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Chapter HI<br />
Expression<br />
Expression is very important m cartooning and <strong>caricaturin</strong>g. Just<br />
as a cartoon is an exaggerated drawing, so is the expression in a cartoon<br />
On Plate 4 are illustrations <strong>of</strong> twelve <strong>of</strong> the most used expressions.<br />
They are labeled underneath each drawing: fright, surprise, anger,<br />
attention, smile, sneer, pain, laughter, stupidity, weeprrig, anticipatioti,<br />
and contentment. Study these drawings carefully and analyze each<br />
expression. To help you do this, each expression .shall be considered<br />
separately and their mam characteristics noted.<br />
In fright the eyebrows ire lifted and the forehead wrinkled. The<br />
eyes are opened very wide, and so is the mouth; and the hair stands<br />
on end,<br />
Surprise is similar to fright except that the mouth is not opened<br />
as wide and the eyebrows are not lifted as much.<br />
In Anger<br />
the brows are drawn down in die center and are<br />
knotted, or knit, and irregular, with the forehead wrinkled vertically.<br />
The eyes are pardy covered by the brows. The corners <strong>of</strong> the mouth<br />
are drawn downward, and very <strong>of</strong>ten the teeth are visible as in the<br />
illustration. Also the hair stands on end or is disorderly.<br />
Note in Attention the shape <strong>of</strong> eyes, eyebrows, nose and mouth.<br />
Study the wrinkles around the eyes, mouth, and forehead in all the<br />
different expressions illustrated.<br />
In Smiling the brows are lifted in an arched position. The eyes<br />
are pardy dosed at the corners. The corners <strong>of</strong> the mouth are drawn<br />
upward and may. be opened slighdy, or closed depending on the<br />
particular expression desired,
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