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    BULGY EYEBALLS AND FREAKISH OVERBITES: AN INTRODUCTION “ve been ¢ drawer of curves and ovels and squiggly lines for ebout a: long as I can remember. I can even pinpoint the moment when my fale asa lifelong compulsive doodler was sealed: tho first day of the frst grade. Thet’s when | began to draw, and draw and drow and draw, on whatever surface and with whatever tool | had handy. Why? Because | found school s0 unbelievably boring that | had to do somathing-anything-to keep myself from going out of my mind. in that crude grownup cartoon powerhouse we Eventually, those crude grode-school scribbles grew more polished and refined, ras il but disappearing art form: two-dimensional ‘ll love ond worship, “The Simpsons.” And loday, “The Simpsons” remains part of a spe hand-drawn animation, with heavy emphasis on large heads, beard lines, and comical flab, Back in 1993, we put ogether Cartooning withthe Simpsons, the inspiration for this monumental instructional ar tome. But os great asthe riginal work wes, it looks like « booileg coloring book for tle bobies compared to this big o'” brick. Check ovt the gatefolds and tracing oper overlays, the oodles and oodles of Simpsons choracters, including Milhouse, and the highly professional tips and tricks from the cn Inotors who hove oilad on the show fil they have woied litle skin grooves whore they hold their pencil | ossure you that f you practice hard and long enough, you too can develop your own special litle skin grooves, I've got lols of cartooning advice, if you can stop drawing for a second and pay attention: Keep things simple. (You can convey space, mation, and Feeling with surprisingly few lines.) Save your sift. (Don't let your mom or stepmom throw it out.) Always Finish what you're working ‘on. [Thore’s nothing ike completing o full story.| Go chead and copy other styles. (But don’t just stick to one.) Check out the original ‘artwork of cartoonists and artists you dig. (Pros do moke mistakes, but you have to see the originls to learn how they fixed them.| And finally (here's the tough one): Be originall [Keep practicing, develop your own style, ond ity o surprise yourself) This book is fll of rules about how to draw the Simpsons characters, ond those cules have made it possible for thousands of artists Ipencillers, cleaneruppers,erosermonkeys,inkers, inbetweentheliners, crayoriss,colorizers, mouse-clckers, and magical elves) to draw the Simpsons prety much the sme way. This process has faken vs years to gel right. But when I started drawing Bart, Lisa, Homer, Morge, and Maagie forthe Fist fm, there was no “ight” way to draw them. I hed tied, end failed, lo draw like the slick professionel ofss Id ‘admired. So | gave up trying tobe « drawing master and went back to doodling freakeh humanoids with no chins. For me, that wos when the fun began. Your pal, MATT GREMIG Welcome to the world of cartooning...”Simpsons””-style! teioe you rll up your sleeves ond stot going your hands dity, youl need e few tppl. He are some esse ams, pis some fancy exo you fel ke porpeng youn Penetls @)—A standard #2 wl work ine, bul ot penis come in many varieties, rom vary sof lod [ere dark ine) to very hard lead for ight fine. Pek the one that suits you best. Alo, you'l notice that much ofthe rough sketching inthis book sone with «light color pencil. Then the nl line i putin with derker lead pencil You may went o ky zome ofthe many colar pencils ovaleble ond find « brond hat you ke. Fora shorp &oving,yullwed 0 hap pan Fo tht youl ed o Pend Sharpener @ You con pig ond ge coo not secre moe Sr economize wih on of he Rendten ere, You righ eo wont to pick pa sel portable nde sharpener for when ye drawing on eee racers @- I's good to have o poste eraser such oo Soeder Mars for eradicating unwanted darker ines, and o kneaded eraser for geting ‘id of ote lines and removing det ond smudge rom your popes Speaking of Poper @), you'll eed some of ha, to0. 