The Big Book of Cartooning

The Big Book of Cartooning
Author: Bruce Blitz
Publisher:
Total Pages: 320
Release: 1998
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780762402496

The host of the PBS program, Blitz on Cartooning, reveals the basics of drawing cartoons through step-by-step instructions on form, texture, tone, shading, facial expressions, figures, caricatures, cartoon effects, and more.

The Cartoonist's Big Book of Drawing Animals

The Cartoonist's Big Book of Drawing Animals
Author: Christopher Hart
Publisher: Watson-Guptill
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2013-07-17
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0823008290

All of Chris Hart’s how-to-draw titles are best-sellers. And the best-sellers among all of his best-sellers are the ones about animals. How to Draw Cartoon Animals, just one example, appears regularly on the BookScan Top 50 Art Books list, with more than 190,000 copies sold. Now The Cartoonist’s Big Book of Drawing Animals is ready to roar onto the market! All the most popular animals are here, including dogs, cats, horses, penguins, lions, tigers, bears, and elephants, as well as the favorite sidekick animals—pigs, kangaroos, giraffes, turtles. Simple step-by-step drawings show how to capture every cartoon emotion, from cutesy-sweet to begging to scheming, and how to create every box-office type, from baby animals to villain animals to clueless animals and much more. Faces, bodies, paws, feet, wings, tails—every part of dozens of animals is explained in this bumper book by the world’s leading author of instructional art books. It’s a mega-menagerie for cartoonists!

The Big Book of Drawing

The Big Book of Drawing
Author: Watson-Guptill
Publisher: Watson-Guptill
Total Pages: 742
Release: 2012-05-08
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0770433340

Discover the Keys to Creating Beautiful Drawings with Master Artists Between these pages, artists of all backgrounds will find anything and everything they need to know about drawing. With thorough explanations of materials and their composition, step-by-step demonstrations, and practical advice for creating compositions, The Big Book of Drawing is a comprehensive authority on the medium that is the foundation of all other visual arts. Learn how to handle charcoal, pastel, pencil, and an array of inks; master various shading techniques, including cross-hatching and chiaroscuro; and discover the secrets to constructing attractive and unique compositions. Aspiring artists will learn from the best, with a plentiful array of work by old masters, such as Van Dyke, Rembrandt, Gainsborough, Degas, Toulouse-Lautrec, and others. This combination of a detailed instruction book and folio of masterpiece art inspires and informs artists in a way that no other drawing book does.

Lee Hammond's Big Book of Drawing

Lee Hammond's Big Book of Drawing
Author: Lee Hammond
Publisher: North Light Books
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2004-02-27
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9781581804737

Master the Essentials of Realistic Drawings With Lee Hammond's Big Book of Drawing, your art will spring to life! From laughing children and frolicking tigers to fruit so vivid it makes your mouth water, you'll discover how to realistically draw your favorite subjects and how to draw them well! Learn to: Use easy-to-master graphing and shaping techniques to better portray your subject Replicate the effects of light through blending and shading Accurately render the personalities of people and animals Realistically draw flowers and natural elements by applying hard or soft edges Achieve a range of effects by using different brands of colored and graphite pencils Whether you're a beginner or a professional, with Lee Hammond's instruction you'll find the arsenal of tools you need to create stunning, real-life drawings that will captivate your audience.

Cartooning for the Beginner

Cartooning for the Beginner
Author: Christopher Hart
Publisher: Watson-Guptill
Total Pages: 146
Release: 2014-04-29
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0770434770

Aspiring cartoonists of all ages can begin drawing a repertoire of characters from the moment they follow the wide-ranging yet simplified lessons that fill these instructive pages, written and illustrated by an all-time best-selling artist/teacher. This complete course, covering both comic strip and animation techniques, begins with lessons on basic cartoon body shapes and facial features. Included are helpful comparisons between the real versus the cartoon head, a smile chart, and various ways to draw the most popular and expressive cartoon eyes and mouths. Next come lots of typical body poses, how to draw action lines, slow/fast movement, cartoon hands, fun hair and clothing styles, backgrounds, and cute cartoon pets. Excellent directions also focus on helping beginners to find and develop their own cartoon style.

Drawing & Cartooning for Laughs

Drawing & Cartooning for Laughs
Author: Jack Hamm
Publisher: Perigee Trade
Total Pages: 138
Release: 1990
Genre: Cartooning
ISBN:

The author whose signature style of art introduction has sold nearly a million books now applies his highly regarded techniques to humorous art with a drawing guide guaranteed to bring laughter within everyone's reach. Featuring 1200 illustrations with thorough instructions.

The Complete Book of Cartooning

The Complete Book of Cartooning
Author: John Adkins Richardson
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Total Pages: 300
Release: 1977
Genre: Caricature
ISBN:

Now, whether you've had any formal training or not, this book offers you step-by-step directions on how to do all types of cartoons and caricatures.

Blitz Big Book Of Cartooning 1

Blitz Big Book Of Cartooning 1
Author: Bruce Blitz
Publisher: Running Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2001-03-30
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780762409396

Discover the tricks of the cartooning trade with help from Bruce Blitz, host of the Emmy-nominated PBS program Cartooning with Blitz. Transform the simplest doodles into elaborate illustrations of a policeman, a lion, or even a unique, original comic strip!

The Usborne Big Drawing Book

The Usborne Big Drawing Book
Author: Fiona Watt
Publisher: Usborne Books
Total Pages: 95
Release: 2013
Genre: Animals in art
ISBN: 9780794533656

By following the very simple step-by-steps in this fun drawing book you can draw dolphins diving in the sea, knights guarding a castle, monster faces, buzzing bees, and lots, lots more.