The Art of Cartooning: The Complete Guide to Creating Successful Cartoons!

by David Mostyn

Overview

If you've always wanted to doodle your way to cartoon greatness, this eye-catching book is the place to start. Professional cartoonist David Mostyn explores the art of creating humorous drawings, from coming up with comical ideas to assembling cartoon strips in several frames. With clear visual examples, step-by-step exercises and inspirational artworks, this enjoyable guide will appeal to cartoonists of all levels of ability.

Learn how to:
• Set up your workspace
• Come up with gags
• Create cartoon characters
• Get political
• Put together a strip cartoon

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781789504415
Publisher:	Arcturus Publishing
Publication date:	10/26/2018
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	13 MB
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About the Author

David Mostyn has been working as a cartoonist, book illustrator, layout artist, typographer, art director and graphic designer since 1962. He has appeared on Children's BBC and regularly gives talks in schools and bookshops about drawing and cartoons.

David Mostyn was born in Yorkshire August 1944. He went to Art College for three years, and then spent the next 7-9 years in advertising as commercial artist. He moved over to publishing and spent the next 3-4 years as art director. In 1977 he left full time employment to start Mostyn Partners, which has been going flat out ever since- he also own licensing company, Oxford Fine Art. David has worked extensively in schools, promoted in bookshops, been on children's TV, game shows (drawing), Edinburgh Book Festival, and taught Graphics at Brookes University in Oxford. He worked for 30 years on comic strips, D C Thomson (Beano&Dandy), Marvel comics NY, DC comics NY, and has contributed in the merchandising of the Smurfs, Ghostbusters, Desparate Dan, Dennis the Menace and Rupert Bear. His most recent work has been within painting. Married 33 years, David has two kids, two grandchildren, one cat and lives in Oxford.