Arts and Crafts Articles
61. How to Draw Expressive Cartoons
How to Draw Expressive Cartoons One can see different cartoon characters published on the newspapers and magazines. The word cartoon refers to the satirical drawing that arise humor in the common people. A person should follow some basic steps to draw a simple cartoon that can express complete theme of the story. At first, one should decide whether his cartoon is of a person or animal. Sometimes the cartoonist draws the cartoons of both human beings and animals. After deciding the subject, he should decide the personality of the character. Tracing the personality of his cartoon can help him to easily figure out the gestures of the cartoon. Cartoon dog is one of the most popular cartoon animals. There are some simple steps for drawing cartoons that are expressive in a simple way. The first step for drawing a cartoon dog is to divide the basic parts of the dog. One should draw the oval shape first which would become the base head of the dog. Then beside it, one needs to draw another oval shape which would be the muzzle of the dog. On the second oval, one needs to draw a smaller oval for making the nose of the dog. To make a cartoon one needs to know five basic steps. One should understand the whole story that his cartoon characters would narrate. Then one should draw the gestures and characters of the cartoon in such a way that it resembles the mood and personality of the characters. The characters should be sketched in such a way that they can be animated easily. Detailed characters take much time to animate and so one should try to avoid detail characters. After framing the story and the characters, one should frame the story boarding. It should be done tactfully so that one can understand the complete story with the progress of the plot. If the cartoon is meant for any audio-visual medium then one should select suitable sound for the cartoon. As the animation style affects the cartoon highly one should do it at last and he should give complete attention to his work. After making the three oval shapes one should draw the eyes. The right eye should be larger than the left eye and the size of the right pupil should also be larger than the left. Then one can make the mouth, couple of teeth and tongue. To give a decent look to the cartoon dog one should draw floppy ears of the dog. After completing these steps, one should erase the unnecessary lines from the sketch to make it appear more realistic. One can add color if it is necessary. In the renaissance period as well as during the middle age people treated cartoon as fine art. They were completely different from modern cartoons. Modern cartoons are only single drawing supported by small caption written in a balloon. Captions can also be written on the space beneath the cartoon. Some of the famous cartoonists of the world are Mel Calman, Chon Day, Charles Barsotti, Gary Larson, Charles Addamas and Peter Arno who is named as the father of the gag cartoons. To know more on cartoons one can visit teachmecartoons.com.
62. Scrapbooking Storage Ideas For The Everyday Person
We got some great ideas and tips to create your own personal scrapbooking storage device.
63. The Popularity of Frances Meyer Scrapping Supplies
Most experienced scrapbookers are familiar with Frances Meyer scrapbooking supplies. This line of products offers stickers, paper, embellishments, everything you need to create beautiful scrapbooking pages. Their scrapbooking supplies come in fun, creative designs and they all coordinate, making it easy for anyone to put together amazing page layouts.
64. What You Should Know About Pottery
Pottery is one of the most fun and creative hobbies going, and there are plenty of opportunities for you to get involved in your local area.
65. A Basic Guide to Woodworking
Woodworking is quite popular as a hobby and often people learn a lot of things from this. The children who learn woodworking can grow up taking this as a profession.
66. A Brief Intro to the Art of Pottery
Pottery is the collection of containers and pots manufactured from different types of materials like clay, stone and porcelain.
67. Card Making Supplies and Extras for Scrapbooking
What you can expect to find when doing your scrap books this season.
68. The History Of The Potters Children Parties
Taking a brief look at the history of ceramic arts and their influences in parties.
69. Macrame Instructions
Macrame is an ancient textile-making craft which uses knots on thread or twine or hemp instead of weaving or knitting. It was used by Arab weavers of hand-loomed fabrics in the 13th century used to knot the excess yarn along the edges of the fabric and make them into fringes on bath towels, shawls and veils to give decorative effect.
70. Why Is Body Art Like Skulls On Fire Increasing In Popularity?
Tattoos, like skulls on fire, are very popular today stretching far from the absolutist - tough guys with unfavorable pasts - stereotype to extend to women, teens, the most business-like executive and the glamorous world of celebrities. Skulls on fire designs becoming popular...
71. Create a Unique Quilt Baby Blanket Gift
Giving a unique handmade gift is always well received, here are some great ideas to create a unique baby blanket quilt.
72. 10 Quick Steps to Create a Baby Blanket Gift Basket
Practical gifts are great, homemade personalized gifts are even better. Follow these 10 easy steps to create a unique baby blanket gift basket.
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