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How To Draw Cartoons
Series: How to Draw
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This easy-to-follow guide helps aspiring cartoonists learn how to draw a variety of amusing characters and animals, and combine them to make dramatic scenes. It includes a focus on specialist areas such as faces and hands and covers the fundamentals of figure drawing with a few...
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Anyone can create a masterpiece with just a pencil and paper!
A step-by-step guide to drawing cartoons
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Description
This easy-to-follow guide helps aspiring cartoonists learn how to draw a variety of amusing characters and animals, and combine them to make dramatic scenes. It includes a focus on specialist areas such as faces and hands and covers the fundamentals of figure drawing with a few simple instructions. All you need is a pen, pencil, and paper to start bringing your cartoons to life!
How To Draw Cartoons is part of the How to Draw series, which takes a highly visual and practical approach to drawing, featuring step-by-step instructions for each art project. From basic shapes to finished art, this book uses two different coloured lines throughout to clearly highlight each process and which steps to follow. The series covers a comprehensive range of core techniques, with sections on materials, composition, and perspective.
Series: How to Draw
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How to Draw: Manga Faces
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How to Draw: Farm Animals
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How to Draw Pets
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How To Draw Manga
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How to Draw: Mountain Animals
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How to Draw: Sea Creatures
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How to Draw: Puppies
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Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781800787674
Publisher: Bonnier Books Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 28 March 2024
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Hatch
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 4.0mm
Width: 216.0mm
Height: 281.0mm
Weight: 174g
Pages: 32
About the Author
David Antram was born in Brighton, England, in 1958. He studied at Eastbourne College of Art and then worked in advertising for 15 years before becoming a full-time illustrator. He has since illustrated well over 100 titles, mainly for children and young adults, including around 60 in the bestselling 'You Wouldn't Want to Be' series.
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