- Paperback: 32 pages
- Publisher: HarperCollins; New Ed edition (12 Oct 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0006531024
- ISBN-13: 978-0006531029
- Product Dimensions: 27 x 21 x 0.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
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‘The wittiest and most literate show on television’, Brenda Maddox, The Times
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Take an official cartooning lesson from the demented folks behind The Simpsons, and pick up oodles of insider tips on how to draw cartoons like a pro.
Study basic construction methods! Discover the techniques of bulgy-eyed characterisation! Uncover the mysteries of Simpsonian anatomy! Learn the secrets of the overbite! Cartooning With The Simpsons is packed full with hot tips ’n’ tricks from master doodler Matt Groening. Plus – find out the secrets of Marge’s mile-high hair… Homer’s donut-driven physique… Bart’s spiky noggin… and much more!
Be warned that this book will eat up hours and hours of your time, even if you’re old enough to have better things to do.
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ITS SEEMS LIKE ONLY YESTERDAY THAT I WAS TEN YEARS OLD, MAN, SITTING AT MY DESK IN THE BACK OF THE CLASS, DOODLING AWAY, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY TEACHER SNUCK UP, GAVE MY KNUCKLES A GOOD RAP WITH A STEEL RULER, SNATCHED UP MY DOODLES, RIPPED THEM INTO LITTLE PIECES, DROPPED THE CONFETTI IN THE WASTEPAPER BASKET, AND LECTURED ME ABOUT NOT DRAWING STUPID LITTLE CARTOONS WHEN I SHOULD BE PAYING ATTENTION TO THE FILMSTRIP ABOUT HOW BEAVERS BUILD THEIR DAMS, YOUNG MAN! Read the first page
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ITS SEEMS LIKE ONLY YESTERDAY THAT I WAS TEN YEARS OLD, MAN, SITTING AT MY DESK IN THE BACK OF THE CLASS, DOODLING AWAY, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY TEACHER SNUCK UP, GAVE MY KNUCKLES A GOOD RAP WITH A STEEL RULER, SNATCHED UP MY DOODLES, RIPPED THEM INTO LITTLE PIECES, DROPPED THE CONFETTI IN THE WASTEPAPER BASKET, AND LECTURED ME ABOUT NOT DRAWING STUPID LITTLE CARTOONS WHEN I SHOULD BE PAYING ATTENTION TO THE FILMSTRIP ABOUT HOW BEAVERS BUILD THEIR DAMS, YOUNG MAN! Read the first page
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21 of 22 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Very easy steps to follow to produce all your favourite Simpson's characters. It really is child's play, my 12 year old produced a Bart in a very short space of time.
A lovely creative book for anyone who likes the Simpsons.
26 of 30 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is basically an abridged version of the character sheets used on the Simpsons show, with a few extra notes inserted, so there isn't much to actually read. The foward by Matt Groening is amusing and has some useful pearls of wisdom buried in it for the budding cartoonist.
The tips given in the book are very good and are a boost to anyone wanting to draw Sinpsons characters, or indeed any cartoon characters as a lot of the tricks and tips can be applied to forms other than yellow people with freakish overbites.
The only real critism I have of this book is that it is too short and scimps on some important areas like body language, prop drawing, construction of hands and the like. The content which is there is very good, there just needs to be more of it.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
When you want to draw The Simpsons, but don't know how to, this is a good book. But it doesn't teaches you how to start, or tips if things are wrong.
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What a waste
When I bought this book, I was falsely led to believe that it would unlock all the secrets to drawing "The Simpsons" characters. Read more
Published on 17 Mar 1999
Short, yes, but very useful, specially for young cartoonists
Quick, simple, zesty, and absoloutely to the point, this handsome shiny-covered tome lays out the exact understructure and detailing techniques used by professional animators to... Read more
Published on 17 Mar 1998
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