How do we create cartoon illustrations?
The popularity and demand of animation and cartooning work is rising in modern time. We can see the animation network is growing its roots rapidly from past couple of decades or more. If we ignore the february 7 2008 cartoon network incident it is the most reliable platform to watch kid’s entertainment content. In order to create these cartoon animation one must have good skills in cartoon illustration. Here is a complete guide for creating animation work for an image. Have a look on it below.
What is cartoon illustration?

Animation illustration is a process by which a picture or image is transferred into an animation form. Different steps are involved in the illustration of a picture and cartoonist have to keep them in mind. For example the area of exaggeration in a picture to animate it are very important in animation illustration.
Why cartoon illustration is important in animation?
Since today we have a huge demand of animated series, animation shows and such other entertainment content we cannot ignore the significance of animation skills. It is a great way by which we can bring entertainment stuff for kids in the form of animation shows and similarly for animation series as well. This is the main reason why a cartoonist must possess above skills to be perfect in his profession of animating the pictures.
Steps to create cartoon illustrations
1. Choose of decide a picture you want to create animation illustration of
The first and very important thing that you have to do for creating the animation illustration is to pick up a picture you want to illustrate. Make sure to follow and complete this step carefully. Choosing a picture for illustration should worth it. As in majority of the cases we spend a lot of time in doing this task and do not get satisfied with the selection of the picture at the end. So be very much careful about this thing when you are picking a picture to animate it.
2. You can illustrate the image by exaggerating the head and features
The picture which you want to animationize should be exaggerated by focusing on the head portion. For example you can enlarge and twist the shape of the nose. Can do your art on the moustache, eyes, ear and such other parts of the face. That is how it will get the perfect illustration of the picture.
3. Try to retain body of animation in basic form
The next rule of cartooning a picture is to not mess up with the body and it basic form. The main focus should be on the face and head and body should remain ideal without doing much creativity with it. Many times we show our animation skills and use different effects of cartooning the picture on the body part. As a result of which it looks very weird and clumsy when it comes to apprehend the artist or picture.
4. Face is the main idea to show your artwork or illustration
Like said before do not go beyond the face of the picture to show your main creativity or skills of cartooning the images. This is because the face can hold the entire glam of the animation picture and do not shift the focus to body. At the same time make sure that you are doing deep research on the facial features of the image so that it comes out in perfect way when animate. So this is something very important to keep in mind when it comes to create a picture in animation.
5. Keep minor points in mind
The last and very important thing that you cannot ignore is keeping the minor things in mind. Final touch is something very crucial when it comes to create a picture in animation form. Majority of the time we forget to give final touch to a picture and it remains incomplete in many aspects. So this is something you need to keep in your brain while creating an animation
of the picture to use it in the animation work like kids entertainment stuff, animation web series and others.
Conclusion
So this is how you can create animation animations for any image easily. Make sure to stick to the above guidelines when it comes to animate a picture. This is because a minor mistake can give a chance to someone for judging your skills. People are very much conscious about animation art in modern time and anyone can sift out your loopholes if you are not paying proper attention to animate a picture. Even it is also possible to take online classes and tutorials for the same. It takes a long time for a cartoonist to possess these skills of creating animation through cartooning without any loophole.