cartoon faces

Drawn comedic visages

Cartoon faces are the simplified, exaggerated facial expressions used in animation and comics—wide eyes, stretched mouths, popping veins.

The term extends to real human expressions that seem similarly exaggerated or theatrical: She was making cartoon faces at the baby.

Someone pulling cartoon faces is mugging for effect, their features contorted beyond normal range.

Related

emojis · sketches · line art · smileys · big eyes · animation · comics · speech bubbles · drawings · eyes · mouths · noses · exaggerated · silly · goofy · characters · bubbles · pop art

Categories
Opposites
visual realism

cartoon facesphotographic portraits

Posed images of individuals

artistic medium/technique

cartoon facesheadshots

Professional face photographs

passport photos · mugshots · death masks

artistic intention

cartoon facesofficial portraits

Authorized images of leaders

death masks · police sketches

Family

cartoon, face, cartoons, cartooned, cartooning, cartoonist, cartoonists, cartoonish, faces

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G