How to draw caricatures
... sample pages include how to draw eyes, pencil techniques
How to Draw Caricatures
Sample pages include:
materials and supplies ... marker techniques ... drawing eyes ... pencil techniques ... shading
Artist / Caricaturist - Harry Hamernik
learn how to draw caricatures, learn to draw a caricature, learn how to draw eyes, learn how to draw an eye, learn pencil techniques, learn shading
Caricature Drawing Books
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How to draw caricatures and comic portraits ... face off ...
The New Authoritative Guide on Drawing Cool Comic Portraits
*Features 30 step-by-step demonstrations for easy reference
*Presented with a sense of humor and a cool design to set it apart from dated competitors
*Appeals to ... 13-year-old-plus beginners
Anyone can learn to draw sharp and cool caricatures with Face Off. Presented in an entertaining style, the easy-to-learn techniques and basic processes will make the art of comic portrait drawing simple, even for young beginners. Readers will learn how to draw specific features for the front, ¾, and profile views, as well as how to color their art and find inspiration from a gallery of collected works.
Sample pages include ... front and back covers ... materials and supplies ... marker techniques ... drawing eyes ... pencil techniques ... shading |
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This drawing books reviews ...
Good Stuff
Well when I got this book in the mail, I was very excited. Only to have my bubble bust when while flipping through the pages I realized that these are more cartoons than caricatures. None the less the information presented here is invaluable to any aspiring cartoonist or caricaturist. (I strongly believe theres a difference). However i'm not really complaining I would still recommend this book to anyone who wants to learn to draw caricatures. I belive by mastering this book one would have obtained the skills to produce both caricature and cartoon portraits. So in my final analysis I would have to give it a 4/5 stars (due to my initial disapointment). |
The Book I've been looking for.
This book combines both great artistic skills with instructional skills to create an excellent book for the less experienced caricature artist. I found much that I could use in improving my own caricaturing within this book's pages. The author shows step by step partial drawings along with the completed black and white caricature, as well as the colored in version. I like the author's caricaturing style, not over exagerated, but very recognizable as the person pictured. This is the book, that I think I will get the most use out of, of the 4 books that I purchased together. I really love it. |
You gotta get this BOOK!
I cannot tell you how long I have waited for a book with this much insight. If you are an aspiring caricature artist this book is a M-U-S-T. I have been doing caricature art for over ten years and this book filled in all the gaps. Harry Hamernik tells it all and does it step by step.
Buy this book and close your account because this is all you need to grow in your craft. Well done Harry, well done. |
Awesome book
Harry Hamernik is one of the people I learned caricatures from about 10 years ago at Sea World In San Diego. He then moved on to be manager at Legoland and Knott's Berry Farm. I helped him start operations at Knott's, hiring 30+ artists who never drew with a marker or with a live model in front of them. It was the first time I tried to train that many artists but Harry had already been doing it for years, every season a new batch of crazy artists. So he knows how to present the needed information and reach a wide range of people. Unlike a lot of the 'how to draw' books being produced these days by general artists who try to capitalize on the expanding market by publishing books outside of their field of experience, Harry is a working professional in the field. He's also an instructor at The Art Institute in San Diego, so he knows how to teach.
I also continue to teach caricatures and was thinking of writing my own book but I won't bother now. There's not much I could add to this book, I would just saying the same things in my own words. He's thought through the quick sketch process and included everything a beginner would need to know. It will also help a more experienced artists who's self taught or needs a fresh perspective on the craft. It's full of useful, step by step examples with photos of the model to compare the drawings to. He's made my job a lot easier, now when I hire an artist and begin training them I require that they practice from Harry's book and I just check on their progress.
I highly recommend this book.
Don Flaws |
This Book Rocks
What can I say! This book is just quiet simply one of the coolest caricature books there is. Very simple to follow, straight forward, and lots of great examples to follow and emmulate. Simply a must have!
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Back cover
Discover the fast fun art of drawing comic portraits!
Face Off shows you how to draw from life like never before. Caricaturist Harry Hamernik shares the secrets to capturing the sillier side of friends, family, celebrities, strangers - any face that crosses your path.
