, and then I managed to become a professional artist at 27. You can do it!! 👏👏

[@ZuwainaAzam]

Wow, thank you so much for this it really really helps.❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤

[@kethecreator]

“Harry’s house” 🤯 instant like 😂

[@Siren39]

You're art is so pretty omgg

[@prishavora294]

"Oh yes Lord Voldemort" got me officially dead.

[@Arsonist_HufflePuff]

I guess you can call yourself Fred Weasley now- am i right??

[@prishavora294]

@@Arsonist_HufflePuff 😲 😲

[@Arsonist_HufflePuff]

@@prishavora294 :)

[@IiGIveNoLuv]

I remember as a kid being able to draw well and it was because of being able to see and separate shapes out of whatever was needed to be drawn 😌

[@JoeyTCartoonP]

You’ve just condensed 1 year of learning how to draw in one short… that’s awesome!

[@Wazihaseasydrawing]

www.youtube.com/@wajihawajiha7587

[@mawasaki8911]

Absolutely love the simplicity of this. THANK YOU! Hoping I can put it into action :)

[@aki_anyway]

Glad it helps! ✨

[@saphirestorm7952]

This just reminds me of the difference between 2 different fictional characters I like who're from the same franchise and it's tempting me to make a meme about how different they are

[@witcherye]

It's so sweet how Amanda has become such a close friend to them. proves that you can meet people who are important to you no matter what stage of your life

[@plumenommershpadoinkle7575]

im surprised you skipped over the eyebrows, thats one of the key features that make a person recogniseable

[@tirvine9102]

Yes, for expression too

[@yayvids]

she probably forgot

[@saltandsriracha]

Probably hard to fit it all into a short. If it was between eyebrows or eyes nose mouth or hair, I'd pick the latter features.

[@AriannaKurta]

Aww he's so cute ❤

[@Wazihaseasydrawing]

www.youtube.com/@wajihawajiha7587

[@liam_tomlinson]

I cant believe this has so little attention, these are some awesome tips! I love it! Ive wanted to draw in a more cartoon-y style since forever, but every time they come out more realistic than i wanted! I also loved the little pun, especially as a harry fan :>

[@aki_anyway]

Love your username eheh Thanks, I'm glad you found it useful!

[@liam_tomlinson]

@@aki_anyway aw tysm :>

[@mayasbetter]

OI OII

[@GrumpiestElf]

This is legitimately one of THE best guides I’ve ever seen, as someone who struggles to draw real people in my style(which is necessary because haha, commissions ;-;) Absolutely trying this out!

[@Wazihaseasydrawing]

www.youtube.com/@wajihawajiha7587

[@eveningjaguar]

Oh this is basically how I draw the Gorillaz band characters! Glad to know it’s just a good rule of thumb for any cartoon in this style!

[@sakurasfish2115]

I was always impressed how family guy or Simpsons celebrities look so accurate drawing with such a simple style

[@junimoony]

Shape study! My best friend ever, could not agree with this video more, studying how to break stuff down into shapes is super helpful and fun

[@fid_0565]

We're so happy of your first album under your own agency !!! It's a beautiful song and we're so lucky to hear your beautiful vocals ! We are one 🤍

[@thehumanspider7]

Thank your for this you’re the best. how tf did you fit this much useful info in a short!

[@comedicjune4365]

Sometimes you need to be reminded of the basics, thank you ❤

[@honeysucle10]

Awesome advice! I love the breakdown; I've been doing art so long it's at that awkward stage where I can't even properly explain the process to my nephews. This is truly great, thank you for this!

[@core36]

I think the step „study the hair shape“ was the most useful piece of advice 👍

[@BaileyBooCreates]

He actually shaved all his hair off it’s confirmed 😭😭

[@aki_anyway]

I am pretending that never happened 💀💀💀

[@ShaniaT.]

@@aki_anyway he grew it back I think

[@aki_anyway]

@@ShaniaT. yep, I think he got a hair transplant, now his hairline is lower lol

[@ryzakatricev.evangelista4623]

You made it simple to me who's still struggling to find my own art style. You earned a sub!

[@KookieStar]

No wonder why I'm getting better every time I draw a new piece, is the references... ❤

[@elsanzo]

Amazing, you really cartooned him, not just "anime eyes" and end. Ty for the tips.

[@TheIzzlzzy]

Basically: draw whatever the frick you want, ART IS ART!

