Publisher Description

"For years, cartooning master Christopher Hart has given readers the tools and techniques needed to learn how to draw and cartoon. Now with Doodletopia- Cartoons, Hart offers his readers a chance to practice and perfect their artistic skills with the first book in an exciting doodle book series. Filled with page after page of Hart's signature silly characters and irreverent humor, Doodletopia- Cartoons provides aspiring cartoonists with activities to stimulate their creativity and their rendering skills. After covering cartooning, Hart sets readers loose to interact with the book's many exercises and challenges, including sections where readers can mix and match facial features, draw the other half of an already completed cartoon, design their own costumes, and even complete their own hilarious cartoon scene. Pairing the informative content for which Hart is beloved with myriad opportunities for creative expression, Doodletopia- Cartoons offers aspiring artists the next level of interactive art instruction."

Author Biography

"CHRISTOPHER HART is the world's bestselling author of drawing and cartooning books. Renowned for up-to-the-minute content and easy-to-follow steps, Hart's books have become staples for a new generation of aspiring artists and professionals, and have been selected by the American Library Association for special notice."

Table of Contents

Introduction 8 Warm Up 11 Fill in the Silhouette 29 Draw the Other Half 43 Select Different Expressions 57 Choose and Design the Animals 71 Dress Up Your Cartoons 93 Finish the Funny Couples 115 Write in Cartoon Calligraphy 125 Draw Ridiculous Inventions 135 Complete the Cartoons 145

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The latest book from bestselling author Christopher Hart. Offers aspiring artists a chance to practice and perfect their skills. The first title in an exciting new doodle book series.

Excerpt from Book

If you're a doodler, you used to need to draw in the margins of notebooks, "to do" lists, and even on the back of receipts. But now you have an entire book to fill with your doodles. This book is about doodling cartoons. Everyone knows what a cartoon is. But what, pray tell, is a doodle exactly? A doodle is often thought of as a whimsical fragment of art. Doodles are fun to draw. They get your creative juices flowing. They keep you awake during team meetings. What if you could enjoy the spontaneity of doodling, but end up with a real cartoon? This idea appealed to me. And it prompted me to think up this book. With each doodle, you'll draw a cartoon, which will entertain you, your friends, your family, and if they're exceptionally intelligent, your pets. Aspiring artists often write to me and say that they find it hard to come up with ideas. This book will inspire you and help kick-start your imagination. I'll start each page with a drawing/doodling prompt, and you'll take it from there. Each chapter contains many projects for you to draw, design, and color. Enough said. Get out your pencils. Let's get creative. Follow the Guidelines Before you begin to doodle, take a look at the two guidelines below--the center line and the eye line. You'll see these guidelines used throughout the book. They help artists find the correct placement for the features on the head. Using the guidelines will make the characters easier to draw and more consistent too.

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