A wide-ranging practical guide to drawing cartoons successfully, filled with projects and exercises, and including the techniques of digital manipulation.

Make them laugh with the help of this fully illustrated, all-in-color A-Z guide that shows you how to put a funny idea or sharp observation across in visual comic style. It’s full of fun techniques and all the basics a budding cartoonist needs to know to get started, from an analysis of the available drawing materials to advice on presenting and publishing your work. From making caricatures to creating backgrounds, everything is covered in detail, with generous examples. A gallery of professional work exhibits a variety of styles in five different genres. "This lively and informative book delivers on all counts...Strongly recommended."—SchoolArts.

This highly practical book covers all the essential techniques of the art of manga, and offers encouraging instruction for the reader to begin creating their own lively and well-composed strips, both by hand and digitally. The first section of the book explains the theory behind the practice of successful character design, including anatomy and dress style, narratives, background settings, clear panel composition and more. The second section of the book clearly explains the complexities of digital manipulation. With its inspirational galleries of examples, clear exercises and more than 1500 illustrations, this guide will be an indispensable resource in this unique art form.

From graphite pencils and charcoals to soft pastels and crayons, the art of drawing encompasses a variety of mediums and techniques, all of which are included in this comprehensive book. The first part of the book explains materials and equipments and describes the most popular drawing techniques through a series of short practice exercises. The second part has over 25 easy-to-follow projects. From a simple study of a grandmother and child to a modern city skyline there is something here for everybody. A series of 'quick sketch' projects are also included to show you how you might approach subjects in 5-, 15- and 30-minute drawings.

Make them laugh with the help of this fully illustrated, all-in-color A-Z guide that shows you how to put a funny idea or sharp observation across in visual comic style. It's full of fun techniques and all the basics a budding cartoonist needs to know to get started, from an analysis of the available drawing materials to advice on presenting and publishing your work. From making caricatures to creating backgrounds, everything is covered in detail, with generous examples. A gallery of professional work exhibits a variety of styles in five different genres. "This lively and informative book delivers on all counts...Strongly recommended."-"SchoolArts."

A detailed step-by-step guide to techniques with instructive techniques and examples to all kinds of styles.