40 step-by-step demonstrations show you how to sketch whimsical and expressive likenessess while developing your own quick, loose, improvisational style. You'll get expert instruction on ... drawing eyes, noses, mouths,and other features ... creating portraits in front, three-quarter and profile views ... adding color to your caricatures, either by hand or via computer - instruction you won't find in any other book! ... tips for making a likeness more masculine (skip the eyelashes), more feminine (lengthen the neck), younger, older, sexier, goofier, all while making a portrait that your subject will love ... how to draw hair as two simple lines, why drawing the parts of a face in the same order every time can cut minutes off your work, and tons of other handy tricks of the craft!
Practice the simple techniques in this book, then start drawing! It's the most fun you can have with paper, pencils and markers! |
Contents ...
... introduction ... materials and supplies ... marker techniques ... pencil techniques ... colored pencil techniques ... computer coloring ... front-view caricatures ... 3/4 view caricatures ... profile caricatures ... celebrity gallery ... closing comments ... index |
Sample pages include ... front and back covers ... materials and supplies ... marker techniques ... drawing eyes ... pencil techniques ... shading |
How to Draw Caricatures
Sample pages include:
materials and supplies ... marker techniques ... drawing eyes ... pencil techniques ... shading
Artist / Caricaturist - Harry Hamernik
learn how to draw caricatures, learn to draw a caricature, learn how to draw eyes, learn how to draw an eye, learn pencil techniques, learn shading
Caricature Drawing Books
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Manga Mania
Fantasy Worlds
How to Draw the Enchanted Worlds of Japanese Comics
Sample pages include:
Contributing artists. The medieval world.
How to Draw a Knight
Choosing an Angle - Posing Manga Characters
How to draw the knight, knight illustration.
Manga
Artist / Illustrator - Christopher Hart
How to draw Japanese comics.
CONTENTS...
The medieval world, gothic beasts, the faerie kingdom, warrior women of manga, science fiction, monsters, steam punk.
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How to Draw Caricatures
Sample pages include:
materials and supplies ... marker techniques ... drawing eyes ... pencil techniques ... shading
Artist / Caricaturist - Harry Hamernik
learn how to draw caricatures, learn to draw a caricature, learn how to draw eyes, learn how to draw an eye, learn pencil techniques, learn shading
Caricature Drawing Books
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Wizard Comics Basic Training
Sample pages include:
art essentials ... figure construction ...
Wizard Comics
learn how to draw, learn figure construction
Comic Drawing Books
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How to Draw Anatomy
for the
Comic Book Artist
Sample pages include:
... drawing skulls ...
Artist / Illustrator - Christopher Hart
learn to draw anatomy for comics, learn to draw comics, learn to draw skulls, learn to draw a skull, how to draw skulls, how to draw a skull
Comic Art Drawing Books
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How to Draw Heads and Portraits
Sample pages include:
Polyclitus and the Canon, anthropometry, proportions on a greek skulpture
Proportions on the Human Body (Male and Female)
Contents
Ingres's advice to his students
The Canon For the Human Head - anthropometry - that is the canon? - the head seen from the front - the head seen in profile
The Construction of the Human Head - the skull - the basic structure - the perspective of the circle and the sphere - the canon applied to the basic structure - the structure of the eyebrows, eyes, nose, and mouth - practice exercises - examples of the head in different positions - practice exercise in drawing a model
Age and Gender in Drawing the Human Head - at the age of two - value and contrast in drawing children's heads - the development of the human head - elderly people - women's heads - examples of women's heads
Detailed Study of the Parts of the Face - eyebrows and eyes - the external appearance of the eyes - pairs of eyes - noses and ears - lips and mouths - hair
The portrait - a lesson from Velazquez - basic features of a good portrait - how to do a good portrait - likeness - applications of Ingres's advice
The Portrait as a Work of Art - lighting - pose - more about the pose and the distance of the model - preliminary sketches and composition - using preliminary sketches to study the pose - formats and sizes - How to Draw Portraits - portraits in red chalk, step by step - doing a self-portrait: you are your own model
Jose Maria Parramon
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How to Draw Digimon Monsters
Sample pages include:
how to draw your favorite digimon ... starting to draw
learn to draw Digimon monsters
Digimon Drawing Books
