The Art Of Caricaturing

Author : Mitchel Smith
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781974682225
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (822 download)

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Download or read book The Art of Caricaturing written by Mitchel Smith and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-08-19 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the writing and illustrating of this book my aim has been to produce a comprehensive and concise treatise on the art of caricaturing. It has been made as brief as is consistent with clearness and complete' ness. Although the text is brief, no illustrations Ttfere spared. The many plates illustrate all points necessary, and each of the points illustrated are explained in the text with reference to that particular illustration. In addition to the plates there are many caricatures of famous men included. Acting upon the assumption that it is easier to work if ones assignments are already made, Chapter XII has been made up of assignments and suggestions, which makes this book a complete course in caricaturing. If you obtain half as much pleasure and profit from the use of this book as I derived from writing, and especially illustrating it, I shall consider my time well spent. Wishing you much success. The necessary material used in drawing caricatures are few and inexpensive if we compare them to the tools of some of the professions, such as surgery, etc. The student of caricaturing should procure a number of drawing pens in various sizes. Gillotts drawing pens are perhaps the most widely used of all pens by cartoonists and pen apdtjnk artists in generaL For drawing cartoons and caricatures siw DEGREES70J DEGREESopand DEGREES DEGREES are the ones moat uattk-Qtber si?es and styles oipBSsmay be very useful; especiaU DEGREES DEGREESowl poin DEGREESens for drawing heavy lines for the outlines of cartoons. mttrtTBook are reproduced a number of caricatures that were outlined with a lettering pen which enabled the artist to get an- effect markedly original These lettering pens may be had m many sizes, and shaped with round, square or oblong nibs. The student, or, prospective student is advised to obtain some of these, because every artist should learn to manipulate the lettering pen and brush in lettering. Nearly -all art work requires more or less hand lettering. Other materials needed are, black waterproof drawing ink Higgins is very good and pencils for sketching arid drawing. All drawings should be completely drawn with pencil before drawing in ink. Art gum erasers, thumb tacks for fastening the drawing paper or board to the drawing board will also be needed. The most satisfactory material to make the drawings on is a good grade of Bristoli Board. But if the drawings are not intended for publication, a good quality of heavy, hard surface bond paper gives satisfactory results, and is also very good for sketching. Caricaturing requires a great deal of sketching, and one should keep a supply of good paper for this purpose, to record ideas and impressions before they escape from the mind never to return from that oblivion where all things mental and material eventually go. NICOLA After which sudden outburst of scholarship and philosophy, let us consider the manipulation of the pen, for the benefit of beginners who are not familiar with this medium of drawing. The drawing pen is held the same as in the proper position for writing; that is, with the thumb and first and second A variety of pen lines are used in cartooning and caricaturing. Fine lines, heavy lines, slow lines, fast lines, irregular lines DEGREES and shaky GLADSTONE lines are most frequently used. On Plate 1 are illustrations of various kinds of lines, dots, shading and etc. E, F and G are called Crosshatch lines and they are used for shading. There are some examples of Crosshatch in the illustrations m this book; especially, of F, Plate 1. Graded lines as in Q, R, S, T and U are drawn by increasing or decreasing the pressure on the pen; they are best drawn rapidly. Ends of lines dhat do not have their termination in other lines are usually drawn thusly. An example of this is Fig. 3, Plate 9. FREDERICK THE GREAT K on Plate 1 was made with a small camels hair brush, which every cart