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How To Draw Cartoons

By Antram, David and David Antram
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... Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
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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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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.

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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

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Antram, David Arts & Culture Children's Books Children’s & Teenage Non-Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational David Antram Fashion & Design Series: How to Draw

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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