Thursday ,April 10,2008 3,660 views admin
Back again with the cartoon character topic. You will have a new character in your porfolio.
1. Creat new document, size 600 x 400 px, check Show Grid , Smart
Guide and Snap to Grid item on View menu. When Snap to Grid item is
checked, Smart Guide cant work, u must choose one…use it smartly
2. Draw 5 and fill color like this

3. Draw 1 eliptical shape, copy it, fill #ED2324 color, use Pen draw the path
like this, then hold Alt and click to the Devide icon on Pathfinder patllet,
then Ungroup.

4. Fill color

5. Hit Ctrl + F ( Paste in Front ), creat a stroke 3 px for this shape. Then
go to Object >> Path >> Outline Stroke, ungroup and delete fill color obj
6. Do the same last step, u have

7. use Pen tool creat a highlight on his head (place this object under Stroke Object)

8. Cautions : always Outline Stroke to make a stroke obj for all obj you
draw. Use Pen draw a path cross his face like this, copy the face obj.

9. Fill color

10. Use Pen draw hair like this, Hit Ctrl + F to paste face obj you copy
before.

11. Select hair and face obj, hold Alt and click Intersect icon on Pathfinder
patllet, continue use pen to creat shadow of hair. Remember stroke

12. Draw his eyes




13. Draw his mouth, he is wearing a chiken spout, that so lovely ^^




14. Draw cheeks



15. And his hat
so cute !!!




Draw new shapes

fill color

result … that chicken hat

16. Hand !!!


17. Body !!!


18. Leg !!!



19. Draw wings



20. Draw clouds in background





Adding some details, we have

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Thanks for sharing
love it ^^