Action! Cartooning
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Ben Caldwell
Product Specs:
- File Type: PDF
- File Size: 39.2 MB
- Book Language: English
- Total Page Count: 91
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Action! Cartooning
Action! Cartooning is a practical drawing guide by Ben Caldwell, written and illustrated by a former Marvel Comics artist. This digital edition offers the complete PDF handbook for creating expressive cartoon characters and dynamic action scenes. Download it instantly after purchase and start drawing.
Book Overview
Action! Cartooning covers the essentials of cartoon drawing: supplies, face construction, body structure, and action poses. The book explains how personality, emotion, and mood are conveyed through lines, shapes, and exaggeration. It focuses on superheroes and their fast-moving world, with detailed instruction on drawing faces, bodies, hands, legs, and full-action scenes.
What You’ll Discover Inside
- The basics of cartooning, including personality, emotion, and mood.
- Materials and tools recommended for drawing and erasing.
- How to draw faces from the front and profile, plus female, heroic, cute, and gaunt variations.
- Step-by-step breakdowns of eyes, noses, mouths, and facial expressions.
- Body construction from skeleton to torso, hands, and legs.
- Action basics such as changing views, exaggeration, foreshortening, running, jumping, standing, punching, and practice poses.
- Tips on developing a personal style.
Why This Book Matters
Written and illustrated by Ben Caldwell, this book brings a former Marvel Comics artist’s approach to cartooning. The lessons go beyond simple step-by-step instructions, showing how parts of the face and body fit together and can be altered to create unique characters. The result is a graphic handbook that remains useful for young readers, students, and hobbyists learning to draw with confidence.
Book Details
| Format | |
|---|---|
| File Size | 39.2 MB |
| File Size (Bytes) | 41053734 |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 96 |
| PDF Page Count | 91 |
| Author | Ben Caldwell |
| Publisher | Sterling Publishing Co., Inc. |
| Publisher (Listing) | Union Square & Co. |
| Imprint Location | New York |
| Publication Date | March 1, 2004 |
| ASIN | 0806987391 |
| ISBN-10 | 9780806987392 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0806987392 |
| Print Length | 96 pages |
| Item Weight | 1 pounds |
| Reading Age | 8 years and up |
| Dimensions | 8.5 x 0.31 x 11 inches |
| Best Sellers Rank | #913,638 in Books (See Top 100 in Books); #252 in How to Create Anime & Cartoons; #353 in Children’s Cartooning Books (Books); #6,329 in How-to & Home Improvements |
| Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars (192) |
Device Compatibility
This is a digital PDF download, so no physical item will be shipped. After purchase, you can access the file and read it on your computer, tablet, smartphone, or compatible reading apps. The PDF works with Kindle apps, Adobe Reader, and other standard PDF readers.
FAQ
How do I get the book after purchase? You will receive instant access to the digital PDF download after checkout.
Will a physical book be shipped? No. This is a digital product only; there is no physical shipping.
Can I read it on my device? Yes. The PDF can be opened on desktops, tablets, smartphones, and compatible e-readers or reading apps.
Get your copy of Action! Cartooning today and start turning your drawing ideas into lively cartoon characters.
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