Cartoon Cool: How to Draw New Retro-style CharactersLove that Sponge Bob? Always lurking in Dexter's lab? Wishing for Fairly Odd Parents? Millions of fans watch these shows avidly, often solely for their zingy, stylized look and hip visual jokes. Now there's a drawing book just right for everyone who admires that quirky style: Cartoon Cool. Top-selling author Christopher Hart shows beginning cartoonists, retro fans, and all other hipsters how to get that almost-1950s look in their drawings. His trademark step-by-step drawings and crystal-clear text are sure to make Saturday mornings more creative! |
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... muscle ) begins and ends . The legs are highly exaggerated in stylized cartoons of this sort . Notice that developed thigh muscles are suggested exclusively by the curved outline ; no interior muscle definition is necessary . And the calves ...
... muscle ) begins and ends . The legs are highly exaggerated in stylized cartoons of this sort . Notice that developed thigh muscles are suggested exclusively by the curved outline ; no interior muscle definition is necessary . And the calves ...
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... leg treatment . Create the front of the legs with a single smooth line , while using a bumpy line for the back of the legs to indicate the upper thigh and calf muscles . Smooth line Thigh muscle curve Leave space for the high heels when ...
... leg treatment . Create the front of the legs with a single smooth line , while using a bumpy line for the back of the legs to indicate the upper thigh and calf muscles . Smooth line Thigh muscle curve Leave space for the high heels when ...
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... calf muscles are still given shape and volume . And note the big feet : Characters who are dainty have small feet . Characters who are goofy have long feet . Don't hide the fact that she's goofy - flaunt it with a pair of flip - flops ...
... calf muscles are still given shape and volume . And note the big feet : Characters who are dainty have small feet . Characters who are goofy have long feet . Don't hide the fact that she's goofy - flaunt it with a pair of flip - flops ...
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Cartoon Cool: How to Draw the New Retro Characters of Today's Cartoons Christopher Hart No preview available - 2014 |
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