Simpsons

Draw Yourself as a Matt Groening Style Character

1. In your sketchbook, full page, full body, in red or blue pencil, black ink, 
Pick Simpsons, Futurama or Enchanted as the basis for your character. 

You can do a front view but it's the hardest.(I recommend profile or 3/4 view only).

2. Tip: four finger hands

3. Tip: Large eyes with dots for pupils

4. Tip: No chins, just a lower lip that goes into the neck.

5. Tip: Part of the style is that the characters rarely stand facing directly forward. This is because the best way to show off the Groening style is at a profile or 3/4 angle. 

Yep the guy shown below is me...

6. The two pages below are character reference pages from the Simpsons. I have included one male and one female, I have included these so that you can see how the characters are constructed.

7. Note that each drawing shows the character from very specific angles. For the homework, you need to pick a "Profile view" or a "3/4 Front" view pose to draw yourself. *Hint the front view is the hardest one to do because you loose the effect of having no chin.

8. Below are sample diagrams to help you draw 4 finger hands

* Tip: remember these are not rubber hose characters so do not 

include the glove roll at the wrist.

9. After I have seen the pencil/black ink version and I give you the ok, go ahead and color your drawing in the program of your choice and re-submit.