Customer Reviews

Art for Kids: Comic Strips: Create Your Own Comic Strips from Start to Finish

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What I love about this book is the very explicit process given for making a strip. Kids can learn how to draw cartoon pictures from lots of books about cartooning; but how often do you read about story formula? This book helps a young writer add a sidekick, outsider or antagonist to his main character, asks specific questions to define the characters ("How would each character react to someone cutting in line in front of him?") and even outlines steps to make a joke. Roche's book would make a great textbook for a 6th or 7th grade class. My 11-year-old loves it.

I just finished the book and it was great. It starts with the basics and logically takes one thru the creative process of making a comic strip. The combination of Roche's words and pictures drive his ponts home. You really get into the sample strip he creates in the book. I would recommend to any budding artist or cartoonist.

What sets this book apart from other cartooning books is that the author does not stop with a drawing lesson. This book truly does attempt to cover plot, story lines, etc. so that a child can create a comic strip of his or her own. This book also helped me understand what goes into creating a comic and the different types of comic strips that are out there. A worthwhile investment for any child interested in cartooning.

We bought this for our grandson who is 8 and requested books on how to draw cartoons. It's just the ticket for him!! I especially like the fact that there is information on plot, characters and such.

My son just turned 11 this week. He likes to write his own comic strips and loves jokes. We saw this book at the library yesterday and he hasn't put it down since. He has already drawn several of the characters and made up a few of his own. He is outlining all of the characters for his own comic strip. I went on Amazon to purchase this book for my son so that he could have a copy of his own.

This product is a great introduction for kids interested in comic books. My 10-yr-old is already a comic book connoisseur, and when she tried to make her own comics, something just wasn't quite right. This product was a boon to her drawing techniques, and a huge boost to her creativity.

This product is great for any age, but I have seen first-hand how just a little instruction and encouragement along with a nudge in the right direction, can cause the imagination of a child to literally bloom.

I highly recommend this product to anyone with a budding artist to nurture, or anyone with an interest in learning how to design your own comic book.

We glanced into the book and the layout and illustrations seemed to flow and make sense. Now, if the 12 year old you bought it for opens it only once since you gave it to him, that's probably more a reflection of him than the book ;)

This book has great ideas and suggestions. I feel it is more suited for the older kid to the adult. I liked their ideas, but there are many steps involved. Art for kids...I am not sure what age group they consider a "kid" to be. The book has great illustrations with tons of instructions.