How to Draw Cartoons

Book excerpt: Young artists can learn to draw top-quality artworks and laugh-out-loud comic strips in this easy-to-follow guide to cartoon art. Adam Clay provides a comprehensive overview of the whole cartooning process - from telling how readers how to develop their own style, through to how to put the finishing touches to their own comic strips. Topics include: • Body Basics • Animal Antics • Developing Characters • Pencils! Colour! Action! • On Location • Comic Strips. Handy reference charts are included to help draw especially tricky things such as hands, feet, movement lines and emotions. It also features a special FX section, including explosions, fight clouds and sound effects, to bring dynamic artwork to life!