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Hart, Christopher, 1957-

Cartooning : the ultimate character design book / Chris Hart.

First edition.

New York : Chris Hart Books/Sixth & Spring Books, [2008]

131 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm

Chris Hart delivers detailed instructions, inspiring ideas, and invaluable tips for creating appealing and original characters. In this clear step-by-step guide, Chris shows how to draw a hyper kid, bratty teen, lovable pooch, cool rapper, and many other distinctive types. Then, he takes the reader on a guided tour in search of original characters in places that range from suburban malls to the glitter and glamour of Hollywood and Beverly Hills.

Caricatures and cartoons -- Technique -- Juvenile literature.

Cartooning -- Technique -- Juvenile literature.

Drawing -- Technique -- Juvenile literature.

Introduction -- Character design lab -- Language of character design -- Drawing the head. Head shapes and classic character types ; Drawing the head from different angles ; Drawing expressive eyes ; Drawing expressions ; Noses ; Mouths ; Hairstyles -- Drawing bodies. Basic shapes ; Side view ; Basic proportions ; Hands ; Footwear -- Action and body dynamics. Balance and counterbalance ; Profiles ; Coiling and compression ; Stretching and thinning ; Points of emphasis ; Posture and personality ; Levitation -- Quirky characters of the suburbs -- Big-city characters -- Super-rich characters -- Funny Hollywood characters.

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