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This hub, in our series of free cartoon yourself online hubs will be about the eyes and hands, and some common expressions. Read further! If, on the other hand, you are looking for somewhere to cartoon yourself for free online, one great site you should check out is Cartoony.Me!

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Whether or not the eyes are true indices of physical or emotional health, so far as the cartoonist is concerned they are the key to facial expression. They need not – they should not – be complicated. Two simple dots often are all that’s needed. It’s where on the face the cartoonist puts them and how he coordinates them with the eyebrows that’s important.

Often the cartoonist draws circles around the dots that represent the eyes. But the most famous cartoon eyes are the ones the late Harold Gray gave Little Orphan Annie: two small ovals, hollowed out. David Levine in an appropriate gesture borrowed the eyes to do his caricature of Svetlana, Stalin’s daughter.

For use in indicating expression, the nose is of little importance to the cartoonist. True, he delights in exaggerating its size, at least for male characters. On the other hand, he may leave it out altogether, as when he draws a head-on view of a pretty girl.

Sometimes the cartoonist needs to bring in the hands or other parts of the body to round out the expression or condition. Even in real life people use parts of their body other than the face to express themselves. Now, let’s look at some of the expressions and emotions that we need to take note of. 

Anger – Brows slanting inward and downward, close to the eyes, with the mouth turned down. For extreme anger, redden the face with tone made of thin, parallel lines and open the downturned mouth to show teeth.

Boredom – Eyes sleepy or closed, with hand in front of open mouth to stifle a yawn.

Cleanliness – Thin lines extending outward from the subject. He looks shiny.

Defensiveness – Arms spread, with hands pointing downward, palms exposed. The character is explaining his position. There is a look of worry on his face.

Embarrassment – Big, silly smile, with too many teeth showing accompanied by worried look. Snoopy often shows this expression.

Evil – Mouth turned up, as in a smile, brows turned inward and downward, as in anger. An expression almost impossible in real life but easy enough in a cartoon.

Fear – Eyebrows drawn diagonally and raised at the center, eyes wide open, hair standing on end, mouth open and turned down.

Goodness – Halo over the head.

More expressions will be mentioned in our next cartoon yourself hub! Stay tuned!

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