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! |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 6
Page 3
... PERKY MOM 44 SHOP AROUND THE CLOCK 45 WALK - ABOUT MOM 46 THE SADISTIC OLDER SISTER 47 YOU ARE SO DEAD ! 48 DOLLS AND PAJAMAS 49 THE BRINGER OF BAD CHEER 50 THE KNOW - IT - ALL SISTER 51 EVIL AT HOME , EVIL IN CLASS 52 THE YOUNGER ...
... PERKY MOM 44 SHOP AROUND THE CLOCK 45 WALK - ABOUT MOM 46 THE SADISTIC OLDER SISTER 47 YOU ARE SO DEAD ! 48 DOLLS AND PAJAMAS 49 THE BRINGER OF BAD CHEER 50 THE KNOW - IT - ALL SISTER 51 EVIL AT HOME , EVIL IN CLASS 52 THE YOUNGER ...
Page 5
Sorry, this page's content is restricted.
Sorry, this page's content is restricted.
Page 12
Sorry, this page's content is restricted.
Sorry, this page's content is restricted.
Page 44
Sorry, this page's content is restricted.
Sorry, this page's content is restricted.
Page 90
Sorry, this page's content is restricted.
Sorry, this page's content is restricted.
Contents
Lets Go Retro | 5 |
DRAWING FLAT CHARACTERS | 11 |
RETRO BODIES | 18 |
TRADITIONAL VS RETRO | 24 |
THE ATTRACTIVE FEMALE FIGURE STEP BY STEP | 30 |
THE BARBECUE | 36 |
MOM HEAD PROPORTIONS | 42 |
YOU ARE SO DEAD | 48 |
The Retro Family Pet | 64 |
CATS AS PETS | 70 |
Cool Retro Teenagers | 76 |
LOOSEYGOOSEY TEEN | 82 |
BASIC TEENAGE STANDING POSTURE | 88 |
COOL CHICK | 94 |
SECRET AGENT CHICK | 100 |
JEWEL THIEF | 106 |
Other editions - View all
Cartoon Cool: How to Draw the New Retro Characters of Today's Cartoons Christopher Hart No preview available - 2014 |
Common terms and phrases
action comics action poses animated TV shows basic shape birds body type bump calf muscles Capri pants CARTOON CAT cartoon characters cartoon dog character type character's cheeks chest chin classic clothes collarbone comic book create curve draw evil expression eyeballs eyebrows eyelashes eyelids face feet female characters figure flat feet flat look floating funny girl next door give goofy hair hairstyle HEAD SHAPES heads tall heels hips joint kids knees legs male characters manga mouth neck never nose Note Notice outline oval overbite oversized PARROT PENCIL VERSION perky pink flamingo pointy ponytails popular posture punch pupils retro cartoons retro characters retro family retro look round ruffles scenes shoulders Siamese cat side view simple simplify skinny slightly sneakers straight stretch style teen teenage teeth there's thick thigh thin line thing tiny torso shape traditional cartoons trapezius muscle type of character upper lip younger characters