Create a cartoon character— yourself or someone new— one facial feature at a time with Leslie Stein. You can pick up a copy of Leslie’s book I Know You Rider from our friends at Bookshop, where proceeds will help benefit The Believer and independent bookstores.
Watch a video of the livestream below, and follow these steps to create your cartoon character.
For this workshop, you will need a pen/pencil and paper.
To draw your cartoon character:
Step 1: Draw eyes.
![](https://thebeliever.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/stein-eyes-1200x686.png)
Step 2: If you’d like, you can add glasses.
![](https://thebeliever.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/stein-glasses-1200x680.png)
Step 3: Draw a nose.
![](https://thebeliever.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/stein-noses-1200x680.png)
Step 4: Draw a mouth.
![](https://thebeliever.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/stein-mouth-1200x678.png)
Step 5: Create a face shape to fit around the facial features you’ve drawn so far.
![](https://thebeliever.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/stein-faces-1200x681.png)
Step 6: Draw hair for your character (unless your character is bald!), fitting around the face shape you just made.
![](https://thebeliever.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/stein-hair-1200x678.png)
Step 7: Accessorize your character to add personal detail. You can use Leslie’s samples, or draw your own. Use your imagination!
![](https://thebeliever.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/stein-additions-1200x683.png)
We’d love to see your character! Post it to social and tag @believermag and @leslieamstein.
This workshop was supported in part by Zappos.