(back cover) Cartoon characters are leaping out everywhere--from comic book pages, billboards, computer games, and TV screens. Find out how to inject personality into your artwork and create your own fresh and funny characters. Discover how to simplify, exaggerate, and distort your designs to hilarious effect ... bend the rules of anatomy to give your characters funny bones ... create madcap expressions and riotous body language. Experiment with a range of media, from pen and ink to paint and marker, and learn techniques to turn flat cartoons into three-dimensional comic creations, complete with humorous props and backgrounds. Includes practical information on honing your designs for different markets and professional advice on presenting and selling your finished artwork. Vincent Woodcock is a professional animator, designer, director, and illustrator. He has directed feature animation for Disney ("DuckTales The Movie, The Tigger Movie") and award-winning TV commercials and promos. He currently teaches character design in the animation course at the renowned St. Martin's College, London.