by Alan Moir | Jul 13, 2017 | Lessons |
This is a technique to give form to bodies or backgrounds. It needs to be sparsely and carefully used. Practice. Hatch Crosshatch A wonderful example is this drawing by E H Shepard from “Winnie the...
by Alan Moir | Jul 13, 2017 | Lessons |
BACKGROUNDS and PERSPECTIVE The backgrounds in cartoons are much like the sets in a stage play. They are there to set a time, place and mood for the characters, and like stage props, they should be kept simple. The background should be able to be understood at a...
by Alan Moir | Jul 13, 2017 | Lessons |
CARICATURES The technique in this lesson is to exaggerate facial features, but facial features are only part of good caricature. Body shape and “language’ also need to be convincing. This comes through practice. Here we shall look at faces. Look at the subject...
by Alan Moir | Jul 13, 2017 | Lessons |
THE IDEA The drawing is only half of a cartoon, perhaps less. The rest is the ‘idea’. Where do ideas come from? Albania, Turkey, Mars ? Who knows. It comes with practice, and this practice can be learnt. Take a topic. At this stage keep it basic. Eg it may be a word,...
