Compared to other characters, children can be a bit more complicated to draw. Unlike older children and adults, the main thing in drawing young children is to keep the facial features as simple as possible so as not to get an older facial expression.
Today I will explain to you the way I look at drawing а children and I hope it will help you in some of your works.
The first advice I will give you is to make the initial steps as relaxed as possible, as well as the hand movements. Something like that requires a lot of practice and work, which I think I haven't perfected even after so many years of drawing.
The next important step are proportions. Based on those proportions, the age of the child or person is determined.
Now I'm going to tell you some of the main characteristics about drawing a children, the first being rounded heads and small chins.
Small children's heads are large in relation to the proportions of the rest of the body, so they should be drawn with as few defined shadows and facial features as possible. In contrast, the chin is almost invisible on them and is not as prominent as in the elderly, but the cheeks are significantly pronounced.
When it comes to the forehead, it is large when we talk about small children, as well as the eyes, which are characterized by a larger distance than in the elderly. In relation to the eyes and the rest of the head, the nose is very small, which affects to children be even more cute.
When it comes to the dimensions of the rest of the body in relation to the head, they depend on the child himself, some children are bigger, some smaller, so these proportions are individual and need to be compared with the dimensions of the head. Children's legs are usually small, the neck is barely visible and the shoulders are the width of the head.
These are some of the main features that you should pay attention when you drawing children of this age.
I hope you found my post useful and that you liked it. 😊
Looks almost human. Beautiful drawing.
Thank you very much. 😊
My pleasure