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-The Cartoonist's Bible-
Featuring Lady Anne Wehrley
Create great cartoons in a wide range of styles and media, from comic-book line art to digital manga. Learn how to exaggerate and distort your characters to great comic effect; render funny expressions and body language; add backgrounds, lettering, and speech balloons.
The contents of this book are unique and completely practical. Not only will you learn how to draw cartoons in many formats including up-to-date advice on CGI (computer generated images) and Manga comics, but you will also learn easy, foolproof methods of how to always be able to think up new humorous ideas for your cartoons—and how to give yourself the bet chance of selling your work and seeing it published.
In The Cartoonist's Bible, there is an extremely useful and comprehensive Expressions File that means you will never struggle to draw just the right look on your cartoon characters. Also included is a valuable Cartoon Resources file to signpost you on to further information about all aspects of cartooning. Over 60,000 copies of The Cartoonist's Bible sold worldwide.
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Green Pieces Presents
-Green From the Pond Up-
by Drew Aquilina
Who knew being GREEN could be so hilarious? People around the world are familiar with some part of nature, be it the environment or its inhabitants. All of nature serves as the setting for the characters in the full color collection of cartoon strips, Green Pieces: Green From the Pond Up, by Drew Aquilina. Clouds, insects, birds, mammals and plants are game for the cartoon strip Green pieces, naturally, the world's greenest and most environmentally friendly humor-TM. Nothing is overlooked by this clever feature.
Green Pieces: Green From the Pond Up has been named Comics/Graphic Novel of the Year at the London, Paris, New York, New England and San Francisco and Green Book Festivals. Aquilina's inaugural cartoon compilation also was named USA Best Books 2011; Best Book Awards, Environment/Green Book of the Year and was awarded the Humor Finalist distinction by the 2012 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards, National Indie Excellence Awards and the Next Generation Indie Book Awards.
Who knew being green could be so hilarious? The cartoon strip and Green Pieces: Green From the Pond Up highlight four main characters who introduce the reader to the life and times around a typical wetland, in this case a pond. Led by a claustrophobic turtle named Iggman, the action picks up once humans leave the scene. Iggy's friends include an annoying dragonfly, Radic; an omnipotent techno-bullfrog, Cabby; and a rogue raccoon, Roc. Meet the Pond Friends: Iggy: Cleverly yet cautiously approaching the world surrounding him, Iggman seeks the simple pleasures of life. Iggy, (as his friends call him) has a unique perspective on his environment. As a turtle, his species longevity promotes wisdom. It is Iggy's naivete, however, that gives away his true age. His shell, the seemingly magical carapace that follows Iggy everywhere, is the center of attention. The shell serves as Iggy's sanctuary as well as his burden. Unusual for turtles, Iggy also battles bouts of claustrophobia. He tempers his affliction by frequently giving the outside of his shell a good coat of wax. Radic the dragonfly: Radic epitomizes the word bug. Making his rounds at the pond and through nature, Radic stirs up trouble wherever he flies. This pesky but loveable cad is the self-proclaimed best friend of Iggy. It is unknown whether Radic truly seeks Iggy's friendship or simply covets Iggy's warm, comfy-cozy shell on which to land and sleep. Cabby the bullfrog: This techno-frog's DNA was altered by pollution during the critical tadpole stage. As a result, his brain developed instead of his legs. Cabby's genius lies in the scientific realm with heavy emphasis on computers and physics. While normally focused on his scientific pursuit, from time to time Cabby will indulge in less lofty aspirations to help get his wetland friends in and out of trouble. Roc the raccoon: Roc is your friendly neighborhood raccoon. Endearing and charming to a fault, he possesses an uncanny ability to recognize the reality of most situations. As the local rogue, Roc gets through life by living out of dumpsters and trash cans and picking up odd jobs from Cabby. Roc reminds the reader of the uncle that families do not talk about much. When he is not sleeping off a night of heavy rubbish rummaging, Roc can be a very good friend and fun companion.
Also the winner of the 2011 San Francisco Book Festival, Wildcard Honorable Mention, the reader follows the delightful antics of Iggy, Radic, Cabby and Roc as they frolic through nature.
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Green Pieces Presents
-Meet the Pond Friends-
by Drew Aquilina
by Drew Aquilina
Iggman (Iggy) the Turtle - Cleverly yet cautiously approaching the world surrounding him, Iggman seeks the simple pleasures of life. Unusual for turtles, Iggy battles bouts of claustrophobia. He tempers his affliction by frequently giving the outside of the shell a good coat of wax.
Radic the Dragonfly - Radic epitomizes the word bug. Radic stirs up trouble wherever he flies. This pesky but lovable cad is the self-proclaimed best friend; of Iggman the Turtle.
Cabby the Bullfrog - This techo-frog's DNA was altered by pollution during the critical tadpole stage. As a result, Cabby's brain developed instead of his legs. Cabby's genius lies in the scientific realm with heavy emphasis on computers and physics.
Roc the Raccoon - Charming and endearing to a fault, Roc possesses an uncanny ability to recognize the reality of most situations. As the local rogue, he gets through life by living out of dumpsters and trash cans and picking up odd jobs from Cabby.
-Note To Gibbs-
by Pierre O'Rourke
With Cartoons by Drew Aquilina
Some pet owners speak to their dogs and others whisper. But, writing notes? Leaving written notes for his dog is exactly what Arizona author Pierre O'Rourke does in his inaugural book Note To Gibbs. After losing Nubble, his best friend and companion of 11 years, it took O'Rourke almost two years to get another dog. At that time, he received a call there was a six-month-old Australian Blue Heeler rescue dog available for adoption. After some angst and a lot of prodding from his friends, Gibbs came into O'Rourke's life.
