Modern cartooning : essential techniques for drawing today's popular cartoons / Christopher Hart.

By:

Hart, Christopher, 1957-

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Watson-Guptill Publications, [2013]Edition: First editionDescription: 159 pages : illustrations ; 28 cmISBN:

9780823007141
0823007146

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

741.5 HAR

Contents:

Introduction -- Basic head shape -- Facial features -- Moving beyond the basic head shape -- Medium shots: the best, most overlooked angle -- The universal body type -- Putting your characters together -- Different body types -- Adding important details -- Saving the best for last: stuff you won't learn in art school -- Index.

Summary: Provides advice for beginning cartoonists on creating human characters, including drawing heads, features, hair and hats, middle distance views, body types, clothing, poses, details, and placing finished characters in scenes.

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Standard Loan	LSAD Library Main Collection	741.5 HAR (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		39002100575142

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Aimed at beginner artists interested in cartooning and at the countless fans of cartoons, animation, and comics.Not only are cartoons a form of entertainment, but they're an incredibly popular style of drawing! With a fresh and easy-to-follow approach to cartooning, Christopher Hart shows readers basic tips for creating a cast of the most hilarious, outrageous characters inspired by today's cartoons. Chock-full of tips, hints, and step-by-step illustrations, Modern Cartooning gives artists of all ages the tools they need to let their imaginations run wild.

Includes index.

Provides advice for beginning cartoonists on creating human characters, including drawing heads, features, hair and hats, middle distance views, body types, clothing, poses, details, and placing finished characters in scenes.

Excerpt provided by Syndetics

"First, let's examine the various theories of cartooning from a contextual standpoint. Oh, what the heck, let's just start drawing! You may be wondering if it's possible to create cartoons with personality by beginning at a basic level. You foolish, foolish mortal. You're only half right. The faces you're going to begin with are easy to draw, but they're also pro-level character designs that are highly entertaining and stuffed with personality. You can achieve these results by using a few simple head shapes and filling them with simplified facial features. But there's more to it than that: The initial construction of the head shape (in this case, a circle) should remain conspicuous even in the final character design. This technique causes the head shape to appear as an obvious feature of your cartoon character. The basic head construction does not just serve as a guideline for the finished drawing; it becomes a caricature of a "regular" head. " Excerpted from Modern Cartooning: Essential Techniques for Drawing Today's Popular Cartoons by Christopher Hart All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.

Author notes provided by Syndetics

CHRISTOPHER HART is the world's bestselling author of drawing and cartooning books. His books have sold more than 7.4 million English-language copies and have been translated into 20 languages. Renowned for up-to-the-minute content and easy-to-follow steps, all of Hart's books have become staples for a new generation of aspiring artists and professionals, and they have been selected by the American Library Association for special notice.