- Paperback: 128 pages
- Publisher: Apple Press (1 Mar 2007)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1845431847
- ISBN-13: 978-1845431846
- Product Dimensions: 27.6 x 21.4 x 1.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 903,800 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Product Description
Wherever you look, crazy cartoon characters are leaping out from comic book pages, billboards, computer games and TV screens. Find out how to inject humour into your artwork and create your own fresh and funny characters with bags of personality and appeal. Discover how to simplify, exaggerate and distort your designs to hilarious effect; bend the rules of anatomy to give your characters funny bones; and create madcap expressions, riotous body language, and slapstick action sequences. Experiment with a range of media, from pen to ink to paint and pixels, and learn the techniques to turn flat cartoons into side-splitting three-dimensional comic creations, complete with humorous props and backgrounds.
About the Author
Vincent Woodcock is a professional animator, designer, director and illustrator. He has directed feature animation for Disney (Duck Tales The Movie, The Tigger Movie), award-winning idents and promos for Cartoon Network, the TV series "Little Ghosts'", TV commercials and music promos. He currently teaches character design on the animation course at the renowned St. Martin's College in London.
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I was fortunate enough to recently attend a short course at CSM with Vincent as the tutor and found his teaching to be very inspirational, practical and affirming. I left feeling I had significantly moved on with my character design, and also that we had been taught by an old master!
Vincent's book has been a great tool for compounding the skills and information I learned whilst on the course. I can also see the book being an excellent introduction to anyone who wishes to approach the art of character design from scratch.
- The illustrations are interesting, varied and skillfully drawn
- The text is simple, clear and instructional enough to provide the solid basics in character design and cartooning.
I can recommend this book for anyone wishing to start designing and drawing characters, whatever the age. This book seeks only to inspire, not to intimidate.
Vincent's book has been a great tool for compounding the skills and information I learned whilst on the course. I can also see the book being an excellent introduction to anyone who wishes to approach the art of character design from scratch.
- The illustrations are interesting, varied and skillfully drawn
- The text is simple, clear and instructional enough to provide the solid basics in character design and cartooning.
I can recommend this book for anyone wishing to start designing and drawing characters, whatever the age. This book seeks only to inspire, not to intimidate.
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