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