Andertoons Mark Anderson attended last weekend’s Kenosha Festival of Cartooning and has posted his photos and thoughts.It was an amazing weekend put together by John & Anne Morse Hambrock. I can?t imagine all the time and work (and cake baking) that went into this. And apparently there?s a lot of pent up demand for something […]
For those of us who are attending the Kenosha Festival of Cartooning vicariously, here are sources to watch:The official blog.Mike Peterson has a great post about the cartoonists gathering for the Kenosha Festival of Cartooning. Attending cartoonist Twitter accounts (some are more verbose than others): Mike Cope John Hambrock Rick Stromoski Terri Libenson Tom Racine […]
Short interview with Alison Bechdel on cartooning, her work and being a MacArthur Fellow recipient. Also something I’ve never seen before – she writes and “draws” as she goes along using what looks like Photoshop. The drawings, during the writing process, are nothing more than images grabbed off the Internet as placeholders until she draws […]
Just a reminder (or notice if this is new information), Jake Parker’s InkTober challenge starts on October 1. The challenge is boils down to doing one ink drawing a day during the month of October.From Jake’s website:Every October, artists all over the world take on the InkTober drawing challenge by doing one ink drawing a […]
Ottawa Citizen editorial cartoonist Cam Cardow has posted a video showing how he creates the Duoshade effect in Photoshop. Doushade was a paper that when a special chemical was applied, a diagonal shading line appeared under the pen and ink drawings creating a shading effect. The paper was discontinued in 2009.Here’s Cam’s video:
This year’s Toonfest 2014 celebrating cartooning in the hometown of Walt Disney (Marceline Missouri) will include editorial cartoonist Steve Artley, Nancy cartoonist Guy Gilchrist, Tank McNamara co-creator Bill Hinds, animator/artist Eddie Pittman, and Rhymes with Orange creator Hilary Price.I’ve never been, but those who have all report that it’s a great experience for both the […]
Hi Neigher turned 100 years old on Sunday. He spent some of his years in Hollywood drawing Popeye, Betty Boop and even worked on Disney’s Fantasia.From Garry Brown of The Republican (MA):He has been to Hollywood and back as an illustrator. He has been a newspaperman and an advertising man, bringing boundless energy and good […]
An interesting observation by Arlo and Janis creator Jimmy Johnson:I?ll tell you something else the Internet has changed. In the past, professional cartoonists could rely upon a steady stream of novices dropping in to learn the tricks of the trade. Most cartoonists graciously accommodated the newbies, although they weren?t called ?newbies? in the day, because […]
http://online.wsj.com/articles/the-power-of-the-doodle-improve-your-focus-and-memory-1406675744?utm_source=nextdraft&utm_medium=iosapp:Recent research in neuroscience, psychology and design shows that doodling can help people stay focused, grasp new concepts and retain information. A blank page also can serve as an extended playing field for the brain, allowing people to revise and improve on creative thoughts and ideas. Doodles are spontaneous marks that can take many forms, […]
While watching a promotional video of the career of Jeff MacNelly by Tribune Media Services back in the lat ’90’s, I saw Jeff use what looked like both a office pen with a cap that was putting down a line that only comes from a brush. I asked Jeff’s assistant Chris Cassatt if he knew […]
Amy Lago, Washington Post Writer’s Group Comics Editor, will be at this year’s 2014 Kenosha Festival of Cartooning and providing portfolio reviews for aspiring professional cartoonists. If you’re planning to attend and would like this opportunity to have your work reviewed by one of the best editors in the business, you need to register first […]
The National Cartoonists Society Foundation has issued the first of what may become many issues of The National Cartoonist. The new magazine which is intended primarily as a digital magazine, will celebrate “the best in cartooning, past and present, with extensive interviews, in-depth features and behind-the-scenes glimpses into the world of cartooning and comics, as […]
The 2014 Harvey Awards Nominees have been announced. Final winners will be annouced at the Harvey Awards and the Baltimore Comic-Con September 6, 2014. The awards are to recognize outstanding work in comics and sequential art.BEST LETTERER Deron Bennett, CYBORG 009, Archaia Dave Lanphear, QUANTUM AND WOODY, Valiant Entertainment Terry Moore, RACHEL RISING, Abstract Studio […]
Four members of The Australian Cartoonists Association will be attending this years 2014 International Cartoon Festival of Saint Just le Martel. About 50 ACA members contributed to an exhibit of work “Australian view of the World and Australian Humour”. The four that will be attending are Eric Lobbecke, Judy Horacek, Ward O’Neill and Christophe Granet. […]
Congratulations to Michael Cavna on six years behind Comic Riffs. To commemorate, he’s posted “60 Telling Quotes About Comics and Cartooning from the past six years of ?Riffs”.