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Cartooning: Philosophy And Practice (2011)

by Ivan Brunetti(Favorite Author)

4.08 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0300170998 (ISBN13: 9780300170993)

languge

English

genre

Graphic Novels & Comics

publisher

Yale University Press

review 1: This slim book is a full 15-week class on cartooning. The best part? No drawing talent is required. Okay, for those of us who can't draw, who forget basic physiology and draw reversed hands and have no idea about facial proportion, the exercise notebook is a little embarrassing to keep around. There are some cat drawings in mine that would make an outside observer question whether I've ever actually seen a cat outside of a Master And Margarita fever dream. But hey, I don't need practice in something I'm already good at. A book on eating donuts? Not necessary. I'm great at that already. A book on DRAWING donuts in cartoon style? Okay, that I could use.~Peter
review 2: This thoughtful take on comic art by Ivan Brunetti, whose work has appeared in McSweeney’s an... mored The New Yorker , is the condensed version of a course the author teaches on the art of cartooning. He presents a series of assignments designed to help readers express themselves eloquently in words and pictures. One especially clever exercise walks readers through the process of distilling a complete story into a one-panel comic strip using J.D. Salinger’s classic The Catcher in the Rye as an example. Don’t be fooled by the whimsical cover; this book is decidedly aimed at adults. less

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