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Here is a comprehensive approach to drawing comic-strip characters in an appealing contemporary style featuring large-format reproductions that can be easily copied. A wide range of drawings depicting people of all ages as well as such animals as cats,dogs, birds, and fish show you how to capture the personality, mood, and character of a subject. The 275 drawings illustrate head and body construction, how to draw facial features and expressions, how to use action lines to depict body language, how to draw hands and feet, and ways to convey emotion and age. The author also offers valuable tips on developing a comic strip. He shows you how to place subjects within panels; make a layout; master reverse angles, medium shots, and close-ups; establish lights and darks; and utilize dialogue balloons. Beginning and intermediate artists-from the younger audiences attracted to animation to more sophisticated artist who enjoy New Yorker-type spot cartoons-will find the book of great interest.Product Identifiers
PublisherWatson-Guptill Publications
ISBN-139780823023530
eBay Product ID (ePID)404315869
Product Key Features
Book TitleHow to Draw Cartoons for Comic Strips
AuthorChristopher Hart
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
TopicPaintings
Publication Year1988
Dimensions
Item Height290mm
Item Width220mm
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorChristopher Hart
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States