Cool Cars / Cartooning: Learn the Art of Cartooning, Step by Step - Softcover

Keely, Jack

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1600580645 ISBN 13: 9781600580642

Publisher: Walter Foster Publishing, 2008

Synopsis

Learn to draw muscle cars, street rods, customs, super cars, classics, and more!In this entertaining 32-page book, popular illustrator Jack Keely shows aspiring cartoonists how to draw a variety of cool cars-from classic beauties to custom roadsters. Beginning with the basics, Jack demonstrates several different cartoon styles, shows how to draw from a photograph, and provides tips on adding lifelike color. He then explains traditional cartoon techniques such as squash and stretch, exaggeration, and anthropomorphism. He also shares his tricks of the trade for drawing in a graphic-novel style, designing custom paint jobs, depicting movement, and adding human caricatures. With humorous illustrations and witty instructions, this clever how-to-draw book is the perfect addition to any cartoonist's library.

About this title

About the Author

Jack Keely (Los Angeles, CA) grew up in Binghamton, New York, where his interest in illustration and art began at a young age. He spent much of his childhood drawing from comic books and inventing his own characters. He credits his parents for encouraging and cultivating his skills and talents. Jack went on to obtain his B.S.A. in illustration at the Rhode Island School of Design and his M.F.A. in design at the Cranbrook Academy of Art. To share his knowledge of these areas with others, Jack taught at North Carolina State University's School of Design and Ohio University. He also worked as an advertising art director for six years. In 1994, he moved to Los Angeles to concentrate on freelance illustration.

Edition details

• Publisher: Walter Foster Publishing
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1600580645
• ISBN 13: 9781600580642
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32