1 keep you from drawing al over your wall. Any pope will do for proeSco, oven © paper bag. But you my wen! © good drawing paper, layout band cr bristol board. for your more finshed drowings. Pens @~ In asinotion, the ight pen drawings are scanned dies, but for printing purpososo fished ink lines necessary. “Simpsons comic books, colendors, metchandive of el, al requka inking ver the fnithed pencil drawings. Mos! “Simpsons” ort vse @ Rapddograch technical ppen of © Micron erchial nk pen to achave those consistent Simpsons" sive lines White Opaquing Paint @ such os Pro Whe is good for covering up inking mistakes, and you can aol nk back over it chert dies. You'll tray 18 @ perfectly sight ine in @ “Simpsons” drawing, but o Taquare @, Post Triangle @, ond Ruler @ will occasionally come in handy for laying ot lines of perspective, floor and ceiling ines, ee, in background drowings and large props. Final ines are done without hese ems to give the backgrounds ond props an orgaric hand dawn lock Drawing Board (®—A good sturdy surface is esto toa goad sturdy drawing A drawing board is ideo, but a desk o kien table wil do.os, ‘well Some arts Eke fo work with their paper ona lat s:4ace, while otha praforo work ot an angle. You decide what wots bes fr you. Ifyou or’ ford an odjvtoble drawing board, inexpensive lightweight bootds are available thot you con held on your lp or prop egeins the edge of erable Hyov' ‘working ot an engle, White Peer Ta is csconicl or hooping your drawing on your board ond off the floor Lighting — Your éawing wil come out beter ifyou con actually see wha! you're doing It you decide lo work at a drawing boord is @ good doo Jo get on adhtoble Clamp-on Lamp (®. Otherwise, make sire your space is well ldo ha! you have accesso ols of Sunlight @). bia YL Now it can be revealed... the jealously guarded secrets of how to draw Lets start vit Homer's Head and Hort our way donn Fron there sos an see From he cough corctraction ies on hs orang, tomer’ sali all shape, bo is ouerl ead 6 sort of le « gt ‘Rink once Yose drain at bose ‘ane, Yoo ean edd ll the oer detals ore by one, ond Honer’s bend wil bag 4 take ape os by magi! peroxmatel si eyeballs eh! But First « Few ground rues For draving in the patented matt Groenng style. Notice! Big bly eebol are «most ‘Shops ond 20s nay Ey, depending on the detign oF the rand choracter, but ahiays teep ‘em bulgy! SL eS PLS Kaus en overbtal Bebold! Les is indend nore Keep th smole wth os Fens lines 06 possible hay, step by step let's construct « 3 Front en oF ROMER’ READ, cerns! fork om “ Sree? oe ates fons ¢ 1 howd E we shethy behaoen, Sat ve: ee 9 seas = eas oe Ca ee, srt eh at base Dicsmbicr Ae positon of Ae Bi kbt-he nse. tan deus 4. neas te ne /houd hope motte Teron Satan nets oF the bell hope and m the the ote anh the Fornard eye, ack oF the head 5. Gite tener rir and nd ar meas cocina Pomer’s hair ie ae “pohellieale faseun ce comet hoor one Sere, anv of Re chee! find we cher kar on he beeen on Fr mat ed i ae QP OQ Pete ce Tobe enor hang nk oF es cect died al hectare het VE ran ee ake ee ay al. 2 Cc o meces OC) ow ots te to poral he book learn wre action as We e7avine THE MANY MOODS oF HOMER Gury CONDESCENDING 1s you can see, a conplete range oF emotions can be ackieled by changing vst Fou mes. INTRIGUED Dene nay sind lke an angroron bt Nar’ ook a HOMER IN ACTION “Thaugh static, hese views of homer From fhe main angles are essen +e understanding bon Ws body vers, and “hus beng dle 40 dram kn in nation conuncingly. POINT oF VIEW These dewings show how SFFerent — ‘see beers oes rs And now For something completely different, let's draw ») Ss tht sven are la , Wer ets vel, akea dem Meath ard begn wth MARGE'S READ Wenot al abit Ae uel ets dw MARGE'S BODY Now lets lock at THE MYRIAD MOODS OF MARGE stay co of her vals MARGE ON THE MOVE ECON > J eo aFfect Now! Ve See the elenents oF Marge’ Nand SELECTINE PERSPECTIVE these dranngs show hon differant points oF wiew You'll amaze Your Friends and confound Your enemies when You unlock the mysteries oF how to draw Fist lets start at the command center, \ BART'S HEAD 1B. aga te ad ar pats ot 4. ae rst of Barts Sa pos Sree teeta tence vat cea cecil eeeentee TKe top of each \oir pont is counded and each pont hows out shay. alee so wr newer beotet Barts excels eonronnately ‘selen pues ve. When draing he chane Bort 3m, rae sie You bale of least Ace wero ae fey D ae Non unless You vont 4o drawl only close-in, He better learn ho! to dwt BART'S BoDy “ace aeedl HYSTERICAL TRE MULTITUDINOUS MOODS OF BART once again, notice how! with Winer Variations in the Rovth and eyes, You can create a wide range oF enctions! 7 Borep X fi pvcry suey wf nN O a ig 2 DISTRESSED uueuRs ANGST-RIDDEN tie may be Lnown as an underachiever, but that doesn't neon Bart st stacy around, You need te learn bon te drt BART IN ACTION sete Bat (edie ore ake ey Hs important 40 ostoblsh the bne oF action m any pose, “Ken buld your draning along Nat Ine Bor earn sng poie ue io Ne nie Fisheye ana fot These deminas hoy how see ect Tone Lene alten of Bett iO) d Grtcone vorws-ye se re ed Wan overachieving mood? Okay then! Let's draw Lie i Mell get eight othe pot cLoetsally at ports) wt LUISKS HEAD! te pd alts froth ety cate 5 Eyelashes et tet tea OU ay saa = 0 ee) ‘Re eres cr eer Ub et ent of te ow eon) acting oot he comer oe oe Some notes about teeth! 3B) Erie ager ns hen deminer, ferhare neter Fue ierm neg “ype he oars” denn nts cs Some Fah ots on the eyes Nol Nou ther ule nastared Ae nathenates of ber bend let an tall vith LISA'S BODY THE MANIFOLD MOODS OF LISA / enBAREASeD ak “eentri> DISAPPOINTED | SPECULATE Zig is e PLEASED DISTRESSED Bue paokwy PEEVICA ‘sarcasmic osay DPPALLED MELANCHOLY ‘She doesn't yst tole the tal, Lisa vals the wall land rons, and jmp, and sting.) Let's learn how! to draw LISA IN ACTION, ‘Sby these stationary Verls oF Lisa From Fie angles to understand how! er body worls Ths il allow you to da her i wation mare canine ry aw Sy FRESH PERSPECT INES These verse wes ikstrate ert aiFForent nerseectives ofkect the way He See he dlowents. oF Las head v3 oR Cs \ + é A Now that you have Lisa down part it'll be a snap to draw As yoo vou expect by nov, well start wth MAGGIE'S HEAD | “\ ante UL seetsmcane Sema | MAGGIE’S PACIFIER SUCKING C/CLE serh nate et ‘ae CE ok ear oF thay a eal Colaleconbynca The points oF Maggi’ bar are soft, arching angles wh htt robes tp = és Rail WF yoo thle you ean get cxlay ith th ering Foruless sleeper nder agate’ Kecd tink opal ser hat ing bo Ue Nod to dro. MAGGIE’S BoD} Vestect me wie Be anand deal, Seid rected etoes oe ssscracenetics J NS Tine a beby can't conmonicate as well as her parents or older silings? Wel Nn agin Here are TRE WWANY MOODS OF MAGGIE Ist any noter, babes canbe Lard ond the Speen! vo ercepton Yel vont fo learn fe drat MAGGIE IN MOTION HANDS (AND FEET) ACROSS THE NURSERY By now You Sho he aretty Fane Wah the method of bolding a character Som Falar Shapes, 20 vel Ssperse wth he ial construction nates and pst Foes on specific tals Lets lene the prinary Simpson Fark cy eeeeibbuioeeie pepe enbatrenytondnn e J coches oF openshal id LIN ‘tot wake the resents oF Sprnafiel aul e wie ( Bape, for Grange’ hen ‘his cone esniines Weber Four sons of bar, sidan ‘ope to Bort Three folds oF stn » Ball-shaned head Meh thick nec wags Stacebetiom "Sag! bogey eyes ones bron e 8 SF CHG) SS Gar et ih san as. @& at CTU MILHGUGE Steak ees end thes op aI oF he ‘eace bonioen the ures cover of Lend and ri) see Bo Ces Nertically on \ewand set mye C S wise bs ofinérical hex) ~ shee wah comiex ees shes the soe OF Wis hea ard Vener bne ore conlergent THE MANY MOODS: OF MILKOUSE S (0; jos are owl o ond Set acort Rowded nese paints down omar’ ena, Shel Barts