Cartooning Basics: Creating the Characters and More - Softcover

Barnhart, Duane; Davis, Jim

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0965713644 ISBN 13: 9780965713641

Publisher: Cartoon Connections Press, 2004

Synopsis

Presents step-by-step instructions on creating a variety of comic book characters.

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About the Author

Duane Barnhart started selling cartoons professionally in the 1960’s. Since then, his cartoons have been published in Saturday Evening Post, MPLS / ST. Paul Magazine, and many others. He has drawn a national daily comic strip, weekly editorial cartoons, and advertising cartoons. He has designed print, and computer video products using Disney and Loony Tunes characters. In 1997, Duane and his wife, Angie, wrote CARTOONING BASICS, an award-winning how to draw book, and in 2004 the Barnharts completely revised and expanded their book. As a roster artist for the Minnesota State Arts Board and the Duluth Depot, Duane visits dozens of schools each year teaching cartooning to thousands of students in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and beyond.

Angie Barnhart has worked alongside her husband, Duane in their Minnesota bases cartooning and graphic design studio for over 20 years. During this time she has produced many publications and illustrations as a successful graphic designer and illustrator. When not in the studio, Angie visits schools libraries, and art centers teaching cartooning techniques to the next generation of cartoonists.

Reviews

Gr. 5-8. The Barnharts, artists both (Duane is a professional cartoonist), have added 400 new illustrations to this edition of their cartooning primer, first published in 1997. A lot of kids will skip the illustrated cartoon time line, which is pretty slight anyway, and go right to the technical stuff, appropriately introduced by a cartoon character called No. 2 (as in No. 2 pencil). Step-by-step directions for drawing heads--straight-on, in profile, and looking up, down, and sideways--lead off, followed by tips on creating facial expressions, body poses, hand movements, and several popular animals, along with hints on putting together single-panel cartoons and strips. Aside from some information on perspective, there's not much on backdrops, and there's nothing about manga. But kids (even teens and adults) who want guidance in traditional cartooning and character development will find solid instruction, encouragement, and loads of inspiration and examples to copy. The bibliography wants updating, but that's a small problem in an otherwise wonderful beginner's guide. Stephanie Zvirin
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Edition details

• Publisher: Cartoon Connections Press
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0965713644
• ISBN 13: 9780965713641
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 88