Drawing Cartoons and Comics For Dummies by Brian Fairrington (PDF)

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A unique reference for creating and marketing original cartoons and comicsAn original American art form, comics thrill millions of people across the globe. Combining step-by-step instruction with expert tips and advice, Drawing Cartoons & Comics For Dummies is a one-stop reference for creating and marketing original cartoons and comics. While many books tend to focus on specific characters or themes, this thorough guide focuses instead on helping aspiring artists master the basic building blocks of cartoons and comics, revealing step by step how to create everything from wisecracking bunnies to souped-up super villains. It also explores lettering and coloring, and offers expert marketing advice. The book’s color insert provides guidance on how to add color to cartoon creations.

User’s Reviews

Editorial Reviews: From the Back Cover 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 About the Author Brian Fairrington is a nationally syndicated cartoonist whose work has appeared in The New York Times, USA Today, and Time magazine, as well as on CNN, Fox News, and MSNBC. Fairrington has won many awards, including the Charles M. Schulz award for college cartooning and the John Locher Memorial Award, given annually by the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists (AAEC).

Reviews from Amazon users which were colected at the time this book was published on the website:

⭐I expected some text of course, but not quite so much!Most books on sketching and cartooning provide page upon page of examples to see and follow. This book, Drawing and Cartooning for Dummies, has impressive amount of textual information stuffed in. However, it provides very little in the way of cartoon figures to mimic or aspire to compared to similar, albeit thinner books. The first 85 pages hardly have not a single illustration! (It’s all about different cartoon genres.)Later on there one or two examples on drawing nearly everything. (including many inanimate objects. (I have no interest in drawing cartoon couches or TVs).I am disappointed since I expected a book with hundreds or at least many dozens of cartoons of people. (In contrast I’ve seen “teaching books” with too *many* illustrations lacking any instruction on HOW to draw which are just as bad in their way.)I am sure I can learn a lot from this book but I would have preferred a book that contains multiple sample cartoon styles of different age people and genders since artist’s styles vary a great deal. Oh well. It was delivered very quickly.

⭐Being a cartoonist since 1981 I was looking for a more recent book with updated computer cartooning and comic book drawing info.Most of the books I had were from 2000 -04.The section on computer color separation was particularly helpful.A few months back I did a color separation for a comic book cover using guidelines from a 2000 publication that took over 12 hours.The steps in this book made the process only a couple of hours.Other info was also very useful.

⭐This book is okay. It is more geared for people considering a career in cartoon drawing and not someone who has never drawn a cartoon before.. Should know the basics of art before getting this book. The author definitely has his own style of drawing. That being said, there is a lot of knowledge in this books.

⭐I like reading this book. I have always wanted to find out as to how cartoonists are able to produce as well sell comics. Of course, it is a Dummies book–most of these books are my favorite according to the subjects of which I am interested.

⭐I have about 2 or 3 other ‘how to draw comics’ and this by far is the most researched and thought out one .Here are just a few of the things you will learn about in this fantastic book . :1:Getting started with cartoons and comics . (An excellent clash of examples based on the great comic creators of our time and before . Calvin and hobbes , Pogo ,Peanuts , Dilbert , ect … Plus a little history behind the comics industry .)2:Creating cartoon characters : (How to create humans , animals,editoral cartoon characters , ect …)3:Taking cartoons to the next level :(Here the author talks about placeing your comics on the interenet and introduces photoshop. )4: How to run your own cartoon buissness . And how to get your comic strip or editoral out there for the world to see it .There are 18 chapters in all (plus index).Those were just the tip of the iceburg .The only problem I had with Drawing cartoons and comics for Dummies is that there wasn’t (in my oppion) enough how to draw things . For example , hands are very hard to draw for people , because they can be very expressive . Suere he talked about making heads and figures , but he didn’t put in how to formulate expressions , and postures .Other then that minor flaw this book is pure gold .

⭐I didn’t really like the style of cartoons and that was distracting and annoying to me. Not sure about now, but I don’t think it it had customer images that showed this, if it even had that feature at all for this book. I wish I had seen that and I’ll probably try to sell this book.

⭐Very helpful info, especially about the change of material/tools to make your cartoons & comics. Printed in 2009, I’m just now getting this book in 2015. Very informative on how-to’s and what-to’s of the past remembered, and usable. Very helpful answers on the what-to’s of the computer world tools and simulating drawing tools. The heads up on digital media for the internet market and the print media. (At least the changes up to 2009. Time for an latest update edition to this book.) Great info for those looking for answers on Drawing Cartoon & Comics. I learned a lot myself, as I’m learning the change from 3 and a half decades in ink& paper to tablet & computer for my cartooning.

⭐I bought this book to teach me the fundamentals of drawing political cartoons. It did the job.I could not be happier with the book and the outcome. It is for a beginner.

⭐Not what I was expecting at all ! Very wordy and not much instruction on the actual drawing! The cartoon examples thete are in the book are quite poor Not what I have come to expect from the Dummies series.Did not inspire me at all!

⭐An in depth book, with lots of text. I was slightly disappointed in the graphics for making cartoons as they don’t seem very well done. So not something that would inspire my own artwork. Never the less it was a good read and kept my attention.

⭐The book ame in god condition no rip or damages. The book really gives a lot of tips on cartooning and it really goes in detail and just puts things in a more understandable point. I recommend this book to any first time cartoonists

⭐Easy to follow, recommended.

⭐As described, would use this seller again

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