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Cartoon characters have been around for nearly a century now, and many of them have incredible cartoon mouths that are instantly recognizable. The cartoons’ success often depends on the characters being easily recognizable and likable, and the mouths play a significant role in this. The cartoon mouth varies greatly in shape, size, and detail, making them fun to draw or imitate.

Characteristics of a Cartoon Mouth

A cartoon mouth is often exaggerated to highlight the character’s personality, mood, and emotions. They can be small or large, have defined lips or none at all, and feature distinctive teeth or not. Cartoon mouths are often drawn to convey happiness, surprise, anger, sadness, or any other emotion you can think of. They are typically more exaggerated than a real mouth, stretching to unrealistic sizes, and changing shape to match the character’s feelings and actions.

The Different Types of Cartoon Mouth

There are various types of cartoon mouths that you might encounter. Each type can convey different emotions, making it even more important to consider the shape and size of the mouth when drawing. Here are some examples:

Smiling Mouth

A smiling mouth is the most common type of mouth you will see in cartoons. A smiling mouth typically features a curved line, sometimes slightly pointed at the end to convey happiness. The smile can be wide or narrow, and the line can be more or less defined to match the character’s expression and personality.

Frowning Mouth

Like the smiling mouth, the frowning mouth is used to convey emotion. It typically features a curved line, yet instead of being pointed at the end, the line is usually blunt. The frowning mouth can appear narrow or wide. The amount of detail given to the downturned corners can be used to convey various levels of sadness or disappointment.

Open Mouth

The open mouth is used in cartoons to show surprise, excitement, or shock. The cartoon open mouth is exaggerated to the point where the jaws drop much more than in real life. The shape and size of the open mouth can vary depending on the level of intensity and emotion being conveyed.

Toothy Smile

The toothy smile is more detailed than the standard cartoon smile. This version features more detail in the shape of the teeth and gums. A toothy smile happens to convey joy, happiness, or even smugness. The size of the teeth can be magnified in the cartoon as an exaggerated degree of self-confidence or charisma.

No Teeth Mouth

Characters that convey a more childlike or juvenile tone sometimes do not feature teeth in the mouth. The no teeth mouth is generally symbolic of a young character that still has baby teeth yet to fall out. Removing teeth from a cartoon character’s mouth is often seen as making the character cuter and less human-like.

How to Draw a Cartoon Mouth

Drawing a cartoon mouth isn’t challenging. However, It does depend on the correct size, shape, or direction to convey the level of emotion you desire. To get you started, here is a simple way to draw a cartoon mouth:

• Start by drawing a simple curved line for the upper lip.
• Add a second curved line below, pointing the opposite direction for the bottom lip.
• Connect the two lines by either making them meet at edges at their ends or by connecting them with a looser half-circle line.
• Add a few lines to create the tooth area above the lower lip to convey that the character has teeth inside their mouth.

Once you’ve mastered the basic shape, you can experiment with more detailed lines or shapes to create unique cartoon mouths.

The Bottom Line

Cartoon mouths are crucial in communicating emotions and personality in animation. By mastering the basics of the cartoon mouth shape, size, and detail, animators and illustrators can elevate a character’s likability by exaggerating their expressions and personality. Understanding these details will not only allow you to create better cartoon characters but also make them feel more real and relatable to your audience.

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