teacher 60 enenber te odd ted brags onder Ler eyes! hey, hey, Vide! Here's Simpsons animator ERICE TRAN With more tips on how! to draw your of pal WDE WY eae 6 thy em oF wx Faterite chornatert fhe ca Bo At tha tng hn, HE of Romer chovn sit They are very smdir body prepertiors ond band hope, Lost 6 Heng execesitie 9 ery vin} van deme good uer-thanton pete, Your drminas neat *e read ny, clear graphs sheveties Wy ig | ah ry 2 ha armel “ike lott a Fat shouettes shod ow mui ‘rf ate EON mf ft dove ches Mh Sess that male hye charactor’ wre rd ry Yo drs than fe Bat ft on fat tecond to he rad cle. ook at Fig 1 Fer Eoestys hat hey! pete, Uinretd a ores dlr tay eon Ms Mar and “Yas ron ory clue graphy bs Fig #2, nade tre eit cla wg tet Fem Barbas of Mi bar tod fur 6s setlaaes oserlipped A arms Ths 4 god ose Vaee dof Yes AoA eel ate: ——$——. Ares is techn toy ation dled reer ape 4s ile ale tu too! ea ie es end shape sie @ Gps ce of fone e vecvoly ‘thunb-shaped head, z nas sane reper spate Upper lies Nong en pe Sas a sieht ee is se bape “Saeed 71S oS range, ane rover la Gerablah Bells erazy harstyle wih short Fin shapes hat Alaa ast Fron the A Ines oF Vis Nene, Sideshow Bob Ball establishes shape oF eonpadou: sD Lang nose eons ‘ght Lenny bas a Fnevielct BD she tans Uy Moods of = Y Lenny Hie, Borns head is an ol Shape setting on « consal neck. Sars st bh, even wh eyes ha fod ‘tenper, Ws brow cones in Front oF Us eyes 2 continsovt Ine. Wweine Test Ne Borns age Spots are orranged in a tronglar formation pointing toner WS nese y, Moods of Mr. Burns Meters, asters! Seotony unmarhon lnpoct tt, dractar, ond Benge Come centring itor SAMA ChAida ll nae thara wdietcnal ts Fer deena MR. BURNS hes dit & anther ares, eed oF Fa en — ber v £@B meee ey winch zy Tinble Basia Flows smoothly inte bell we, ne brea nbn. J fie Ned is roughly Si, ‘ead bls gh NeDe Te! The lenses in Neds glasses ore tangent 4o one aneter. they never overlap. Remenber; he lenses ore woh Weds ees is eyes ere actualy behind ther. ‘QQ Lor is ears st igh Raleks head is a vide on te hed, ener a ery vide S ase wake a ae T Sy ) one OD is shat aN is nose smb *0 Bort though shorter. ) is le ildres samt Ful lower Vp Uilite nest Sivesors cloraeters, Hale tose doesn gon Font oF hs eye oleks posture 5 very strait Ahays drow a curing horzontal ine across Ralphs Forehead to stable bis square bovlnest baistyll The Many Moods of Raleh Wiggum Nese and ost ore placed Forwar’ on head Pirpaint nostri fon pug nose onder eye ‘snaligh Feet Inside tet Noe has sen sealers Fong Nead is basicaly the ane Overbite is oF along balloon sight Flap oF stn “ so acctt” A round noth an break Ine "OF kee. Caverneis rer Brow ses rey ae Cich Fat nord 1 iver shove For the tertocles wk sey lines. ! Greetings, serbbler oF erode earthly hierogyphics! Prepare to be Lurtver illminated on the majesty that is CANTA’S LITTLE HELPER AND GNGWRALL M0 ==, 212 el, = Ce ‘Sroval Nag along, eapsle-shapod ead jis oot at @ “Though aunehes aren't saan in body on short, eyinaeical legs. AS-egrae enale Fron body. ths standing pote, ey ore exident vhen You sex Sronball (2G) meres . The Many } Moods of The PR Simpsons’ Pets wade Te! OF course yoo ean show Sfbecont enpressins on Santas Little Helper by changing his eyes ond revth but Yoo can ase use Ks eorst > "oa As legs ae in and et ude eqort Ray oce esa postened Fentrd on the body Note bow Mabon’ ight log arecthy under Ws head 4 she blanc Ses ferserd osc &) wetbe TR! Despite Nelsons arth, Ne moves uth seced and ag, esoecialy when pxnchng ovt sealer Yds! Use strong ines oF action hen You daw i enspgng in sich, achry) Z ¥ Listen up, dinguses! Simpsons character animator and aod merchandise artist Rob cliver is gaing to give You the f le 4-41 on how he draws NELSON! haga? IT@hy es bans @ GCRATGHY ag Sen} Cesog fher ee i Fr an Nose ters oF “he 180s and M40 of e@ -~ (ae

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