A new, funny, how-to-cartoon book filled with great lessons. Duane Barnhart has expanded his cartooning career from national magazine cartoons, newspaper syndication, and book illustration to include the classroom as an artist-in-residence. He now brings his successful cartooning lessons to everyone in Duane Barnhart's Cartooning Basics. The book carries many endorsements from teachers, parents, professional cartoonists, and most importantly, KIDS. Charles M. Schulz, Creator of Peanuts, wrote the foreword, and initial response indicates the book will become a standard reference in cartooning and teaching.
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These are two of the most comprehensive and entertaining cartooning books available. Duane Barnhart, a highly successful teacher, syndicated cartoonist, and illustrator, provides interesting bits on cartoon history and step-by-step lessons on human characters, animals, and imaginary beings. The book attempts to engage the student by having cartoon characters do the teaching. This is alternately whimsical and tedious. Hall's book manages to pack far more material in a cleaner format, while still making the reader laugh on every page. Thus, one learns that of 6000 submissions to King Features Syndicate, only three are accepted, and one learns how to make snacks while preparing one of those submissions. Two fine books, but Hall has the edge.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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"Professional cartoonist Barnhart creates a simple 'how to' manual which will be appreciated especially by young people and beginners. Step-by-step instructions on how to create characters provide kids and teachers alike with a whimsical, appealing format and plenty of easily duplicated techniques" -- MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW REVIEWER'S BOOKWATCH, September 1997
"Want another way to play with the young ones...? Cartooning Basics is a new how-to-draw book, written for kids and adults, by Duane Barnhart, an artist who works in the schools ....Cartooning Basics starts with the simplest strokes of the pencil and takes the budding cartoonist step-by-step through lessons in cartooning..." -- Romalyn Tillmanm, ARTS RAG Long Beach, CA June,/July, 1997
"Want another way to play with the young ones...? Cartooning Basics is a new how-to-draw book, written for kids and adults, by Duane Barnhart, an artist who works in the schools ....Cartooning Basics starts with the simplest strokes of the pencil and takes the budding cartoonist step-by-step through lessons in cartooning..." -- Romalyn Tillmanm, ARTS RAG Long Beach, CA June,/July, 1997
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Increadibly AWESOME!!!,
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This review is from: Cartooning Basics: Creating the Characters (Paperback)
This book has helped me learn to cartoon, and now, I teach it to my 2nd grade class!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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This book is great for all ages and in the classroom!,
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This review is from: Cartooning Basics: Creating the Characters (Paperback)
Duane's book is the best one I have found on the toppic of cartooning. Duane split the book up into easy to usderstand and to follow lesson. These lessons make it easy for a student of cartooning, such as myself, to learn without being overwhelmed by the intake of information. This book is great for kids and it is fun to follow No. 2 around with an un-named bird as they teach the lessons with detail. The depth of the teachings is easy to draw and will make a cartoonist out of anyone. Every classroom should get this book because it is a great tool and answers some of the most basic questions that every teacher faces about drawing.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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One of the most comprehensive cartooning books available.,
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This review is from: Cartooning Basics: Creating the Characters (Paperback)
Duane Barnharts Cartooning Basics is not your run of the mill guide to cartooning. His years of teaching cartooning shine in this fun, informative guide. Cartooning Basics is especially designed with the young reader in mind. Although it is equally fun for all ages, it's easy format and fun characters give the young cartoonist a sense of participation, drawing them easily into it's text.If you have a young one who is interested in the art of cartooning, this is the one to buy!
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