In The Little Book of Cartooning & Illustration, beginning
cartoonists, animators, and illustrators will discover key concepts
associated with learning the art of traditional cartooning and
animation.
With this guide, dozens of tips from the pros will help you find the
materials and tools you need to develop your own unique style. A
combination of creative step-by-step projects and open practice
areas offer encouragement and invite participation for those artists
who want to put their newfound skills to immediate use.
You'll learn all the cartooning and animation tricks of the trade,
including:
- The squash and stretch principle
- Exaggerating details
- Rendering faces and expressions
- Anthropomorphizing inanimate objects
- Creating original characters
- Mastering body shapes and movement
- Writing gags and jokes
With so many tools at your disposal, why wait any longer to start
animating? Get started, get drawing!
The Little Book of ...series focuses on delivering fun,
approachable, and interesting art instruction in a fresh, portable
format. With its contemporary design, open practice pages, creative
exercises, and prompts that encourage interactivity, beginning artists
learn the fundamentals of their craft, often with immediate results.
Also available from the series: The Little Book of Sketching, The
Little Book of Lettering & Word Design, The Little Book of Manga
Drawing, The Little Book of Rock Painting, and The Little Book of
Drawing Dragons & Fantasy Characters.