[@r.gonzalez9655]

You make it seem so effortless but it’s easier said than done lol the final product looks just like him it’s so cute lol 🥰😅😂

[@fnaf_for_life]

This was an awesome video! I hope his birthday is the best ever! :D (Also, it's super cool and super weird seeing myself in someone's video, lol. Nice).

[@musical_dia2787]

I love how you arrange everything! It so pretty and the mini journal is also so adorable! I will love to see more of these videos 🤭🤩

[@sheablackart3651]

"Or should I say.." "Harry's house?" *OHGHHHFBBSHXHSHD*

[@not_good_at_names]

This is super helpful! It's awesome how you were able it make it stylized and simple, but still look like harry.

[@fabianasirit370]

THIS IS SO HELPFUL!!! i really needed this! Thank you so much for posting this 😭🙏❤

[@AlbertRosa]

This was the best explanation ever!!! Awesome! Thank you so much

[@Lauraabreu1528]

She makes it looks so easy

[@VibrantSketchezz]

Shapes are everything, everyone! ❤ drawing with most art styles basically break down into simple shapes!

[@PERCIUS.]

OMG LITERALLY THE WAY YOU DREW PAUL/MAUDIB WTF ITS SO GOOD-

[@Splurge-Angles]

She really hit us with the add detail trick

[@Kristbjorg-Nymann]

My cousin and I had our cartoon selves drawn by a guy at the mall when we were teenagers. I was appalled how much the "cartoonist" emphasized on my overbite. It took over basically the entire picture.

[@felisyaalaudina5140]

I was surprised to see james turner. i got confused and thought i'm not watching a short and just a preview and scrolled down somehow haha

[@TinyDiaries61313]

I used these tips on Haerin from NewJeans and it worked pretty well considering my very low artistic abilities. thank you!❤❤

[@harmonylynx252]

You! You got into my head today! I was just walking around and whenever I saw someone’s face I was making mental notes like “Oh well that’s a square face, that’s more triangular, or she’s more round faced!” 😂😂 (thx for the advice though it’s really helped! ✨✨)

[@sleeplessgames1677]

Cartoonish art is almost exclusively what I’m good at, & what I’ve learned is: simple complexities. Best expressed in this video by the mention of Harry’s recognizable hair shape. One of the things that makes cartoon design so appealing is the small, distinctive details in the midst of an otherwise loose & playful style. Simple complexities

[@theimpossibros39]

How I draw my carton characters: 1) Pick how you want to draw your characters (My case: Circle head, ball hands and Blitzø’s feet) 2) Add hair and clothes (simple or complicated, up to you) 3) ovals and 3 lines and you got eyes, mouth and eyebrows 4) your done.

[@beshooketh9333]

Gah i love your humor, your art style and personality. Bestie ✨

[@goldtheostrich]

Tysm for making this!!! It’s soooo useful!!

[@kikosawa]

Wow, "study your reference" really does sound so much cooler than "copy from a picture". Gonna use 100%

[@hades3525]

I know it has nothing to do with the video or with drawing but this is the first video I see in your channel and I love your accent!

[@lucasthehedgehog799]

"harrys face looks like a upside down house" is the craziest insult in human history

[@duskky]

Oh i really like this one, much more educational than typical anime-based tutorials

[@Wazihaseasydrawing]

www.youtube.com/@wajihawajiha7587

[@sinsitysinderella790]

Wow, I learned more about drawing in this short than I did in some of my college art classes! SUBSCRIBED and off to watch more. Thanks so much!!!

[@yeenobabino]

This is actually very helpful, and you could probably illustrate anything using these steps, not just people.

[@TheEclipseWatcher]

Omg it reminds me of one of my favorite artist’s style :o

[@AngelDust557]

"HES BACK, HES BACK, VOLDEMORT IS BACK"

[@xbrandi12345x]

I have never been able to draw well. I actually think I could learn with instructions like this! I want your voice as my Google Assistant voice lol. You sound so pleasant and I love the accent!

[@user-ce3hg4qm1m]

This is the first thing in my life which has helped me in drawing.

[@0-Stars-MikiTune-]

Wtf I actually needed this! I guess I might as well check out the full video - but I think this one short already helped quite a bit.

[@NightmareFoxy318]

I suck at drawing and i really needed this! Tysm!

[@dratzlogic]

Great, quick, concise, and helpful! I learned a lot from this short vid.

