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Aesthetics : a memoir
This book presents a collection of the author's works, including concept art and finished products.
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Cartooning
The best cartooning is efficient visual storytelling-it is as much a matter of writing as it is of drawing. In this book, noted cartoonist and illustrator Ivan Brunetti presents fifteen distinct lessons on the art of cartooning, guiding his readers through wittily written passages on cartooning terminology, techniques, tools, and theory. Supplemented by Brunetti's own illustrations, prepared specially for this book, these lessons move the reader from spontaneous drawings to single-panel strips and complicated multipage stories.
Through simple, creative exercises and assignments, Brunetti offers an unintimidating approach to a complex art form. He looks at the rhythms of storytelling, the challenges of character design, and the formal elements of comics while composing pages in his own iconic style and experimenting with a variety of tools, media, and approaches. By following the author's sophisticated and engaging perspective on the art of cartooning, aspiring cartoonists of all ages will hone their craft, create their personal style, and discover their own visual language.
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Shapes and shapes with Annemarie : a Toon book
\"In this fun, educational STEAM graphic novel by a master cartoonist, a diverse group of elementary school students learn about geometry and the simple shapes that make up our world, in both the classroom and the playground\"-- Provided by publisher.
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Panel: Lines on Paper
A panel discussion on comic books moderated by Hamza Walker and participated by Lynda Barry, Ivan Brunetti, R. Crumb and Gary Panter is presented. Comic books not only underwent a Hulk-like metamorphosis, the underground came above ground. Superheroes became less super and more dinosaur-like as the charms of Lynda Barry took root.
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WEEK 4
Some of the more impatient students are probably itching to start drawing pages with fancy layouts, characters bursting out of the panels, word balloons shaped like icicles, diagonal borders, and the like. Yet, at this early stage, the serious student would best focus on capturing the nuances of rhythm, movement, character, and gesture before attempting to dazzle us with cleverness, pyrotechnics, or showboating. As in Ovid’s famous dictum, “True Art is to Conceal Art.”
In the following exercise, we will again be working without words. I understand these “silent” comics might be frustrating for you; allow me to explain. We
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WEEK 15
Well, how did it turn out? I hope you are satisfied with (perhaps even proud of) your final story and that you have found the course both challenging and edifying. If I have done my job, you should see a noticeable progression in your work from 15 weeks ago to now. At the same time, I also hope you can look at your work objectively and identify some areas where there is room for improvement. As Richard Taylor warned, “The mediocre eye is never able to recognize mediocrity—that’s the penalty of ignorance.”
Unfortunately, you will probably have to draw
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WEEKS 10 THROUGH 14
And so, we arrive at our last assignment: a story of four pages in length, on any subject, drawn in any dimension, in black and white or in color, using any tools or techniques, with any layout you wish. This will give you the opportunity to consider the center “spread” as a potential composition, and the story as a whole as yet another level to the composition. The story could be fiction, non-fiction, biography, autobiography, journalism, or a genre of your own invention. Allow yourself 5 weeks of work for this final project. The challenge will be to divide the
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WEEK 1
Cartooning is built upon the Five Cs: calligraphy, composition, clarity, consistency, and communication, each reinforcing the other. We will consider the doodle as the fundament of cartooning. Accordingly, the following exercises should stress minimalism, dynamic drawing, and clear, simple lines.
Using your sketchbook and a pencil or pen of your choice, spend 3–4 minutes drawing a car. Then, start over and draw it in 2 minutes. Then 1 minute. Then 30 seconds. Then 15 seconds. And then 5 seconds. Draw faster at each step—that is, draw the entire car within the time limit. Repeat this same process for
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