Cartoon Workshop: Creating Humour - Softcover

Mishon, Joel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0007138016 ISBN 13: 9780007138012

Publisher: Collins, 2003

Synopsis

Collins Cartoon Workshop is a practical, informative and entertaining journey through the process of creating cartoons.

Joel Mishon, with contributions from numerous professional cartoonists, provides practical help and instructive projects to show how a humorous idea is transformed into a successful cartoon.

Packed full of cartoons by many of the world's best cartoonists and with comments by the artists themselves, everyone from the layman to the enthusiast can gain an insight into how successful cartoons are created. Contains several hands-on projects, handy tips, what-went-wrong features and many real-life cartoon case studies.

Contents include:

Introduction

Section 1 – THE IDEAS
How to come up with ideas
Types of humour
Subject matter

Section 2 – THE DRAWING
The right drawing for the right joke
Applying your style
The art of captioning

Cartoon Gallery
Selling your Cartoons

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Joel Mishon, with contributions from numerous professional cartoonists, provides practical help and instructive projects to show how a humorous idea is transformed into a successful cartoon.

Packed full of cartoons by many of the world's best cartoonists and with comments by the artists themselves, everyone from the layman to the enthusiast can gain an insight into how successful cartoons are created. Contains several hands-on projects, handy tips, what-went-wrong features and many real-life cartoon case studies.

Contents include:

Introduction

Section 1 – THE IDEAS
How to come up with ideas
Types of humour
Subject matter

Section 2 – THE DRAWING
The right drawing for the right joke
Applying your style
The art of captioning

Cartoon Gallery
Selling your Cartoons

About the Author:

Joel Mishon is the co-founder and cartoon editor of CartoonStock Ltd, the largest collection of cartoon talent on the internet. Joel’s own work has appeared in Private Eye, Punch, The Times and The Spectator. He has also taught the art of drawing cartoons at the National Museum of Cartoon Art.

Ed Beardwell is the other co-founder of CartoonStock and handles everything related to literacy and numeracy, providing the technical/business expertise and facilities for the company.

About this edition

• Publisher: Collins
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0007138016
• ISBN 13: 9780007138012
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 96