Digital Cartoon Art: Graphic Design of Digital Cartoons

Author: (English) Withrom (S.) Author, Gu Chen Translated
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: As a clear guide to digital cartoon production, this book showcases the beauty of this great new world from four aspects through abundant and detailed illustrations. With the strong assistance of outstanding figures in the global web and web cartoon fields, it is written from the perspective of industry experts in cartoon production. It serves as an excellent introductory read for beginners and provides valuable advice for aspiring artists entering this field.
Part 1: It begins with the definitions of comics and cartoons, then takes readers on a historical journey of comics, tracing the evolution from the birth of strip cartoons to modern cartoon development.
Part 2: This section covers the process of cartoon creation. It first briefly explains the preparations needed before creating a successful digital cartoon and the specific steps during the drawing process. After providing a comprehensive and detailed discussion of the entire process of creating a strip cartoon, this section also introduces techniques for drawing sketches, coloring, and text processing in cartoons.
Part 3: This part is a grand showcase of the world’s most exciting digital cartoon works and comic books. It includes numerous full-color sample illustrations, with their creators providing annotations to break them down and briefly explaining the creative concepts they embody, the artistic styles that influenced their work, and the tools and techniques they used. This chapter also explores a variety of cartoon genres, from the mainstream themes of comic books—fantasy and science fiction—to realistic stories, and even avant-garde and underground subjects.
Part 4: Through comments from cartoon artists on the future development of the digital cartoon world, this section guides us into the future. Digital Cartoon Art also includes practical reference books and outstanding professional websites.