One of the toughest tasks for the cartoonist is the problem of coming up with jokes for their cartoon drawings. For those facing such a challenge, this book offers a course in setting up cartoon gags. Topics covered include: the set-ups and punch lines; visual characterizations; setting up conflicts; “hooks” and premises; finding resource materials; and tips for drawing comic lettering and dialogue balloons. It also explores the differences between cartoons in comic strips and in animated films and provides complete demonstrations for laying out a comic strip joke.
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49 reviews for Drawing on the Funny Side of the Brain: How to Come Up with Jokes for Cartoons and Comic Strips
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NaN –
Checked this book out from my local library and loved it so much I had to have a copy of my own. Christopher Hart cartoons in a style similar to my own so it’s great going through these pages and adding new techniques to my arsenal. This book is perfect for all ages.
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hal peal –
I love everything that Chris Hart produces and would recommend all his books to ahyone aspiring to draw cartoony characters, animal, human or whatever. This book is well worth every penny.
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DUCHESNES –
J’aime les ouvrages de Monsieur Christopher Hart, sans exception, aucune !
Belle qualité d’édition, dessins sublimes avec explications on ne peut mieux…
Instructif, plaisant, cet ouvrage regorge de savoir et savoir faire !
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Amazon Customer –
An diesem Buch hat man sehr viel Freude, denn das Nachzeichnen der extrem witzigen Figuren macht viel Spaß und es wird sehr gut veranschaulicht, wie man Schritt für Schritt zum entsprechenden Cartoon gelangt.
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A. C. Alvarez –
Todos los libros de Christopher Hart son muy buenos, pero este me gusta especialmente, con dibujos paso a paso e ideas interesantes para iniciarte en el mundo de este tipo de dibujos. Realmente una compra recomendada.
NaN –
Checked this book out from my local library and loved it so much I had to have a copy of my own. Christopher Hart cartoons in a style similar to my own so it’s great going through these pages and adding new techniques to my arsenal. This book is perfect for all ages.
hal peal –
I love everything that Chris Hart produces and would recommend all his books to ahyone aspiring to draw cartoony characters, animal, human or whatever. This book is well worth every penny.
DUCHESNES –
J’aime les ouvrages de Monsieur Christopher Hart, sans exception, aucune !
Belle qualité d’édition, dessins sublimes avec explications on ne peut mieux…
Instructif, plaisant, cet ouvrage regorge de savoir et savoir faire !
Amazon Customer –
An diesem Buch hat man sehr viel Freude, denn das Nachzeichnen der extrem witzigen Figuren macht viel Spaß und es wird sehr gut veranschaulicht, wie man Schritt für Schritt zum entsprechenden Cartoon gelangt.
A. C. Alvarez –
Todos los libros de Christopher Hart son muy buenos, pero este me gusta especialmente, con dibujos paso a paso e ideas interesantes para iniciarte en el mundo de este tipo de dibujos. Realmente una compra recomendada.