O'Rourke decided to write Gibbs a note to welcome the puppy into his new home. O'Rourke put the note on his refrigerator and, thereafter, began a daily ritual of writing notes to Gibbs about everything from sharing toys with other dogs to his relationship with his best friend, Bijou. Note To Gibbs is a delightful look at life through the eyes of a new puppy.
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Green Pieces Presents
-One Piece At a Time-
by Drew Aquilina
by Drew Aquilina
Green Pieces: One Piece At a Time is written and illustrated by International awarding winning cartoonist/author Drew Aquilina. Green Pieces is an extraordinary cartoon collection profiling nature in a humorous way providing educators and parents with an effective, fun environmental platform. All of nature serves as the setting for the characters in this collection of 128 hand drawn cartoon strips. In his third compilation, Aquilina uses his love of the environment as inspiration for this entertaining cartoon strip. As the seasons turn, this hilarious book explores how turtles, dragonflies, frogs, raccoons, birds, deer, squirrels and nature's denizens coexist, even when man intrudes on their surroundings.
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-PAMO's World ...A Webcomic-
by Pam Huggins
Pamo's World is a comic about getting along in life. At Pamo's World you'll find motorcycles, talking cats, and lots of chocolate. Part fantasy, part reality, but mostly it's fun.
Pamo's World Volume One is a 48 page collection of some comics drawn between spring of 2013 and spring of 2015.
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-Postcards Home-
by W.D. Mast
Lisa Aquilina - Editor
by W.D. Mast
Lisa Aquilina - Editor
Author and award-winning photographer W.D. Mast writes and sends postcards to memorialize the trails he travels, the world he journals and the images he captures. Mast is a dreamer, restless by nature, and a wanderer at heart. He has traveled the globe many times while discovering its unique places and people. Mast has found the visual symbolism from postcards to be a perfect way to communicate and connect with his loved ones. He enjoys affixing a note and stamp on each postcard and then sending the message and picture from one place to another.
Postcards Home, Adventures Begin with the First Step represents the central focus of Mast's dream. Postcards he once sent now return to forever validate a place and point in time. Those who received the hundreds of postcards Mast has sent over the past 30 years, unbeknownst to him, kept many of those cards. Now over 410 of those same cards have been returned to the author/photographer/traveler. This book is meant to share with the reader Mast's true experiences through the postcards he has written and sent, through his photographs taken contemporaneously along the way. From the 1979 Iranian evacuation to living on a Saudi Arabian oil slick to catching live turkeys for a New Zealand/American Thanksgiving to spiritual awakening in Tibet, Postcards Home is an exciting, humorous, compelling and interesting read for all who share the adventurous spirit.
Mast has earned the title of one of the most traveled photographers with his long list of adventures, including skiing off the Swiss Alps and parasailing 7000 feet to the village below; bungee jumping off a 120-foot bridge in Queenstown, New Zealand; being chased from a Kenyan tent camp by a charging elephant; finding himself confronted, eye to eye, with a white rhino and her young calf while on a Zambian walking safari; taking the longest train journey -- 9300 miles -- from London to Hong Kong in 43 days; traveling by train across Canada and the USA over 10,000 miles; and, camping in a 4x4 vehicle for four months through 32 national parks and covering 25,000 miles across North America.
The spectacular worldwide photography of W.D. Mast has always made places both remote and familiar come alive. Now, his creative book, Postcards Home, with ever entertaining stories to go along with the photos gives you an even more 'being there' feeling. Mast's nostalgic collection of postcards reminds us all of trips we took but didn't have the foresight to save the postcards! This book helps bring our own travel memories to the forefront out of the corners of our mind ... as it instills us with the desire to travel to new fantastic places as well.
Experience a classic travel memoir by reading Postcards Home by W.D. Mast.
Mast also makes available his U.S. and international photography gallery containing over 300 exquisite images.
Postcards Home, Adventures Begin with the First Step represents the central focus of Mast's dream. Postcards he once sent now return to forever validate a place and point in time. Those who received the hundreds of postcards Mast has sent over the past 30 years, unbeknownst to him, kept many of those cards. Now over 410 of those same cards have been returned to the author/photographer/traveler. This book is meant to share with the reader Mast's true experiences through the postcards he has written and sent, through his photographs taken contemporaneously along the way. From the 1979 Iranian evacuation to living on a Saudi Arabian oil slick to catching live turkeys for a New Zealand/American Thanksgiving to spiritual awakening in Tibet, Postcards Home is an exciting, humorous, compelling and interesting read for all who share the adventurous spirit.
Mast has earned the title of one of the most traveled photographers with his long list of adventures, including skiing off the Swiss Alps and parasailing 7000 feet to the village below; bungee jumping off a 120-foot bridge in Queenstown, New Zealand; being chased from a Kenyan tent camp by a charging elephant; finding himself confronted, eye to eye, with a white rhino and her young calf while on a Zambian walking safari; taking the longest train journey -- 9300 miles -- from London to Hong Kong in 43 days; traveling by train across Canada and the USA over 10,000 miles; and, camping in a 4x4 vehicle for four months through 32 national parks and covering 25,000 miles across North America.
The spectacular worldwide photography of W.D. Mast has always made places both remote and familiar come alive. Now, his creative book, Postcards Home, with ever entertaining stories to go along with the photos gives you an even more 'being there' feeling. Mast's nostalgic collection of postcards reminds us all of trips we took but didn't have the foresight to save the postcards! This book helps bring our own travel memories to the forefront out of the corners of our mind ... as it instills us with the desire to travel to new fantastic places as well.
Experience a classic travel memoir by reading Postcards Home by W.D. Mast.
Mast also makes available his U.S. and international photography gallery containing over 300 exquisite images.
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