| Because people are captivated by the "human" traits in animals, especially those that make us laugh, animals have been an endless source of humor for cartoonists. We chuckle at the antics of Marmaduke and Garfield, recognizing in them amusing behavior in our own pets. We also find humor in more human-like characters such as the irascible Donald Duck and the gloomy Eyore because their personalities remind us of people we know. With their ability to make people laugh, animals are essential in the repertoire of every cartoonist. In this book, Christopher Hart teaches an easy method for capturing the forms and expressions of animals. The book begins by showing how to create simple drawings with just a few strokes of the pen. Following the basic shapes, Hart goes on to depict animal personalities that are based on their physical traits. He covers many different species, from exotic African beasts to common breeds of dogs and cats. A final section shows how animals can be turned into "human" characters that stand upright and wear clothes. |
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 Great book! |
| Review Date: July 4, 2004 |
| Reviewer: Keelan Parham, Orlando, Fl United States |
| As a cartoonist and author myself ( of "Let's Toon Caricatures"), I have quite a collection of how to draw books that I've amasses over the years. This book is my all time favorite for drawing great, cartoony animals. |
A must for cartoonists of all skill levels!
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| Review Date: November 5, 1998 |
| Reviewer: , |
| This book everything you want to know when it comes to drawing animaltoons. Great place for people to start learning how to draw. Great for cartoonists that thought you already learned everything you could from a book. ***I learned more from a month of reading Christopher Hart's books than I did from 2 years of HighSchool art class and 1 year of art college!*** |
MUST HAVE!!!
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| Review Date: October 31, 2001 |
| Reviewer: , Kent, WA United States |
| Christopher Hart's how to draw books are all wonderful. I own this one and a couple others and I often go back to them when I just can't get my sketches perfect. When I first received them I couldn't tear myself away. I was drawing up a storm 24-7. I've drawn realistic pictures all my life, but until buying these books, I'd never been able to whip out anything cartoony. Unexpectedly, his instructions and tips on cartoon drawing also helped me out in my realistic drawing and creativity. I can't say enough about this book! You won't be disappointed! It's well worth the price and more. One great thing about it is that not only does the author really know his stuff, he's managed to present it wonderfully. It's a fun & easy read!!! |
Best book i have:)
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| Review Date: February 23, 2007 |
| Reviewer: Kenneth Johansen, Sweden |
This book is by far the best one in my collection:) It's stuffed with inspirational pictures and it's very easy to read:) It took me only about a half hour to create my very own cartoon character after reading a bit in this book:D
The step-by-step drawing guides in here are so easy to follow, and the book also show you different degrees of hardships in creating a character. You have the easily drawn characters, the medium hard-to-draw characters, and the really hard-to-draw characters:S
I'd say i was already in the "Medium" category when i bought this book, so the easily drawn characters were just to simple for me to even bother with. But still, they make good reference::)
If i am to say something about what audience this book is aimed for, then i'd have to say it's for beginners and people like me(A bit past beginner:p). There are VERY few hard-to-draw pictures in here, so i'm gonna have to buy another book soon if i keep progressing like i do:p
Different animals you can learn to draw from this book: Cats, dogs, horses, sharks, elephants, lions, tigers, bears and a few other critters...
I love this book :) I do not regret buying it at all:) I can actually REALLY reccomend this book to people who are out for learning this subject:) |
Love this book
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| Review Date: February 19, 2006 |
| Reviewer: K. Holmes, Miami FL |
| I actually have some of my own characters now just from reading this book. Keep up the good work |
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