Geoff Kelly First published 2006 Copyright © text and illustrations, Geoff Kelly 2006 All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system, without prior permission in writing from the publisher The Australian Copyright Act 1968 (the Act) allows a maximum of one chapter or ten per cent of this book, whichever is the greater, to be photocopied by any educational institution for its educational purposes provided that the educational institution (or body that administers it) has given a remuneration notice to Copyright Agency Limited (CAL) under the Act Allen & Unwin 83 Alexander St Crows Nest NSW 2065 Australia Phone: (61 2) 8425 0100 Fax: (61 2) 9906 2218 Email: info@allenandunwin.com Web: www.allenandunwin.com National Library of Australia Cataloguing-in-Publication entry: Kelly, Geoff How to draw krappy kartoons really well For children ISBN 74114 760 Cartooning – Technique – Juvenile literature I Title 741.5 Designed by Sandra Nobes Set in Cafeteria by Tou-Can Design Printed by McPhersons Printing Group, Australia 10 S i m p l e S h a p e s - - -2 Using ing & Tracin y p o C 7- S p a g h e t t i D w i n g - - -1 g Be 2n d i0n g -&-S -t rSe kt c eh i lnog -s- -2 S h a d o w s - - -3 in l l u P g Fa c e s - - - -N-O-SEE -a r s - -5 The D w i n g U g l y - - - K u n te -58 o o t r a K 65 - - - M a k i n g Fu n of 74 - - - C o l o u r S o u n d E f f e c t s - - -7 g St u f Av o i da ii lns , t r y A b s tfra-c-t- If all else f Doodles -98 Art - 9 - - - D r e wd l e s 93 Foreword from a Famous Dead Artist If you are reading this book it means you’re smart enough to know that you are a KRAPPY DRAWER!!! Good! It also means that you are holding the book the right way up and that you have at least one eyeball! VERY GOOD!!! Yep, all clear signs that you have what it takes to succeed in the world of Art So read on ... Kelly, Geoff How to draw krappy kartoons really well For children ISBN 74114 760 Cartooning – Technique – Juvenile literature I Title 741.5 Designed by Sandra Nobes Set in Cafeteria by Tou-Can Design... of the Krappy Kartoon civilisations Look at what they invented! The spaghetti drawing method is a FOOLPROOF (nothing personal) way of creating great Krappy Kartoons It’s a bit like a drawing... the best way to explain this astounding FACT is to tell a little story – the story of Tag lived a long time ago, before just about anything had really happened! His favourite thing to eat were