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Forensic Art
Sample pages include:
Introduction to forensic art and illustration
What is forensic art
Four categories of forensic art
ILLUSTRATIONS
image modification
demonstrative evidence
two-dimensional facial reconstruction from the skull
three-dimensional facial reconstruction from the skull
Art or Science
Artist / Illustrator - Karen T Taylor
CONTENTS
Part 1 - Forensic Art: The Foundation
Introduction to Forensic Art and Illustration
A History of Forensic Art
The Human Face
Drawing the Human Face
Part 2 - Forensic Art: Finding and Identifying the Living
The Interview
Composite Imagery
Age Progression: Growth
Age Progression: Aging
Image Assessment and Modification
Part 3 - Forensic Art: Finding and Identifying the Dead
Postmortem Drawing
Skull Protection and Preparation for Reconstruction
Two-Dimensional Facial Reconstruction of the Skull
Three-Dimensional Facial Reconstruction of the Skull
Methods of Superimposition
Part 4 - Forensic Art: Additional Responsibilities
Professional Ethics and Conduct
Printing and Graphics Reproduction
Dealing with the News Media
The Forensic Artist in Court
(Note : Search Inside book for more detailed contents list)
Forensic Art Books
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How to Draw the Human Head and How to Draw the Human Figure
Sample pages include:
How to draw the female eye, how to draw the female mouth, how to draw a lauging mouth vs. how to draw a straight mouth. Drawing noses, ears, hair and more.
Jack Hamm
Contents.
Introduction to the Head ... the head - in six freehand steps ... head construction - the double circle ... beginning the head - front view ... experimenting with a flattened pencil.
The Facial Features ... the eye - step by step ... pointers in drawing the eye ... the eye wheel ... portraying the female mouth ... the laugh and the triangle ... nose construction ... using the fewist lines in drawing the nose ... the nose from various angles.
The Hair ... the natural fall of hair ... suggested simplification of hair ... ways of drawing dark hair ... ways of drawing light hair ... drawing mens hair step by step.
Head Patterns and Comparisons ... hidden angles - hidden circles - the kite ... foreshortening the head from the side ... the female profile in easy sequence ... differences in male and female profiles ... the head in fashion and design ... the male profile in easy sequence ... helpful pointers in the male profile ... recording the planes in the male head ... differences in the male head - front.
Youth and Age ... drawing childrens heads ... the semi-cartoon head ... adding age to a face.
Fundamentals of the Figure ... fundamentals of the human figure ... the skeleton beneath ... the simplified figurette ... starting from scratch to draw the human figure ... the changes of direction of the figure ... the basic lines of the figure extended ... building on the double triangle ... approaching figure drawing in different ways ... arm movement and body proportions ... the prionciple of the 'T' ... step-at-a-time sketching.
The Torso and the Figure ... joining arms and legs to the torso ... bone and muscle prominence in the chest ... a simplified guide - 12 standard positions ... the tilted torso ... simplifying the pelvic region ... further differences between male and female hip sections ... using the abbreviated bone forms ... checking the surface anatomy over the bone forms ....
Principles of Figure Drawing ... planes and solidity ... lines of direction, sweep, and action ... putting structural principles to work ... how hips and shoulders cooperate ... the back of the human figure ... the back and the front related ... pencil approaches to figure sketching ...
The Neck and Shoulders ... notes on the neck and major neck muscles ... neck tips ... explaining and drawing necks ... types of neck and shoulder lines ... what to remember in drawing shoulders ... the shoulder shape ... learning more about the shoulder-blade area ... explaining the shoulder's appearance ... making the shoulder look right.
The Arm ... the bones and muscles of the arm ... helpful pointers in drawing the arm ... the way the arm tapers and the hump that turns to a dimple ... facts that make arm drawing easier ... the outstretched arm ... more tips on drawing the arm ... looking in on the elbows structure ... making the elbow look right.
The Hand ... a simplified approach in drawing the hand ... the hand - side view simplified ... bones of the hand ... the palm-side ... skin folds on the fingers simplified ... the writing hand ... the fist ... practice the 'rough' and the open hand.
The Leg ... methods in drawing the leg ... a few lines in starting ... leg bones that show on the surface ... leg muscles from the front and back ... leg muscles from the side ... understanding knee construction ... types of knees ... helpful pointers in drawing the leg ... the leg in relation to the rest of the figure.
