Cartooning for Kids Series

Fairy Tale Fun teaches young artists to draw a range of favorite, fun, and quirky fabled figures in true cartooning style. Children will love learning how to reinterpret popular fairy tale characters in cartoon form, as well as design their own fantasy characters, all with a colorful, silly touch. Featured sections cover characteristics, expressions, and gestures that make a whimsical, magical cartoon character come to life on the page, as well as creative ideas and techniques for rendering mythical characters in unexpected costumes, disguises, or locations. Projects include widely recognized fairy tale figures and characters from classic stories, fables, and legend, including princesses, fairies, knights, dragons, giants, and more, reinterpreted in a fun, kid-friendly style! Each lesson begins with a simple shape and progresses to a colorful final piece of art, making it easy for budding artists of all skill levels to follow along. Fairy Tale Fun teaches young artists-in-training how to take their drawing skills from enthusiastic doodler to ace cartoonist through a series of engaging, easy-to-follow step-by-step cartooning projects. Along the way, tips and tricks from a professional cartoonist are included to guide their efforts, making this book an experience that is sure to create a new favorite pastime.

Furry & Feathered Friends

by Dave Garbot

Published 1 September 2014

Furry & Feathered Friends follows the second title in the Cartooning for Kids series, Mean ‘ n’ Messy Monsters, expanding on its core concepts and teaching young artists to draw a range of fun, furry, and feathered animals in true cartooning style. Children will love learning how to reinterpret their favorite animal friends in cartoon form, as well as design their own favorite critters, all with a colorful, silly touch. Featured sections cover humorous characteristics, silly expressions, and over-the-top gestures that make a cartoon animal come to life on the page, as well as creative ideas and techniques for rendering a favorite animal in an unexpected costume, disguise, or location. Projects include popular animals and quirky pets, including dogs, cats, birds, hamsters, rabbits, and more, reinterpreted in a fun and whimsical kid-friendly style! Each lesson begins with a simple shape and progresses to a colorful final piece of art, making it easy for budding artists of all skill levels to follow along. Furry & Feathered Friends teaches young artists-in-training how to take their drawing skills from enthusiastic doodler to ace cartoonist through a series of engaging, easy-to-follow step-by-step cartooning projects. Along the way, tips and tricks from a professional cartoonist are included to guide their efforts, making this book an experience that is sure to create a new favorite pastime.

Silly Sports

by Dave Garbot

Published 1 June 2015

Mashup Mania

by Dave Garbot

Published 1 June 2015

Crazy, Zany Cartoon Characters Drawing Book & Kit

by Dave Garbot

Published 3 September 2015

A young artist's all-inclusive guide to drawing cartoon animals, characters, faces, and expressions.

Children will love learning about cartooning with this all-inclusive kit, which features interactive cartooning lessons and art supplies in an easily portable format for on-the-go fun and creativity. The secure magnetic closure houses all of the necessary tools and materials so that children can express their creativity wherever they are. This fun, colorful kit includes a 40-page drawing book, loose-leaf drawing paper, a drawing pencil and sharpener, an eraser, colored pencils, markers, and stickers. Featuring a variety of subjects, including quirky people and whimsical animals, as well as fantasy creatures, robots, and space aliens, Crazy, Zany Cartoon Characters Kit provides young artists with the essential concepts for drawing in true cartooning style. Each project starts with a simple shape, such as a circle or square, and then builds upon the previous steps, progressing to a finished full-color cartoon character. Along the way, tips and tricks from a professional illustrator are included to guide children in their artistic efforts, making this cartooning kit an experience that is sure to make drawing a new favorite pastime.