Drawing Cartoons and Comics For Dummies
Your real-world guide to creating and marketing original cartoonsDo you love comics? Want to become a cartoonist? This practical, hands-on guide is packed with step-by-step instructions and plenty of tips for creating your own cartoons. From inanimate objects to animals to aliens, you can see how to breathe life into your characters and make your cartoons stand out. Plus, you discover how toMaster the basic building blocks — set up your workspace; start creating with pencil, ink, and pens; and fix mistakesGet the creative juices flowing — find inspiration and formulate your cartoon idea, gag, or concept, and make it workCreate your characters — from their heads to their toes, give your characters personality and presenceAssemble your comic strip — create an effective background, plan your layout, letter your cartoons, create drama, and moreFine-tune your work — discover the tools and techniques for digitally formatting your comicsOpen the book and find:An overview of the different cartooning genresDrawing techniques, such as shading and crosshatchingAn exploration of body, gender, species, and character typesTips for developing a cast of charactersThe lowdown on drawing editorial cartoonsHow to add color to your creationsTen steps to a finished comic stripHints on breaking into the business