Product Description

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.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #51628 in Books
• Published on: 1998-05-31
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 160 pages

From the Author
Learn the secrets to drawing funny and writing funny.
The most common question any professional cartoonist gets asked is, "Where do you come up with your ideas?" It's not based on inspiration, because if it were, cartoonists would be hanging out at the beach all day, waiting for inspiration to strike. There's a formula for coming up with an endlesss stream of funny punch lines. Once you learn it, the jokes just flow. Also learn the techniques of drawing humorous characters that create an instant bond of reader loyalty.

Customer Reviews

Excellent how-to book
I found this book to be an excellent resource for aspiring cartoonists. Most other cartooning books I've looked at seem to say "Cartooning is a terrible career! You'll never make money!" or "Give up hope now! If you can't draw like me, you'll never succeed!" But Chris Hart's book is the exact opposite -- very informative, easy-to-follow, and overall very helpful. He also tells you where to put emphasis when designing a strip and developing characters. And most importantly, he gives tips on how to come up with ideas (funny ones), not just how to draw. Hart doesn't make you feel like his way is the only way, as other cartooning books do -- this book leaves aspiring cartoonists with a lot of hope!

Fabulous if you have a good sense of humour with drawing
Christopher Harts books just get better and better. I can now draw things that I would never have attempted before

Wicked
This is the coolest drawing book ever! It helped me draw so now everybody has it! I think this book is the most up to based drawing book ever with things you would want to draw not those books that the pictures suck.