The Feet ... fundamentals of feet ... bones and tendons of the feet ... footnotes ... drawing womens shoes ... above and below shoes ... feet and fashion ... drawing mens shoes ... making shoe drawing easier ... feet first.
Clothing ... simple folds from body protrusions and indentations ... various types of folds ... folds in light and shadow ... the female figure and clothing ... clothing the upper torso ... folds - complex and simple ... making folds comply with the figure ... the male figure and clothing ... notes on simplified body frames - suggestions for drawing male attire ... how to draw sleeve folds ... making folds easier to draw.
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How to Draw Cartoon Animation
Sample pages include:
Character development ... cartoon construction ... stance ... body built from circular and rounded forms ... drawings of dogs ... more circular and rounded forms.
Animator - Preston Blair
DESCRIPTION
This is the one sourcebook that cartooning and animation enthusiasts have been clamoring about for years! A time-tested classic, this tried-and-true reference is often used as a textbook in cartooning workshops, and beginning and professional cartoonists alike are known to have copies of Cartoon Animation in their libraries. In this comprehensive title, famed animator Preston Blair shares his expertise on how to develop a cartoon character, create dynamic movement, and coordinate dialogue with action. Topics include character development, line of action, dialogue, timing, and, of course, animation! This valuable resource provides inspiration and information you need to begin drawing your own animated characters.
CONTENTS
Introduction ... Character Development ... Character Movement ... Animation ... Dialogue ... Technical.
224 pages.
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How to Draw Pictures that Look Real using Colored Pencils with artist Ann Kullberg
Sample pages include:
Getting started, drawing materials - the basics, drawing materials - accessories
CONTENTS
GETTING STARTED... materials the basics ... materials - accessories ... vertical line - smooth stroke ... pressure bar ...feather vs. definitive stroke ... vertical line - quick ... overlap and straddled strokes ... scribble stroke ... broken scribble stroke ... dense vs. airy ... where to start ... building color ... value.
INTERIORS... wicker basket and drapes ... upholstery and pillows ... carved wood ... wood grain floor ... patterned carpet ... windowsill ... walls ... metal fixtures ... patent leather shoes ... tennis shoes ... teddy bear ... eyelet lace.
EXTERIORS... apple blossom and sky ... tulips ... distant flowers ... rhododendrons - using a marker blender ... hedge, sidewalk, ivy and background greenery ... tall grasses, dirt and beauty bark ... close grass ... fir tree trunk ... lake and trees ... alder tree trunk with crosshatched background ... ocean and clouds ... tropics ... waterfall ... barn doors - old wood ... stone stairs ... stones or pebbles ... old brick ... new brick.
Art Materials
From Creation to Framing
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How to Draw Realistic Portraits with Coloured Pencil Step by Step with artist Ann Kullberg
Sample pages include:
Getting started, materials with hints, basic techniques.
Description Portraits not only capture a likeness, but offer for generations to come a glimpse into the subject's life. Sounds like quite a challenge. But with Ann Kullberg's help, it's not as difficult as one might think to create lifelike colored pencil portraits.
Using her own beautiful portraiture for instruction and inspiration, Kullberg walks artists through the process step by step--from basic information about materials and techniques to two demonstrations that show how complete portraits come together from beginning to end.
Readers will also find Kullberg's secrets for making their portrait come alive, along with 17 mini-demos that make it easy to paint realistic features, hair and clothing.
CONTENTS
Introduction ... Getting Started ... Composing a Portrait ... Seeing the Light ... Creating Believable Skin Tones ... Painting Features of the Face ... Painting Hair ... Painting Fabric ... Putting It All Together.
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How to Create Animation
Sample pages include:
front and back covers with illustrations ... why this book? ... page with 10 illustrations ... a few autobiographical pages
Richard Williams
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Draw Squad
Mark Kistler
Sample pages include:
dissolving a popular myth ... the pre-test ... the key words of drawing
TV Artist Mark Kistler
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Drawing Lessons from the Great Masters
Sample pages include:
list of illustrations ... learning to draw ... John Henry Fuseli
Robert Beverly Hale
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