Cartooning : the ultimate character design book / Chris Hart.
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- 9781933027425(pbk.)
- 1933027428(pbk.)
Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Standard Loan | Clonmel Library Main Collection | 741.43 HAR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 39002100630533 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Chris Hart's how-to-draw books have sold in the several millions of copies. Now, in his latest, he delivers detailed instructions, inspiring ideas, and invaluable tips for creating appealing and original manga-style characters. Character design is the key to success in comic books and animated films, and with this clear step-by-step guide, it's a skill that can be quickly learned. Starting with the basics--body types, facial features, costumes, and expressions--Chris shows how to draw a hyper kid, bratty teen, lovable pooch, cool rapper, and many other distinctive types. Then, he takes the reader on a guided tour in search of original characters in places that range from suburban malls to the glitter and glamour of Hollywood and Beverly Hills.
Introduction -- Character design lab -- Language of character design -- Drawing the head: Head shapes and classic character types -- Drawing the head from different angles -- Drawing expressive eyes -- Drawing expressions -- Noses -- Mouths -- Hairstyles -- Drawing bodies: Basic shapes -- Side view -- Basic proportions -- Hands -- Footwear -- Action and body dynamics: Balance and counterbalance -- Profiles -- Coiling and compression -- Stretching and thinning -- Points of emphasis -- Posture and personality -- Levitation -- Quirky characters of the suburbs -- Big-city characters -- Super-rich characters -- Funny Hollywood characters.
Chris Hart delivers detailed instructions, inspiring ideas, and invaluable tips for creating appealing and original manga-style characters. In this clear step-by-step guide, Chris shows how to draw a hyper kid, bratty teen, lovable pooch, cool rapper, and many other distinctive types. Then, he takes the reader on a guided tour in search of original characters in places that range from suburban malls to the glitter and glamour of Hollywood and Beverly Hills.