Drawing Cartoons & Comics for Dummies PDF
This book Drawing Cartoons & Comics for Dummies is for people interested in drawing cartoons, whether they’re novices unsure where to start or pros who want to improve their art or find better ways to market themselves. Every top-selling cartoonist in the world started out as a beginner. It takes time, practice, and some talent to become a successful cartoonist, but it also takes determination and the desire to stick to it until you become good at it.
More important, this book Drawing Cartoons & Comics for Dummies PDF can show you how to create your very own cartoon characters in a fun environment. I give you step-by-step instructions on how to create not just human cartoon characters, but others like cars, animals, and other creatures. You may even decide to make an unusual inanimate object your main character! And because cartooning is more than just drawing, I also give step-by-step instructions on how to come up with ideas and color your cartoons.
Contents at a Glance
| Introduction |
| Part I: Drawing Inspiration: Getting |
| Started with Cartoons and Comics 5 |
| Chapter 1: The Skinny on Cartoons and Comics 7 |
| Chapter 2: Looking at the Different Cartooning Genres 5 |
| Chapter 3: Getting Your Workspace Ready to Go 33 |
| Chapter 4: Starting with the Drawing Basics 49 |
| Chapter 5: Coming Up with Ideas 65 |
| Part II: Creating Cartoon Characters 8 |
| Chapter 6: Starting from the Top 83 |
| Chapter 7: From the Neck Down 07 |
| Chapter 8: Designing Human Cartoon Characters 29 |
| Chapter 9: Giving Inanimate Objects Personality 59 |
| Chapter 0: Exploring Anthropomorphism: Creating |
| Animals and Other Creatures That Talk 83 |
| Chapter : Drafting Editorial Cartoon Characters 205 |
| Part III: Cartoon Designs 0: Assembling the Parts 227 |
| Chapter 2: Putting Everything in Your Comics in Perspective 229 |
| Chapter 3: The Art of Lettering 249 |
| Chapter 4: Directing the Scene 263 |
| Part IV: Cartooning 20: Taking Your Cartoons |
| to the Next Level 273 |
| Chapter 5: Cartooning in the Digital Age 275 |
| Chapter 6: Making Cartooning Your Livelihood 295 |
| Part V: The Part of Tens 33 |
| Chapter 7: Ten Steps to a Finished Comic Strip 35 |
| Chapter 8: Ten Secrets to Breaking in to a Cartooning Career 32 |
| Index 329 |
