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Feet & Shoes

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Feet & Shoes

  First the baby shoes and baby feet then the bare-foot boy with shoes on MORE SHOES TO COPY - A and B WRER HANDLED WITH A NO.4 BRUSH ...

The Hand

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The Hand

  The hand is one of the hardest parts of the body to draw, but the comic hand can be fairly simple -- study and copy these hands.. don't forget you have a good model in your other hand use it often The Hand is one of the hardest parts of the body to draw, but the comic hand can be fairly simple -- study and copy these hands.. don't forget you have a good model in your other hand use it often ...

Expression

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Expression

Expression to animate the face, try to "feel" out the expression look mad and you''ll draw mad.Pictured here are basic principles you should know about the eyebrows, eyes, mouth and hair study them. Then proceed into the following for a variety of others. Copy them as you go along   EVERYTHING FROM HATE TO LOVE IS PICTURED BELOW - STUDY AND COPY THESE MOODS UNTIL YOU HAVE THEM DOWN PAT. HERE ARE A FEW SLISHTLY EXAGGERATED EXPRESSIONS... DRAWN ENTIRELY WITH A BRUSH - TRY IT FOR THAT LOOSE EFFECT ...

The Comic Head 2

Now for a complete turn of the head.. keep your eye on the ear and watch it make a definite turn in each case   ...

The Comic Head

Comic heads can be as simple or as complicated as you wish to make them. the main purpose of this lesson is learn the proper construction of the head in all of its positions. Once you have mastered this, additional treatment may be rendered. Remember!! take your time!! speed will come later. We will work with three basic methods- The box oval or circle and the odd shape study these very carefully and copy each as you go along.If you follow through on this by the time you finish. you should be able to draw a comic head on your own. ...

Patterns And Coloring

Patterns And Coloring “Coloring” a drawing means simply this. When your comic is completed in its outline form and the background is pretty well set–”filling in” or “spotting” of blacks and middle-tones are necessary to finish up your product.care must be taken through so as not to overlord the scene     … AND ALTHOUGH SOME CARTOONS GO THROUGH THIS WAY AS A FINISHED PRODUCT, WE FEEL A BIT MORE SHOULD BE ADDED HENCE, OUR END RESULT… WITH JUST A FEW TOUCHES OF SOLID BLACK , A BIT OF SHADING HERE AND THERE, THEN A LITTLE MORE BACK – GROUND, GIVES US A CARTOON WITH A TOUCH MORE OF LIFE. ...

Pen And Brush Handling

The pen and brush are your tools of the trade learn to use them with ease and feeling -- try not to rush tour pen work-- speed will come later.   <div class=Section1> <h2><span style='color:black;mso-themecolor:text1'><a href="http://www.youcandrawcartoons.com/pen-and-brush-handling.htm" title="Pen And Brush Handling"><span style='color:black;mso-themecolor:text1; text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'>Pen And Brush Handling</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class=MsoNormal>The pen and brush are your tools of the trade learn to use them with ease and feeling — try not to rush tour pen work– speed will come later.</p> <h2><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600" o:spt="75" o:preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f"> <v:stroke joinstyle="miter"/> <v:formu...

Loosening Up

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Loosening Up

Grab your pencil and doodle away.. copy these simple exercises and get the feel of pencil freedom. Loosening up GRAB YOUR PENCIL AND DOODLE AND GET THE FEEL OF PENCIL FREEDOM… Remember!! every sketch you copy from this book Loosening up ...

Your Materials

Materials -- Pens, Pencils, Ink, Brushes and miscellaneous   PENS: ALL YOUR MATERIALS CAN BE PURCHASED FROM AN ART SUPPLY STORE… OR SOME STATIONERY STORES… … THESE PENS ARE USED THROUGH OUT THIS BOOK… HUNT NO. 513 HUNT NO. 512 ESTERBROOK NO. 358. PENCILS: YOUR BEST BET IS TO STAY WITH AN “H” PENCIL – ALL ART PENCIL MAKERS HAVE ONE… WE ARE USING A “VENUS” MAKE… NO.2 AND NO.3 ARE CRAYON PENCILS… A KOH – I – NOOR FLEXICOLOR NO.60 AND PRISMACOLOR NO. 935 INK: “HIGGINS” INK WOULD BE OUR CHOICE… (SMALL BOTTLE) – MAKE YOUR OWN STAND OUT OF LIGHT CARDBOARD BRUSHES: TWO BRUSHES WILL CARRY YOU FOR AWHILE… THEY SHOULD BE GOOD ONES – TRY WINSOR & NEWTON’S – NO.’S 2 AND 4 SERIES 7. MISCELLANEOUS: YOU’LL NEED A BOX OF THUMB TACKS… AND A GOOD ALL – AROUND ERASER… WE SUGGEST EBERHARD – FABER’S RUBKLEEN. YOUR DRAWING BOARD SHOULD BE MADE OF SOFT – WOOD – SET IT ON YOUR LAP AND LEAN IT AGAINST A TAB...

Introduction

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Introduction

Cartooning, one of the youngest forms of art has perhaps the greatest number of outlets for opportunities such as: Magazine- TV- Greeting Cards - Car Cars – Advertising Agencies – Posters – IIIustrations – Book –Newspapers – Newspaper Syndicates – Department Stores – Direct mail – and Many Others. WE HAVE DESUGNED THIS BOOK TO TEACH YOU THE FUNDAMATALS OF THIS FUN PROFESSION IN THE SIMPLEST MANNER POSSIBLE … OMITTING LONG ESSAYS ON OTHERWISE DULL THEORIES. WE WANT YOU TO BE AN “EYE WITNESS” TO ENERY PAGE… WE WANT YOU TO CAREFULLY STUDY, COPY, MEMORIZED… THIS SAME SYSTEM ONCE TAUGHT YOU YOUR A-B-C’S … IT NOW CAN TEACH YOU THE ART OF CARTOONING. AS YOU CONTINUE TO WORK THIS WAY, YOUR OWN STLYE WILL TAKE OVER JUST AS YOUR OWN HANDWRITING STYLE EVOLVED. EDUCATIONAL AUTHORITES HAVE AGREED THAT YOU CAN LEARN MANY TIMES MORE RAPIDLY FROM PICTURES THEN FROM THE PRINTED WORD. PICTURES MAKE A LASTING IMPRESSION ON YOUR MIND… WORDS, ON THE ...

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