You Can Draw Cartoons (Dover Books on Art Instruction, Anatomy.) Lou Darvas

Beginning and experienced cartoonists will prize this user-friendly guide to drawing comics. Generously illustrated, it abounds in tips on techniques such as pen and brush handling, patterns, coloring, and attaining perspective. Drawing specifics include helpful hints on depicting people, animals, expressions, and clothing, how to indicate motion and movement, and the use of comic gimmicks and props. Also covered are the creation of effective caricatures, drawing sports-related figures, political cartooning, and pointers on setting up gag panels and comic lettering. Unabridged republication of the edition published by Doubleday & Company, Garden City, New York, 1960.