If you've ever wanted to cartoonize yourself, but felt like you don't have the prerequisite drawing skills, then this may be the post for you. In the first video in this two-part series, I'll show you how to use a tracing technique to come up with a cartoon version of yourself. In the second, I'll show you how to color in the image digitally to get a more polished looking image.
This technique works great for making paper doll versions of yourself or your loved ones, and could be a great gift, especially for the kids in your lives. While the paper doll angle is the focus of this series, the same techniques will work for making cartoon avatars.
When I made the first iteration of my paper doll, I had no intention of making a series of paper doll videos. I was trying to think of a doll related craft to do for my Hey, Day series, and wondered if this would work. I've used tracing before to create silhouettes, but I thought that I lacked the skills to draw in the facial features. When the drawing portion worked better than I had expected, I decided to play around with coloring techniques to see if I could get a more polished looking doll, and when that worked okay, I decided to make a second video. I don't currently have plans for any subsequent videos, but I do love paper crafting, so if you'd like to see more content like this, let me know and I'll see what I can come up with.
How to Draw Yourself as a Paper Doll (Part I of the Video Series)
Digitizing Your Paper Self (Part II of the Video Series)
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