Draw 50 famous cartoons : the step-by-step way to draw your favorite classic cartoon characters

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Title:

Draw 50 famous cartoons : the step-by-step way to draw your favorite classic cartoon characters

Alternate title:

Famous cartoons

Author:

Ames, Lee J, author.

Series:

Draw 50.

Summary:

A barrel of laughs is what aspiring cartoonists of all ages will have while they learn to draw their favorite characters from the funny pages. This book contains step-by-step instructions for drawing famous cartoon characters.

General Note:

Originally published in hardcover in the United States: New York : Doubleday, 1979.

Physical Description:

1 v. (unpaged) : chiefly ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.

Subject Term:

Cartooning -- Technique -- Juvenile literature.

Publisher:

Watson-Guptill,

Publication Date:

2012

1979

ISBN:

9780823085682

Publication Information:

New York : Watson-Guptill, 2012.

Call Number:

J 743 AMES

Holds: Copies:

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A barrel of laughs is what aspiring cartoonists of all ages will have while they learn to draw their favorite characters from the funny pages.

Author Notes

Lee Judah Ames (January 8, 1921 - June 3, 2011 ) was an American artist noted for his Draw 50... learn-to-draw books. He was born in Manhattan, New York. His first job at age eighteen was at Walt Disney Studios. He has since led a career as an advertising artist, fine artist, cartoonist, designer, animation in-betweener, illustrator, and as an artist-in residence at Doubleday. His series of 26 Draw 50... books take a friendly and minimalist approach to teaching drawing while the books often contain no instructional text. He enlisted in the military and served as a second lieutenant during World War II. He and his wife Jocelyn resided in Mission Viejo, California.

Excerpts

The novice with a musical instrument is frequently taught to play simple melodies as quickly as possible, well before he learns the most elemental scratchings at the surface of music theory. The resultant self-satisfaction, pride in accomplishment, can be a significant means of providing motivation. And all from mimicking an instructor's "Do as I do." Mimicry is a prerequisite for developing creativity. We learn the use of our tools by mimicry. Then we can use those tools for creativity. To this end I would offer the budding artist the opportunity to memorize or mimic (rote-like, if you wish) the making of cartoons-- cartoons he has been anxious to be able to draw. Excerpted from Draw 50 Famous Cartoons: The Step-by-Step Way to Draw Your Favorite Classic Cartoon Characters by Lee J. Ames All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.