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COE [ease BEN CALDI STERLING PUBLISHING CO., INC, NEW YORK <i THE BASICS: INTROPUCTION 9 2 PERSONALITY EMOTION oop 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! EJ 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 THERMIFAX I6 A WISE BUT TRRITABLE OLD WIZARD. DRAWING 1 SHOWS WHAT HE MIGHT PHYSICALLY LOOK LIKE, BUT DRAWING 2 ACTUALLY CHANGES HIG PHYSICAL AP- PEARANCE TO BAKE HIS PERSONALITY VISIBLY CLEAR, Pa as, ase, En seINS Axo (BEAD Hee BEEN ATORED TO RESEASE AN Ota rae wees I pees¥e 2s Feo Paes BED “ano ARSED, suBeESTING (AMES, BUSSE? DEAN 2 Ae LARGER, ‘acres mantener SNTENSE G28 Tae MesN Focus OF pa ssn oes { _avoeawaus 2ace ance st 2) axtebeparey co serene \ | Bilezerenenrase sure SS MININEZED id EMOTION OF LOVE, HAS AOREED EXAMPLE. YO! CAN SEE WOW BODY GESTURES AND SYMBOLS ARE A CONVENTENT, EASY TO SEE INDICAT! INVISIBLE EMOTION. EVERY EMOTION ‘HAS ITS OWN SPECIAL ear Hb Ties To pase a sie aN OF woowreoniaaee Lover ce couse ws ove eyes (his ARTS Paes mervarcmesmere fees, Ssumrowroawascnene Oe ones one ts a Pe a FF TRG 1S BROWNS Tar ast's me S088! ERESRCISES BO ANo A 70 3 IF HE'S WATLING TOKYO, AND TORRENTS OF WATER ARE GUSHING LIKE A FIRE WORANT OUT OF HIS EVES. $0 THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THE DARE DETECTIVES #RE CN THE CASE IN “RENSYLYANTA, AND MAK, THEY FONT LOOK HAPPY! HERE ARE "WO FOREST BACKGROUNDS, BOTH SCENES HAVE BRASS, TREES AND A CASTLE, BUT THE ROUNDED LeAVES AND CLEVES OF EXOMELE 1 ARENT GOING TO SCARE ANYONE. ON “HE OTHER HAND, THE BLACKENED BRANCHES AND TOWEZS IN EXAMPLE 2 LOOK LIKE “HORNS AND SPIKES -- IOGAL FOR A VAMIPIRE'S LATE. YOU CAN ALWAYS AOD MENBZTNG PROPS LIKE BATS OB A “OANGER" SIGN. ALT STARTING WITH THE BIGHT SHAPES WILL GUARANTEE THAT THE ALUTENCE DOESN'T Just SEE, BUT ACTUALLY FEELS THE EOD THAT You WANT 70 CREATE. BS MMATERIAGS NOW THAT THE BASICS ARE OLIT OF THE WAY, WE'RE P2ETTY MICH READY TO Go! YoU JUST NEED TO GET YOUIR HANDS ON SOME DRAWING SUPPLIES... OF SOUBE, YOU NEED SOWE= ORAWING MEANS MAcn (3 TO DRAW FICTH. 1 USE. ENCLESS MISTAKES. THAT Wieeraren. PENG, YOu Meals aN exniess even ive “OSilabeN Supncy or. paren To Ten A vou con Se Bun 1 suet ea Reals ; Tien ON Your pocket GS G20 bute" peas) OF Weriout™ 2ReAciNe. THE Shear “YPINe PareR Por eur Agr vencr. OR FEN VOARE HAPPY WITH 35 : ANE No. 7 PENCTS ARE : orea ecmee Tighe Nor 212 Misties Né=D B10 Ino vou CaN Lee THEM OX BEAGERS, |BUY ONE, YOU \ Tests! NON-PHOTS BLUE SRL ALES ST BUN PENCILS ARE GOOV FOR A ERASER CTHOSE CRUMBLY ROUGH —UNER-DRAWING BHEWN NE FE BRUINS on THAT YOu GAN FINISH WITH cae Tat YOu CAN Fo Yeuve cnureney up a PRAWING IN INK OP MARKER YOUR LIBRARY, OR ANOTHER ONE Nesey, HAS CuST ABOUT EVERY You WON'T Have A = PIBGE OF INFORMATION YOU BOOK OR EXAMPLE COLLP EVER NEED TO KNOW. FOR EVERY POSE OF WANT TO DRAW 4 SAMRAT? OR PACTAL EXPRESSION THE RUINS OF ANSTENT ROME? YOU THINK LP. 60 BLY Of A GROWLING LIOV? 1 Love ASWAL MIRROR, IPS THE INTERNET, BUT NOTHING EASY TO USE, BASY TO BEATS THe LOCAL LIBRARY. BY CARRY, AND CHEAPER THe Way, FICK UP AN ANATOMY THAN HIRZNS A MODEL. BOOK £02 DETASLS ABOUT BONES ANO HIGCLES. CHEY ~ We COULP ONLY FIT 9 MUCH IN THIS “// BOOK! MY FAYORTTE 1S STEPHEN g FECK'S ATLAS OF HUMAN Ss ANATOMY FOR THE ARTIST. AND_FINALLY, YOU'LL AND & BRAIN TO THINK NEED AT LEAST ONE WITR == PREFERABLY EYE TO See WIM, A AMD TO DRAW! WET, ‘Your OWN!

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