Cool Cars / Cartooning: Learn the Art of Cartooning, Step by Step

by Jack Keely

Learn to draw muscle cars, street rods, customs, super cars, classics, and more! In this entertaining 32-page book, popular illustrator Jack Keely shows aspiring cartoonists how to draw a variety of cool cars-from classic beauties to custom roadsters. Beginning with the basics, Jack demonstrates several different cartoon styles, shows how to draw from a photograph, and provides tips on adding lifelike color. He then explains traditional cartoon techniques such as squash and stretch, exaggeration, and anthropomorphism. He also shares his tricks of the trade for drawing in a graphic-novel style, designing custom paint jobs, depicting movement, and adding human caricatures. With humorous illustrations and witty instructions, this clever how-to-draw book is the perfect addition to any cartoonist's library.

Genres: Art

32 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2008

About the author

Jack Keely is the coauthor and illustrator of Tuck and Tina and the Lost Fortune and other books in the Tuck and Tina series. These are the journals of a young mouse who writes and draws by dipping her tail in a bottle of ink.

He is also the coauthor and illustrator of The Whistlebrass Horror, The Whistlebrass Storm Watcher, and The Whistlebrass Clock People. These supernatural adventures take place in the strange shadowy town of Whistlebrass, Vermont.

Jack is a graduate of Rhode Island School of Design and Cranbrook Academy of Art. He is the illustrator of dozens of books including the bestselling 'Grossology' series, and spends most of his time covered in ink.

Jack's illustrations can be found on Instagram (@jack.keely.illustrator).

Reviews

[Jill · Rating 3 out of 5]

Average art instruction book, a bit on the simplistic side. If drawing books is your thing and you’re a beginner, go for it! It’s mostly cartoony style, with some examples of anthropomorphic design, and it’s not bad over all. Just not a subject I particularly care about in general— reading this because it was part of a drawing book bundle and at least it’s not about drawing zombies or vampires. 😉😂👍🏻 (go ahead, draw me a zombie car, now. You’re welcome.)