Cartoon Clinic: Essential Rescue Remedies for Drawing Great Cartoons

Art students who suspect that their work suffers from anemia, and who are looking to develop dynamic cartoon characters, can cure their graphic ills with regular visits to Cartoon Clinic. This heavily illustrated book tells them whether their drawings need major surgery or just a little first aid. It offers prescriptions for common cartoon ailments, from faces lacking liveliness to action figures that have run out of steam. The basics of lively cartoon drawing are explained with hundreds of illustrations. Brief but highly informative tutorials focus on virtually every aspect of cartoon drawing, including--Using graphic devices to help tell a story, such as motion lines and dust puffs behind moving figures and sweat drops flying from frightened heads . . . Adding dimension and personality to cartoon characters by giving them comic props and highly individual costumes . . . Making animals human-like by giving them hands and expressive faces, and by standing them on their hind legs . . . and much more. Examples of finished cartoons by professional artists show students successful renditions of effective cartoon art while pointing out ways in which budding cartoonists can fully develop their own talents. More than 300 color illustrations.

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Visit Cartoon Clinic and find out whether your artwork needs major surgery or just a little first aid. Dr. Ben Cormack opens his office and hands out prescriptions for common cartoon ailments, from faces that are down in the mouth to action figures that have run out of steam.

Prevention is better than cure, so follow the doctor’s orders and learn the basics of character design, page layout, and script pacing, as well as techniques for inking and coloring your work, using a variety of media.

A selection of cartoons by professional artists allows you to see some perfect specimens, and provides the impetus for you to get better. Don’t worry, it won’t hurt a bit, and the prognosis is a full recovery!”