Welcome to Drawing Tutorials!
I have decided to put together a how-to-draw section of the site. Originally, it was going to be done in Flash, but after a while, I decided that an HTML-formatted page would be much easier to both view and navigate.
Use the menu on the left to navigate to whichever tutorial you want to see.
As a cartoon artist myself, I have found that I have my own style; I always have and I always will. Everyone has their own style; you just need to pratice drawing in order to find out what it is! Not everyone's art looks the same, adn that's okay. If you have an artist that you admire but you can't seem to be able to draw exactly like them, that's perfectly normal-- they draw in their own style, and you will draw in yours. If everyone in the world drew the same way, people would get bored of looking art drawings, because it would be repetitive.
However, if you are just starting to learn to draw, or even if you've been drawing your entire life, there is always room for improvement, no matter how good you are. You might want to learn to mimic certain styles, and then might take elements from them to enhance your own style. For instance, anime is an EXTREMELY popular style nowadays. I like it because its proportions are very good to go by, and it's very expressive. I found that I could not master anime, and that I was more geared to be a cartoonist. So, I took elements from anime and incorporated it into my own style and came up with "Tahnime" (hehe).
I do not encourage anyone to go out and specifically learn a certain style (ie, anime). So many people draw it, and so many people want to learn how-- I'd say it's alright to learn how, but I would personally tweak it so that it's got your own unique twist on it, no matter what style you may try to copy. Or, you might also decide just to start your own unique style, or you might already have your own style. That's great! You can now build off it and improve it to your liking.
The secret to being good is always practicing. Try not to get too distracted with your drawings; but you might find yourself making doodles on the side of your notes during class. Doodles are a great way to improve. Draw whenever you can, as long as you feel up to it. Some days are better drawing days than others; some days are better "realistic" days than "cartoon" days, and your setting pencil to paper will find out what type of a day it is!
So just remember... Practice and ALWAYS have fun drawing!!!
TIP: Don't just draw cartoons. Practice sketching realism. Sketch models out of magazines, draw your hand, foot, a friend, copy a realistic picture... It'll help with your cartooning!