Cartooning: Characters with Jack Keely

by Jack Keely

Discover the exciting world of cartooning! In this book, Jack Keely invites you into his artistic world as he shows you how to create your own entertaining cartoon characters. The author explains his own cartooning techniques as well as his unique methods of developing a cartoon character while sharing helpful tips on basic shapes, exaggeration, body language, and more. Inside, you will learn about important concepts such as how to apply anthropomorphism and how to use lines of action to draw characters in motion. Moreover, you will find a wealth of comical characters to inspire you. This book is sure to be a welcome addition to any cartooning enthusiastÆs library!

32 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2004

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).