How to Cartoon
The following resources, both on-line and in print, are helpful for the cartoonist who wants to learn how to improve his art or his chance of making a living from it.
- Your Career In The Comics by Lee Nordling.
- Get this amazing book from your local bookstore or you'll be sorry. It covers the full range of artistic and business issues all cartoonists face. You can get an excerpt from Universal Press' site.
Best on-line resources
- Wisenheimer Web Bulletin Board
- A meeting place for cartoonists around the world. Much is discussed! This is a fabulous and very active bulletin board. E-mail.
- Cartoonist's Fountain of Knowledge by Pat.
- This site links to pages that promote the art of cartooning, such as syndicate homepages, technique or tips pages, on-line distribution services, etc. A fabulous resource for cartoonists trying to learn the trade or participate on the Internet. Strong on non-US resources. E-mail.
- Dilbert Zone by Scott Adams.
- This page is Scott Adams' fun and informative story about how he became a syndicated cartoonist. Cartoonists can learn a lot about how far perseverance and professionalism will take them.
- How to Cartoon by Ampersand.
- An excellent "how to" guide for aspiring cartoonists, plus a comprehensive set of links to related cartooning resources. E-mail.
- Laugh Traxx by Trotta Traxx.
- This is a stylish e-zine for professional cartoonists and gag writers. E-mail.
Other on-line resources
- Cartoon Corner by Emmett Scott.
- Some sample cartoons and a helpful Arts and Activities page that provides a "how to" approach to cartooning.
- Cartooning 101 by Chris Browne.
- The cartoonist behind Hagar the Horrible provides a useful overview of how to be a successful cartoonist (that is, how to achieve syndication).
- Cartoonists Almanac by Cartoonists at Large.
- Provides useful information such as listings of how-to books, industry publications, organizations, and newspaper syndicates.
- Funny Drawings: The Fleischer Cartoons by John Kricfalusi.
- Nice commentary about cartoons and animation.
- Laswell, Fred
- A nice art instruction program for children. E-mail.
- Phillips, Jim
- Editorial cartoonist for The Toronto Sun and other Canadian papers. This site teaches how to make comic strips with CorelDRAW.
- Tool Talk by John MacLeod.
- There is some pretty useful nuts and bolts information on what kinds of pens and paper are
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