Caricature and Cartooning

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Caricature and Cartooning

• You have a choice of creating
• either a caricature
• or a cartoon character for you final.

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Caricature-

• Your assignment is to create a caricature of
  either someone famous or someone you know
  personally. You will need to show me a photo or
  picture when I grade the project to see how well
  you have captured the likeness. You can decide on
  the type of material and technique used to best
  fit the person to be drawn.

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Suggestions

• Exaggerate the obvious.
• Look for strong characteristics
• Reduce the head to a simple shape
• Choose a style of drawing that best fits the
  character
• (gesture for wild, contour for sleek, etc.)
• Caricature can be of the head or the head and
  body.

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Caricatures
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Cartoon Super Hero

• Create an origin super hero. The cartoon should
  reflect the following as you invent your
  character.
• Or put two different cartoons into one event.

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Suggestions

• Name of super hero?
• What type of powers does he/she possess?
• Where is he/she from?
• What are his/her weaknesses?
• What feat can he/she perform?
• Does he/she have a side-kick?
• What does he/she protect?
• What type of costume or equipment does he/she
  wear?

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Super Heroes
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Facial Expressions
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Hands and Feet
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Political Cartoons
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The Figure in Action
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Tones, Shades and Technique
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Shadows
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Animals
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Perspectives
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Background
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Lettering
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Text Boxes
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Pow Bang Boom
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Angles
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Exaggerated Cartoons
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Manikins, Cartoons and Caricatures.

• Divide your 9X12 white drawing paper into four
  sections.
• Number 1, Draw three cartoon faces showing three
  different expressions. Number 2, a text box with
  a phrase. Number 3, draw any cartoon character.
  Number 4, draw any caricature.