How to Act Like a Cartoon Character: 6 Steps

Questions and Answers

Who does not want to be a cartoon? Cartoon characters are funny, fun, bouncy, and entertaining. Read on and you too, O reader, shall learn to act like a cartoon.

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Steps

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   Exaggerate. Sadly, you can’t make your jaw drop to the floor without unsafe amounts of surgery. Still, intensify your facial expressions and add a bounce to your steps. Always overreact.

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   Wear the same clothes everyday if possible. When you go shopping buy more than one same type of clothing, because cartoon characters usually wear the same thing everyday, unless it’s a special occasion.

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   Anticipate. Add little opposite-motions before your main action. Pull your arm back before you swing it out to point at something. Bring your body back and strike a counter-pose (like the inverse of the action it precedes) or sprint in place before you take off running.

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   Be elastic. A huge part of cartoon animation is “Squash-and-Stretch.” This is the squashing and stretching of a character’s body to make him/her appear more rubbery. Imitate this effect.

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   Be spontaneous. Be random! Indulge whatever silly impulse that comes to mind (within reason).

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   Look like a cartoon. You will probably want to involve bright colors and props (Ex. bubble pipes, polka-dot bow ties, fake mustaches, etc.)