Learn How to Draw Animated Cartoons

This digital guide, Learn How to Draw Animated Cartoons, offers a practical introduction to classic cartoon drawing. Written by animator Preston Blair, the PDF is available for instant download after purchase.

The book focuses on construction methods used by professional animators. Readers learn to build heads, bodies, and complete characters from simple masses and perspective guidelines.

Book Overview

Learn How to Draw Animated Cartoons is an instructional title in the Art category. Preston Blair, a cartoon director associated with Disney and MGM, shares the drawing formulas behind animated cartoon characters.

The guide includes examples featuring Tom and Jerry, with permission from Fred Quimby and MGM. It is designed for artists and students of the cartoon medium.

What You’ll Discover Inside

• How to think of a cartoon head as a rounded ball, pear, or egg shape.
• How to draw guide circles and ovals before adding facial details.
• How perspective changes in animation require a correct framework.
• How to stretch and squash a head to strengthen expression.
• How to build the body from rounded or circular forms.
• How to use a rough skeleton and then add body masses and details.
• How the line of action strengthens the dramatic effect of a figure.

Why Learn How to Draw Animated Cartoons Matters

Preston Blair worked on Pinocchio, Bambi, and Fantasia at Disney, and later designed and animated Red Hot Riding Hood and Barney Bear shorts at MGM. This book preserves the basic formulae that let several artists work on the same character.

It remains a useful reference for anyone studying classic animated cartoon construction.

Book Details

Device Compatibility

This is a digital download, so there is no physical shipping. Access is available after purchase.

The PDF works with appropriate Kindle apps, tablets, desktop devices, mobile devices, and reading apps that support PDF files.

FAQ

How do I get the book after purchase?
You can download the PDF immediately after your purchase is complete.

Will a physical copy be shipped?
No. This is a digital product and only the PDF file is provided.

What devices can I use?
The PDF can be opened on tablets, desktop computers, mobile devices, and reading apps that handle standard PDF files.

Begin with the basic shapes, then build your characters with confidence. This guide is ready when you are.