Dan Rosandich's Cartooning Advice
Dan Rosandich is a professional freelance cartoonist with delightful work in prominent books such as Chicken Soup for the Soul series and noted magazines such as the Saturday Evening Post, First for Women, Barron's Magazine, National Enquirer and so many more. Read on as he shares his experience and advice on the art and business of cartooning.
(See Dan's inspiring story and more advice at: Dan Rosandich, Freelance Cartoonist )
Dan, you are published in the most prominent magazines and books. Does it get easier to get your work published with each success?
Definitely not. Being published in any well-known magazine is no guarantee that your work will be accepted by other magazines. It does act as a useful reference though and I highly recommend using any of your previously published works as part of a portfolio if you can. It's just logical business sense.
Are you a member of a cartooning society or professional group?
I'm a member of the Graphic Artist's Guild based in NYC and a member in good standing of The Wisenheimer Group based in Kansas City, MO
What is your opinion of the cartooning business?
The cartooning business will always be around and I think it will thrive. As long as humor exists, so will cartooning. Graphic imagery like cartoons will always be used to enhance magazine & book covers, children's books, textbooks, web pages & websites, presentations and funny calendars not to mention T-shirts and television commercials. Saturday morning and your funny pages would never be the same without the cartooning business and it will always be around and will always be a well-needed part of our world.
It's one of the most unique art forms to be involved in and a person can go off on so many tangents in this profession. Whether you choose to be an animator, book illustrator, comic strip artist, graphic designer, web cartoonist or anything involved in funny pictures, ranging from greeting cards to comic books, this business provides a vast expanse of opportunities to choose from. Has the Internet been useful?
Building my own online cartoon catalog DANSCARTOONS.COM has been the single most important transition I've made in my career and my only regret is that I didn't make that leap sooner. I was terrified of technology but soon began learning & mastering various nuances associated with web editing & basic computer functionality. Once you display your work on the web, it's available worldwide and instant contact is constant. Knowing how to configure your meta tags, and how to configure basic html within your site is also very useful and elevates your visibility on the web that much more.
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