Ben Caldwell Action ! Cartooning

91 Pages·2006·39.15 MB·English

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THE BASICS: INTROPUCTION
9 2 PERSONALITY
EMOTION

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MATERIALS

FACE BASICS
FRONT VIEW

PROFILE

THE FEMALE FACE
FACE PARTS

EYES

NOSE

MouTH
CARTOONING THE FACE
HEROIC
CUTE
GAUNT
HEAVY
ANIMAL MAGNETISM
DRAWING EMOTIONS
AGE
ACTION POSES!
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THE BASIC BODY
VARIATIONS

THE FEMALE BODY
VARIATIONS

THE SKELETON

THE TORSO

THE ARMS

THE HANDS

THE LEGS

ACTION BASICS
CHANGING VIEWS
EXAGGERATION
PORESHORTENING
OVERLAPPING
WALK

RUN
"JUMP

STAND

PUNCH

PRACTICE POSES
STYLES
AFTERWORD
INDEX

THE BASICS!

OBVIOUSLY, IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT THIS BOOK,
YOURE INTERESTE? IN DRAWING CARTOONS. JOIN THE
CLUBI BUT THIS BOOK ISN'T JusT STEP-BY-STEP
INSTRUCTIONS -- IT SHOWS HOW THE PARTS OF THE BODY AND
THE FACE FIT TOGETHER, AND HOW YOU CAN ALTER THEM TO CREATE
UNIQUE CHARACTERS AND POSES. PERHAPS MOST IMPORTANT,
THIS BOOK WILL SHOW YOU SOME OF THE TRICKS AND T7845
YOU CAN USE TO MAKE YOUR PICTURES CONVEY JUST
THE RIGHT PERSONALITIES, ACTIONS, AND

MOOS YOU HAVE IN MIND!
LET'S TALK DRAWING! CARTOONING IS NOT JUST A STYLE, ITS AN ATTITUDE .. A
COMPLETELY DIFFERENT WAY OF DRAWING REALITY. THE GOAL OF CARTOONING 15
ACTION! EMOTION! YOU DON'T JUST SEE 4 CARTOON DRAWING, YOU FEE! IT!

THIS MEANS BOTLING EVERY DRAWING DOWN TO ITS ESSENTIALS. IF A DETAT. 15
IMPORTANT, EXAGGERATE IT! IF IT’S NOT IMPORTANT, SKIP IT! THAT'S WHY SO MANY
CARTOONS ARE SIMPLE -- THEY NEEY TO BE EASY TO READ, WITHOUT UNNECESSARY
DISTRACTIONS.

BUT EVEN IMPORTANT DETAILS ALONE ARENT AS IMPORTANT 4S THE OVERALL
IMPRESSION A DRAWING MAKES. THE GREAT SECRET OF CARTOONING IS USING
LINES, SHAPES, SYMBOLS, AND 60 ON TO SHOW INVISIBLE IDEAS -- LIKE
THE PERSONALITY OF A CHARACTER, OR THE MOOD OF A PLACE OR EVENT.

CONSIDER THE FOLLGWING EXAMPLES.

PERSONALITY

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TRRITABLE OLD WIZARD.
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MIGHT PHYSICALLY LOOK LIKE,
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BUT THE ROUNDED LeAVES AND CLEVES OF
EXOMELE 1 ARENT GOING TO SCARE ANYONE. ON
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TOWEZS IN EXAMPLE 2 LOOK LIKE “HORNS AND
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DOESN'T Just SEE, BUT ACTUALLY FEELS THE
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