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This manual offers a complete course in creating a repertoire of cartoon characters. Among the topics covered are: the real versus the cartoon head; how to create your own characters; the basic cartoon body shape; popular cartoon expressions (eyes, mouth); a smile chart; cartoon hands; cartoon body poses and balance; action lines; slow/fast movement; drawing pets and other animals; hair styles and hats; cartoon clothes; developing your own style; cartoon backgrounds; and comic strip and animation technique.
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Welcome! If you've ever wanted to draw cartoons, or if you've ever dreamed of being a cartoonist, then you have just lucked out big-time. Read the first page
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
Welcome! If you've ever wanted to draw cartoons, or if you've ever dreamed of being a cartoonist, then you have just lucked out big-time. Read the first page
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book title should be Cartooning *Tips* for the Beginner because that's what the book contains, a bunch of tips rather than a front to back mini-course. However don't think this book is useless since the tips are good and some of them would be pretty hard to figure out on your own.
But this book isn't perfect either, in the last pages the drawing realistic cartoons don't really have any useful info on it and can be quite frustrating. It's also missing and kind of tips or info on colors and coloring.
But this book isn't perfect either, in the last pages the drawing realistic cartoons don't really have any useful info on it and can be quite frustrating. It's also missing and kind of tips or info on colors and coloring.
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21 of 22 people found the following review helpful
Not a beginner's book
4 Sep 2004
Format:Paperback
I bought this book last year, and it's really one of the great ones. However, I don't think it's appropriate for someone who's looking for a "how to draw" book. If you are a beginner, I'd reccomend a good artist's atlas or an art class...
Mr. Hart is not trying to teach you how to draw his characters, but how to perfect your own. I think most of the beginning is just filler; It's weak on form and the instructions are a little confusing. HOWEVER, it's chock full'o goodness in the form of tiny details that a beginner might be unfamiliar with; The fact that a woman's high heeled shoe sticks out at the heel, How the tilt of a nose can change personality, etc.
I have yet to see a better chapter on perspective. Although he does have the obligatory "This a box, these are the box's disapearing lines, etc", he goes much farther, showing how to place a character in relation to the horizon without having to use three rulers and a protractor. Very concise and easy to understand. If you're past stick figures but not quite happy with what you produce, this may be the book for you.
It should be called "Cartooning for the Intermediate" :)
Mr. Hart is not trying to teach you how to draw his characters, but how to perfect your own. I think most of the beginning is just filler; It's weak on form and the instructions are a little confusing. HOWEVER, it's chock full'o goodness in the form of tiny details that a beginner might be unfamiliar with; The fact that a woman's high heeled shoe sticks out at the heel, How the tilt of a nose can change personality, etc.
I have yet to see a better chapter on perspective. Although he does have the obligatory "This a box, these are the box's disapearing lines, etc", he goes much farther, showing how to place a character in relation to the horizon without having to use three rulers and a protractor. Very concise and easy to understand. If you're past stick figures but not quite happy with what you produce, this may be the book for you.
It should be called "Cartooning for the Intermediate" :)
17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
This is an excellent reference, beginner or not
16 May 2003
Format:Paperback
I found this to be an excellent learning tool and reference for cartooning / animation. He clearly states step by step with many examples, and almost all the art in the book has the rough "circle" sketch going to the full cartoon final (in color). The color illustrations are excellent, the perspective and clothing tutorials are well-done and easy to understand.
A reviewer below stated that he didn't even specify how to erase the guide lines, and was confused and didn't think that this book was for a beginner. I highly disagree. Page 10 "Creating a face from a basic head shape" specifically states at the bottom to erase your guide lines at the end. If you can follow instructions, you can learn from this book.
I use this book to supplement the Flash cartoons I've been working on, and in fact, instead of taking pencil to paper, I have followed all his guidelines drawn directly into Macromedia Flash (with a Wacom Intuos2 graphics tablet). When it says to "stretch" a ball shape, no problem, all done digitally, all quite simple. Even someone who can't draw a straight line can benefit from this book if they use it in conjunction with Macromedia Flash to learn to create cartoons.
Excellent reference and learning tool, I'm going to the store today to purchase three more of his "how-to" books.
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
This book isn't really for beginners.
30 Nov 2000
Format:Paperback
Although this book was somewhat helpful, it seemed to be a mere summary of knowledge, and not exactly in the proper order; if you were to follow this book from front to back, you would get lost pretty quick. Hart doesn't go into detail, nor does he explain anything. He just assumes you "get it," so if you truely are a beginner, this book won't help you much as far as drawing cartoon characters.
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