This inspiring book provides a detailed guide to drawing, colouring and manipulating your own digital cartoons. It is packed full with professional advice, fantastic examples and practical step-by-step techniques showing how to create amazing characters and worlds. The book begins by introducing the essential equipment and types of computer software needed. A useful guide to digital techniques follows, which explains how to colour a scanned image, how to combine different media, add speech bubbles and much more. The main section features a range of projects that offer the opportunity to practice the techniques, and produce a variety of cartoon styles, such as graphic novel, manga, and science fiction. There are over 200 amazing drawings and 70 step-by-step exercises which show the artist how to build and develop their skills and also to polish their existing abilitiesand gives hope to endless visual possibilities.

About the Author
Ivan Hissey studied design and illustration at Brighton University and the Royal College of Art, and has illustrated in a wide range of media for over 30 years. His illustrations, caricactures and cartoons have appeared in books and magazines of every description. Curtis Tappenden is a professional painter and illustrator. He works in the art department of The Mail on Sunday newspaper in London, and teaches on the National Diploma of Art and Design and Foundation courses at the University for the Creative Arts. He has illustrated numerous books and written over 15 of his own titles on art and design practice.


Book Information
ISBN 9781844769896
Author Ivan & Tappenden, Curtis Hissey
Format Paperback
Page Count 96
Imprint Southwater
Publisher Anness Publishing