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ISBN: PB: 9780300170993

Yale University Press

February 2011

96 pp.

19x14 cm

30 black&white illus.

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Cartooning

Philosophy and Practice

The best cartooning is efficient visual storytelling – it is as much a matter of writing as it is of drawing. In this book, noted cartoonist and illustrator Ivan Brunetti presents fifteen distinct lessons on the art of cartooning, guiding his readers through wittily written passages on cartooning terminology, techniques, tools, and theory. Supplemented by Brunetti's own drawings, prepared specially for this book, these lessons move the reader from spontaneous drawings to single-panel strips and complicated multipage stories. Through simple, creative exercises and assignments, Brunetti offers an unintimidating approach to a complex art form. He looks at the rhythms of storytelling, the challenges of character design, and the formal elements of comics while composing pages in his own iconic style and experimenting with a variety of tools, media, and approaches. By following the author's sophisticated and engaging perspective on the art of cartooning, aspiring cartoonists of all ages will hone their craft, create their personal style, and discover their own visual language.

About the Author

Ivan Brunetti has published several graphic novels and taught courses on editorial illustration and comics at the University of Chicago and Columbia College Chicago. He is author of the Eisner-Award-winning "Cartooning: Philosophy and Practice" (Yale) and editor of Yale University Press's two-volume "Anthology of Graphic Fiction, Cartoons, and True Stories".

Reviews

"Not everyone can be Charles Schulz or Ivan Brunetti, but if you give your time and best efforts to the program laid out in 'Cartooning: Philosophy and Practice', you might be more of yourself" – Bob Duggan, Big Think