How to Create Cartoon Vector Portrait Illustration in Inkscape

In this Inkscape tutorial, you will learn how to create a cartoon portrait vector design from a photograph. Just because we are using a photo reference doesn’t mean we can’t add some more cartoon like features and simplify shapes. The overall goal here is to make everything instantly readable but still have a somewhat realistic look for our portrait illustration.

Perfect for beginners, the tools used in this tutorial are the bezier pen and path functions. I also show how to use the Corners (Fillet/Chamfer) path effect to round individual corners. These techniques translate to any other vector graphic platform like Adobe Illustrator and Affinity Designer.

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Timecodes
0:00 - Download the files
0:05 - Draw the head using shapes and the Corners (Fillet/Chamfer) path effect
1:06 - Draw the eye and eyebrows and duplicate and flip objects
2:01 - Draw the nose using simple shapes
3:03 - Draw the mustache with the bezier pen and duplicating
3:36 - Draw the mouth
4:00 - Draw the beard stubble with the bezier pen
4:35 - Draw the balding hairline
4:55 - Color the face and remove the stroke
5:12 - Draw a simplified ear shape with inner details
6:15 - Draw in brow furrow lines
6:33 - Create the neck using a rounded rectangle
7:00 - Create the shirt using a rectangle with an added node
7:30 - Outro

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