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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... punch . Pajamas remind the reader that this character is really just a little kid . Her outsized personality sometimes makes us forget that . " Feety pajamas , " the kind that cover the feet and start every youngster off with her first ...
... punch . Pajamas remind the reader that this character is really just a little kid . Her outsized personality sometimes makes us forget that . " Feety pajamas , " the kind that cover the feet and start every youngster off with her first ...
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... - making fun of it , stereotyping it . Often , this leads to stiff poses , which are very funny because they make the actions look silly and colossally ineffective . THE MEGAPUNCH We always think of the punch as a. Cool Retro Action Poses ...
... - making fun of it , stereotyping it . Often , this leads to stiff poses , which are very funny because they make the actions look silly and colossally ineffective . THE MEGAPUNCH We always think of the punch as a. Cool Retro Action Poses ...
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... PUNCH The all - out retro punch is as stiff as a board ! There's actually no momentum being generated by his body posture whatsoever ! He's flying through the air , horizontally , with an arm out , and yet , it's so goofy that it works ...
... PUNCH The all - out retro punch is as stiff as a board ! There's actually no momentum being generated by his body posture whatsoever ! He's flying through the air , horizontally , with an arm out , and yet , it's so goofy that it works ...
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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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