Cartooning, A Practical Guide to: Learn to draw cartoons with 1500 illustrations - Hardcover

Ivan Hissey With Curtis Tappenden

 
9780754834670: Cartooning, A Practical Guide to: Learn to draw cartoons with 1500 illustrations

Synopsis

Learn to draw cartoons step by step with over 1500 illustrations. This detailed step-by-step guide, substantially updated in 2020 for this new edition, begins with essential techniques from the effects of varied pencils on different papers to the subtle differences between pen strokes and patterns. The many styles of sketching are also demonstrated in clear and concise exercises. Having outlined the necessary basic techniques, the book offers a wide variety of exercises to allow the reader to perfect their skills from lessons in anatomy, facial expression and depicting movement to dressing the character, creating dialogue and using backgrounds. The text explains concepts and methods used by professional cartoonists to help build a scene, develop a narrative, and create a wide range of environments in which the characters can interact. The book also helps to unravel the complexities of digital manipulation, with illustrative screengrabs and explanations of the methods used, step-by-step.

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About the Author

Ivan Hissey has illustrated in a wide range of media. His published titles include The Crash Course Series and How to Paint Like the Impressionists. Curtis Tappenden has illustrated numerous books and has written many titles on art and design practice.

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9780754818977: Practical Encyclopedia of Cartooning: Learn to Draw Cartoons Step by Step with Over 1500 Illustrations

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ISBN 10:  0754818977 ISBN 13:  9780754818977
Publisher: Lorenz Books, 2016
Hardcover