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Draw a Cartoon Tough Guy

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Draw a Cartoon Tough Guy

draw a cartoon tough guy muscle man

a classic cartoon muscle man

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In cartooning, "archetypes" help us to communicate ideas about different types of characters. An archetype is a way to describe something universally accepted.

The archetype body for a cartoon tough guy or muscle man will be basically the same, even when the characters are different.

This universal muscle man body shape often includes big chests and arms, and small legs. The small legs really just help to emphasis how big the chest and arms are.

The tough guy type of character's head is kind of small, but the hands are kind of big, and the hand is usually the same size as the head.

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