Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Cartooning But Were Afraid to Draw, Hart, Christopher, Watson-Guptill Publications, ISBN # 0823023591, $16.95
“Everything” is sadly a major exaggeration in this particular book. While the author does a great job of covering the basics (over and over again), he never ventures far beyond them. And because of that, sadly, the book fails to prove itself as the resource for illustrators and cartoonists that he touts it to be in forward, unless that cartoonist is under the age of ten. This would be a great first book for a very young cartoonist but to anyone who has spent anytime in front of a drawing board, this is second nature.
The author is one of the most prolific How To art authors in print today and has created a library of books that are superior to “Everything…” May I suggest hunting for one of those and saving this book as a gift for that niece or nephew who just started coloring within the lines?
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WOW! LOL!
Good review! Harsh - but funny! I guess I will not buy this book. You are not mad at all that you spend your hard earned cash on this book are ya?
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