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Encyclopedia of Cartooning Techniques : A Comprehensive Visual Guide to Traditional and Contemporary Techniques
Encyclopedia of Cartooning Techniques A Comprehensive Visual Guide to Traditional and Contemporary Techniques Author:Steve Whitaker Make them laugh with the help of this fully illustrated, all-in-color A-Z guide that shows you how to put a funny idea or sharp observation across in visual comic style. It’s full of fun techniques and all the basics a budding cartoonist needs to know to get started, from an analysis of the available drawing materials to advice on presenti... more »ng and publishing your work. Everything is covered in great detail and with generous examples: creating animals, backgrounds, and bodies; making caricatures and getting across your point of view; working with color; adding light and shade; doing line and wash, stippling, and lettering; and much more. A gallery of professional work exhibits a variety of styles in five different genres.
"This lively and informative book delivers on all counts.... Hundreds of lively drawings, accompanied by clearly presented information and instruction on each topic, combine to move this book to the forefront of publications on this subject. Strongly recommended."—SchoolArts.« less