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42 Caricaturing PLATE 9
Chapter V Comic Figures Just as a framework is necessary in drawing the head, so is it necessary in drawing a body for the head. You should know the proportions of a comic figure. Since comic figures may be such gross exaggerations, the proportions of the limbs and torso may vary much in various types, especially between slender and corpulent figures. Note the proportions of Figures 3 and 5 on Plate 9. However, in the average figure, the torso and legs are of equal length with the knee midway of the Icgi exclusive of the foot. The hands should reach midway of the thf^h and the elbow half way of the arm, which makes the elbow near the hip when the arms hang vertically. For the beginner or amateur, it is better to draw a sort of skeleton for a guide as in Figure A, Plate 9. Next block in body, legs and arms. Draw head as in Figure 1. Draw clothing, adding buttons, wrinkles, etc., to give it life, as in Fig. 2, and finish as m Fig. 3. The same procedure is used, in drawing a sideview comic figure. This is illustrated by Figures 4, 5, and 6 on the same plate. Figure 7 shows a different technique. The most difficult part of the body to draw is the hand. The amateur should give this item a good deal of study and practice, drawing from his own hands as a model, and from other artists* work. It would be wise to clip hands that are good in various positions, from cartoons to keep for reference or models when needed. Quite a lot of hands and feet. humor can be added by well drawn and well placed Some of the various ways of getting humor in the feet are, by turning the toes out, or in; turning the toes up at the end; exaggerating; 43
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Page 11: Foreword In the writing and illustr
Page 15 and 16: List of Illustrations George Arliss
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Page 41 and 42: Chapter IV Exaggeration Exaggeratio
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