How To Draw Cartoons (PC and Mac, CD-ROM) Diamar Interactive - 1995 USA, Canada Release

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How To Draw Cartoons
Packaging cover How To Draw Cartoons.
Product ID 00354-00206
Product UPC 700354002063
Platform(s) PC and Mac
Media CD-ROM
Copyright date 1995
Publisher(s) Diamar Interactive
Category(s) Graphics, Painting
Country of Origin United States of America

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  • Based on Christopher Hart's best-selling book.
  • Free! Comic Book kit included!

Learn cartooning the easy way- and have fun doing it!
How To Draw Cartoons is based on the best-selling book, Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Cartooning But Were Afraid to Draw, by master cartoonist Christopher Hart. This exclusive CD-ROM version includes the entire book, plus dozens of new, original drawings. Hart's boundless enthusiasm comes alive on every screen through interactive videos, sound effects, animations, and dozens of new step-by-step drawings.

How To Draw Cartoons serves as a complete course for beginners and a useful tool for more advanced cartoonists. In section after section, screen after screen, you'll discover your own drawing style, as you create an appealing cast of characters, construct a multitude of expressions, develop special effects, and build your own imaginary world complete with props and backgrounds.

  • Click through more than 700 sample cartoons.
  • Get personal advice from Christopher Hart in more than 100 video clips, as he shares the secrets of professional cartoonists.
  • See how a cartoon is made by exploring the stages of its creation; then grab pencil and paper to try the techniques on your own.
  • Have fun with dozens of sound effects and animations.
  • Choose from more than 50 topics to build your own drawing workshop. Includes all the information in Hart's best-selling book, and more!
  • Create and print original cartoon characters by clicking on different heads, body parts, and facial features, or customize the dozens of existing characters.
  • Save characters you create for use in computer drawing and painting programs.

Christopher Hart has written and illustrated many best-selling books, including How To draw Cartoons for Comic Strips, How to Draw Comic Book Heroes and Villains, and How to Draw Cartoon Animals. Hart began his cartooning career at age 17 designing characters for animated commercials. He worked on staff for the world-famous comic strip Blondie and has published his cartoons in Highlights Magazine for Children, as well as many other publications. He is currently a regular contributor to Mad Magazine.

System Requirements

PC Windows 3.1
Required CPU 386-33
Required RAM 8MB
Req. Hard Drive 4MB Free
Required CD Speed 2X
Required Audio Yes
Supported Video SVGA 256 Color
PC Windows 95
Required CPU 386DX
Required RAM 8MB
Req. Hard Drive 4MB Free
Required CD Speed 2X
Required Audio Yes
Supported Video SVGA 256 Color
Mac System 7.1
Required CPU Mac LC II
Required RAM 8MB
Req. Hard Drive 2MB Free
Required CD Speed 2X
Supported Video 13" 256 Color

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Retail Box cover How To Draw Cartoons. Retail Box back How To Draw Cartoons.

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