Action! Cartooning
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Written and illustrated by a former Marvel Comics’ artist with brilliant hand-done images throughout, this graphic handbook of cartooning is without equal. It’s simply larger, better illustrated, and more in depth than any similar title on the market. In elaborate detail, it focuses on superheroes and their atmospheric world filled with speed and movement. Every aspect of creating cartoons is taught: the supplies, developing mood, and the techniques that endow characters with personality. See how to draw a variety of faces (female, heroic, cute, gaunt), and give the appearance of age. From the skeleton to the torso, to the arms, hands, and legs, follow every stroke that goes into producing bodies of all shapes and sizes. Finally, there’s instruction on sending those figures into running, jumping, punching, kicking action in a fully realized scene. With advice so thorough, any amateur can become a pro.
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Rouge –
La consegna con Amazon Prime è avvenuta in un giorno, il libro in perfette condizioni.
Il libro in sè è un ottimo manuale per apprendere o migliorare il disegno in stile cartoon, ottimo sia per neofiti che disegnatori già esperti.
Kevin Moulton –
I purchased this and the Fantasy! Cartooning book. I really wanted to polish my drawings and they looked like great resources for ‘finding my style’.
I’d be considered a beginner/intermediate artist, and these benefited me greatly. Definitely work through this book before Fantasy! Cartooning. You can think of that book as an expansion pack rather than a sequel. Fantasy! Cartooning is merely tips on tweaking your style and filled with a bunch of example drawings. If you’re on a budget, you can completely skip that book. (Though I still like it and keep it handy for reference.)
Now Action! Cartooning on the other hand is a goldmine of resources for beginners. He goes over everything from breaking down gestures and cartoon anatomy for beginners. Gives the basics on drawing Emotions and gives a nice resource of eye/nose/mouth styles to study. It’s written to be easy to understand and filled with humor. He makes it fun!
This is a great crash course on Cartooning basics. It greatly helped improve my art and drawing from my imagination. Definitely pick this book up! Now I recommend doing some figure study before cartooning though. You really need a basic understand of human anatomy before starting cartooning. Trust me. Get some books for that as well. I picked up How to Draw the Human Figure and basically drew an assload of nude people for awhile before cartooning, and still do. It helps a TON.
Papa Fargo –
This is a great book for an artist who has some experience already drawing the human figure looking to flesh out their skills in the world of cartooning. The book gives you all the hints and tips you need to take a human and make them a bit more cartoony, showing the action inherent in the scene, and whatever else it is that makes action cartoons tick.
Unfortunately, as a novice artist? This was only helpful in helping me draw the exact figures they have in the book. I can now walk through and recreate almost anything in the book but taking it to the next step? That’s just not there for me.
I don’t blame the book for this. It really is a great tool for getting to the next step in cartooning, but I guess I just needed something a little more basic.
Daniel Bedoy –
One of the best books out there for cartooning. Take your time and copy each drawing.
Eric Faries –
This book has become my go to whenever i need reference on cartooning! As a freelance artist, i’ve spent years trying to craft my own style. When i got this book, it really opened my eyes to just how much i could push things and still have them look good. I now have this book right next to my workspace at all times, ready for when i need a quick refresh of ideas!
Steve H. –
This book provides a great way to break your drawing down to its basics and then shows you how to rebuild it back up in a cartoony style, which can then be transferred over to a more serious detail oriented style as well.
The fundamentals were great and I learned a little trick here and there.
Very good book to keep on your bookcase and pull down every so often and review.
nathan boyer –
Good starter book that leaves you plenty to practice but doesn’t overwhelm with too many details. If you’re looking for a more in depth book, this is not it. However, I think one can glean a lot from the drawings with what is explained and not explained. He uses anatomy on a limited level to explain why drawing figures should look a certain way. I wish he would have taken a few more pages to explain some more thing about anatomy and positioning characters, but that can be for other books and for the artist to practice.
Amazon Customer –
one of the most important books in my art reference library. Ben Caldwell offers clear insight into form and dynamics, with stylized diagrams and informative instruction. the emphasis on observation and understanding of principles is designed to teach a student to focus on individual style, rather than simply emulating the instruction. the concepts of cartooning, and ‘art’ in general are difficult to define, but this book is an excellent guide.
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Amazon Customer –
The cover says it all. Ben Caldwell’s images have punch. And like any good sensei, he shares his techniques with the up-and-coming student. Lots of solid groundwork to build great art upon. The proper capture of movement is what makes the difference between a good drawing and a great one. And Ben knows his stuff. Add this to your collection. You won’t go wrong.
seagypsy –
I took art classes for a year and wish I had this book before I expended all that time and energy. The classes made me more creative but I didn’t learn the structure. This book gives you the foundation to make your drawings look right. Starting with cartooning helps you to get to the heart of the subject. Then once you can start drawing things that you are happy with, you gain the confidence to keep going. Also, his style is cool and right on. His ideas are energetic and inspiring. He reworks ideas from ancient civilizations and imaginary realms to make amazing new characters. Very much worth it.
Richard Lowke –
Another great book to be considered along with the fantasy cartooning book.
Leo Genovese –
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