Cartoon Clinic

(back cover) Visit Cartoon Clinic and find out whether your artwork needs major surgery or just a little first aid. Dr. Ben Cormack opens his office and hands out prescriptions for common cartoon ailments, from faces that are down in the mouth to action figures that have run out of steam. Prevention is better than cure, so follow the doctor's orders and learn the basics of character design, page layout, and script pacing, as well as techniques for inking and coloring your work, using a variety of media. A selection of cartoons by professional artists allows you to see some perfect specimens, and provides the impetus for you to get better. Don't worry, it won't hurt a bit, and the prognosis is a full recovery!"Cormack, Ben is the author of 'Cartoon Clinic ' with ISBN 9780764132575 and ISBN 0764132571.