The World of Cartooning: How Caricatures Develop [Paperback]

Mike Peters (Author), Ted Halsted (Author), Marilyn Jarvis (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1985

Pultizer prize-winning cartoonist, Mike Peters, describes and illustrates how to create cartoons and caricatures, and provides numerous examples of his work.

Features:

• Provides simple, clear instructions and examples.
• Over 250 cartoons and 39 pictures provide step-by-step instruction.
• Commentary about the cartooning process explains the purpose and procedures.
• Widely known public figures are used as examples for cartoons.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"World class! Mike is an outstanding talent." -- Clair R. Tettemer, WPTD-TV, Dayton, Ohio

About the Author

Mike Peters is the 1981 Pulitzer Prize winning editorial cartoonist for the Dayton Daily News and the creator of the syndicated cartoon strip Mother Goose and Grimm. Peters is a frequent speaker who willingly shares his knowledge and talents, as well as his wonderfully creative sense of humor. He is a two-time winner of the National Cartoonists Society Reuben Award for Editorial Cartooning.

Product Details

• Paperback: 127 pages
• Publisher: Landfall Press; F edition (June 1985)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0913428558
• ISBN-13: 978-0913428559
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 11 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,610,175 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Mike Peters has worked for the Chicago Daily News and the Dayton Daily News. His editorial cartoons became nationally syndicated in 1972, and in 1981 he was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for journalism. In 1992, he received the National Cartoonists Society's Reuben Award for Cartoonist of the Year, cartooning's highest honor. Formerly an artist for the U.S. Army's Seventh Psychological Operations Group in Okinawa, he created the strip Mother Goose and Grimm in 1984.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic, January 2, 2006

By 

Lee Sheppard "pro cartoonist" (Broadway, NSW Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The World of Cartooning: How Caricatures Develop (Paperback)

This book was published at a time Mike Peters had a TV show in the US. This was never seen in other countries so reading this book may make you feel a little left out not knowing the man or his thoughts verbally.

This book however is fantastic and really shows you an easy and fast technique to drawing a unique style and how to adapt that to anything you draw as a cartoon. The best section of the cook is about caricaturing. Mike is one of the best to capturing a likeness in a cartoon like fashion without losing it.

After 16 years of cartooning myself, I keep this book as a reminder of what simplicity and style is all about.

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Terrible book, September 19, 2004

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"jumpingjehosifats" - See all my reviews

This review is from: The World of Cartooning: How Caricatures Develop (Paperback)

If you are looking to learn to cartoon or draw caricatures then please avoid this book. The cartooning style is poor and the book just has the author chat about how good he is and why he drew this and why he drew that - no real instruction - just some guy explaining how good he is. If you are a Mike Petere fan then you may like it but if you are learning or studying caricature or cartoons there are some very good books on the market. I actually felt ripped off buying this book.