[@PomPom472]

I love cartoons because the fun thing about them is you can do whatever you want, any shape style its so awsome, and i think this video is really helpful 😊

[@Whoisthat592]

Your voice is so calming to me ❤❤❤❤

[@arttissy229]

This is the best tips EVER!! 😆😆 thank you so much i really need this😊😊❤❤❤

[@aki_anyway]

I’m happy it helps ❤️❤️

[@anonanonymous8856]

wow this vid is so useful actually. i could never imagine how to draw irl ppl simple, like not having every single detail (eyes hands etc) now that i know this, even tho im supposed be to working and i didnt draw in years, im giving it a try right now

[@anonanonymous8856]

(also liking the vid its a life saver)

[@witherOuO]

Oh you’re underrated, this video suddenly came in my feed and seeing the title I just clicked it and, yes just wow amazing. Thank you very much youll grow big!

[@aki_anyway]

Thanks a lot ❤️

[@crystalovesmusic]

I love the new clothing line I 100 percent need to try and buy one of the T-shirts

[@deonjay2135]

I've been waiting for this video my whole life 😭

[@cozy_cocoa_art]

I like the way how all of the artist cartooning the same person but have different styles . I wish that I could do one. Btw I like your videos.

[@a.c.e_07]

I've actually been looking for tips to do exactly this! I want to practice digital art with stylized drawings of my favourite kpop idols because as an artist I want to be able to draw the people and stuff I love in a medium I also love. This was very straightforward and simple and I'm very motivated now. Thank you so much. I'm definitely subscribing 🤗

[@aki_anyway]

Glad it was helpful and thanks for the sub! 🌟

[@randalthor2859]

"And for the last step, just, you know, finish anything I haven't mentioned yet" 😂 I fully understand it's time restricted short, but that's also a hilarious thing to say 😂

[@minikawa1529]

Wish you lot of success, very interesting and well explained video going straight to the point !

[@drawin.bumblebee]

I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR A VIDEO EXACTLY LIKE THIS THIS IS SO HELPFUL THANK YOU SO MUCH

[@divinelyprotected144]

Where was this when I was in art school? 🥰 Such a great detailed description!

[@John_McDonnell_76]

I swear, my 15 yo daughter is FAR AND AWAY better than I was at her age, drawing, and she cracked that “personal code” each person needs to crack to learn to easily draw people and animals. She blows me away and these are the exact tips and tricks she uses that I never had. She has people buying her art and I can’t be prouder.

[@ashleyshadowjones489]

I thought I was seeing things when I saw James Turner at the end there! 😂 ❤ He’s one of my faves!

[@AlphaCxRise]

Damn it looks great 👍. Really helpful

[@maria.patricia.i]

your explanation is very clear and helpful. thank you!

[@Wazihaseasydrawing]

www.youtube.com/@wajihawajiha7587

[@Kayzeelh]

This is actually really helpfull, thanks

[@MynameisnotMonokuro]

I loved the Dune Drawing ❤

[@ehmiystudios]

i love su and joos notes at the end 🩵🩵🩵

[@NickAndriadze]

Extremely simple, concise and helpful, what more could you ask from a short-form video?

[@ursamajor7]

I'm in love with that dune art ❤

[@szonjaslezak]

THANK YOU, I REALLY NEEDED THIS VIDEO! Love it! So simple, yet explains everything! For a few month now, I wanted to start to study how to draw real ppl in an animated kinda style, as I have tons of memories I want make longer lasting in real life not just in my head. I'm in my second year of highschool, and really fell in love with some ppl. Not romantically!! I can't explain the feeling, and the wierd connection we have, but they're REALLY IMPORTANT to me, and I want to honor them. The pics will be bittersweet to look at as I'll miss them horribly(they are 12th graders), but it will be a really good feeling to look at them and remember the situations!

[@viannaise]

i have always loved how versatile your videos are! you come up with the most unique ideas

[@aki_anyway]

Thank you so much! 💖

[@Demigod_Daughter_of_Poseidon]

Is nobody gonna talk about the great drawing of Zendaya and Timotheé Chalamet at the start 👌

[@PintuMahakul]

Artistic cartoons show! We highly appreciate it. Thank you.

[@apphappy3796]

VERY NICE! I like your style I am an artist also. Keep up your teachings to help those who want to know how to draw. 😘👍🏻👍🏻