Creating Cartoon Animals (How to Draw) - Softcover

Jardine, Don

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1560100737 ISBN 13: 9781560100737

Publisher: Walter Foster Pub, 1997

Synopsis

Walter Foster's classic How to Draw and Paint series provides aspiring artists with an exceptional array of art instruction books featuring all subject areas and media. Each title includes easy step-by-step exercises as well as finished illustrations or paintings that will inspire artistic talent in anyone.

Packed with practical information, helpful tips, and fundamental techniques, the How to Draw and Paint series offers a complete library of resources to which artists of all skill levels can refer again and again.

What you'll learn from this book ...

• Information on art supplies used for cartoon drawing

• Easy step-by-step methods for drawing cartoon animals

• How to use basic chapes to construct characters

• Techniques for creating expression and adding personality and movement to cartoon characters

• Basic tips on learning cartoon animation

• Ways to develop cartoon animals of your own

About this title

About the Author

Don Jardine has taught art in several art schools and colleges. He has also been a professor of art at the University of Minnesota for 15 years. Jardine has taught drawing, cartooning, art history, landscape painting, portraiture, package design, calligraphy, fashion illustration, anatomy, sculpture, art appreciation, association design, advertising art and illustration, and lettering.

Jardine graduated twice magna cum laude from Weber College in Ogden, Utah, where he earned an associate of science title and a certificate of completion in art. He went on to earn a bachelor of science degree in secondary art education and a master of science degree in education administration (with emphasis in art) for the university of Utah, where he also graduated magna cum laude. Jardine earned his doctorate degree in educational administration (with research in art and art-related dissertation) from the University of Minnesota.

A writer and illustrator of numerous art books, Jardine also edited the Illustrator Magazine for more than 25 years. he has been a judge at many local, state, regional, national, and international art competitions. A past president of the Utah Art Educator's Association, Jardine also served as an art expert for the national Education Association in Washington, D.C. He is listed in Who's Who in the Midwest and International Who's Who in Art and Antiques.

Edition details

• Publisher: Walter Foster Pub
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1560100737
• ISBN 13: 9781560100737
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32