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Tools & materials -- Construction of the head -- Stretch & squash -- Facial expressions -- Line of action -- The skeleton foundation -- Hand construction -- Birds -- Character construction -- The "pugnacious" character -- The "cute" character -- The "screwball" type -- The "goofy" character -- Movement of body masses -- Taking flight -- The "take" -- Movements of the two-legged figure -- Movements of the four-legged figure -- Front & rear views of movements -- The skip -- The sneak -- The walk & the run -- Dialogue

World-renowned animator Preston Blair covers the most important aspects of cartooning, such as working out layouts, planning scenes, and synchronizing mouth action. It also provides instruction on drawing a variety of believable animated characters, with tips on using lines of action to create realistic motion

"40-page step-by-step drawing book."