Competition: Styles: Cartoon Basics

Participants! To your digital pen, your color pencils, your oils for the Praetor has challenged you.

Your task is as follows:

Draw a picture of your main DB character or alt. The twist? You must draw him/her/it as a cartoon character. Are they the hero of a Saturday Morning cartoon? The villain? Maybe they’re the main character of a recurring comic strip in a newspaper? Maybe some artist drew a caricature of them?

Here is an example.

What qualifies as a cartoon?

A cartoon is a type of illustration typically drawn in a non-realistic or semi-realistic style intended for caricature or humor. Characters generally feature unusual or exaggerated physical traits, body proportions, and expressions, such as large eyes or unrealistically large hands. The cartoon allows for great creativity.

Rules

• Submissions must be drawn through traditional or digital means.
• Quality can range from a rough sketch to a fully inked and shaded product.
• ASCII, 3D art, sculptures or miniatures are not accepted.
• Comic strips are not accepted for this competition.
• This must be your own original work.

Submitting

• Submit as JPG or PNG. PDF is acceptable but not recommended for quality.
• If submitting traditional art, a phone picture or scan is acceptable but you are responsible for the quality of said picture/scan.

Grading

Grading will be done as recommended by Herald Guidelines with one variation.

• Bonus points will be given for humor.