Art for Kids: Comic Strips: Create Your Own Comic Strips from Start to Finish
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| Art for Kids: Comic Strips: Create Your Own Comic Strips from Start to Finish |
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| Manufacturer: Lark Books |
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| List Price: $17.95 |
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Kids love comic strips…and now they can devise their own imaginative illustrations and stories with the help of a professional artist who designs for the Cartoon Network. He provides advice on the basic tools and materials; demonstrates how to construct bodies and faces; explains how to come up with appealing characters and build an ensemble cast; and provides ideas for fine-tuning the finished work with proper inking techniques, shading, and color use. There are loads of practical tips and hands-on activities to hone technique, along with tutorials on writing jokes. Plus, Roche gives the low-down on the big business of comic strips, including suggestions for getting published. To top it off, readers watch as the author produces a brand-new strip, from start to finish. |
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| Review Date: December 13, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Albert E., New Haven, CT |
| What sets this book apart from other cartooning books is that the author does not stop with a drawing lesson. This book truly does attempt to cover plot, story lines, etc. so that a child can create a comic strip of his or her own. This book also helped me understand what goes into creating a comic and the different types of comic strips that are out there. A worthwhile investment for any child interested in cartooning. |
My son loves this book
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| Review Date: July 21, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Nomadagain, Southern California |
| My son just turned 11 this week. He likes to write his own comic strips and loves jokes. We saw this book at the library yesterday and he hasn't put it down since. He has already drawn several of the characters and made up a few of his own. He is outlining all of the characters for his own comic strip. I went on Amazon to purchase this book for my son so that he could have a copy of his own. |
Discourse Structure for Comics
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| Review Date: January 26, 2008 |
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| What I love about this book is the very explicit process given for making a strip. Kids can learn how to draw cartoon pictures from lots of books about cartooning; but how often do you read about story formula? This book helps a young writer add a sidekick, outsider or antagonist to his main character, asks specific questions to define the characters ("How would each character react to someone cutting in line in front of him?") and even outlines steps to make a joke. Roche's book would make a great textbook for a 6th or 7th grade class. My 11-year-old loves it. |
comics for older kids
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| Review Date: May 12, 2007 |
| Reviewer: M. gill, so cal |
| This book has great ideas and suggestions. I feel it is more suited for the older kid to the adult. I liked their ideas, but there are many steps involved. Art for kids...I am not sure what age group they consider a "kid" to be. The book has great illustrations with tons of instructions. |
A Great Book!
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| Review Date: April 9, 2007 |
| Reviewer: John Sheppard, Hoschton, GA USA |
| I just finished the book and it was great. It starts with the basics and logically takes one thru the creative process of making a comic strip. The combination of Roche's words and pictures drive his ponts home. You really get into the sample strip he creates in the book. I would recommend to any budding artist or cartoonist. |
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