One of the many jobs that is handled by a staff artist on a daily newspaper is brightening up a story or column with a cartoon... These comics are know in trade as "Gloomies" Here, a cool human interest item is snapped up with a comic ...

Most newspaper feature are handle by a newspaper syndicate. They hire the artist on a contract basic and distribute his work, in the form of mats, throughout The world.... Galbratith's panel is not intended to get Belly-Laughs,But it does brings a smile to its readers as the feature has tremendous human interest appeal. The original drawing, a portion of which is shown at the right was drawn on the REVERSE SIDE of Coquille or Glarco stipple paper. The original size was 8x10 inches. Although his panels have the appearance of being sketchy  and fast. They actually are worked up very carefully composition being the important item....

The editorial page cartoon is intended to depict, at a glance, a convincing review of contemporary world history. the cartoons on this page were drawn by HAL TALBURT, one of the greatest political caricaturists of the day. Good composition in a political cartoon is most important as it directs the reader's attention to the focal point of a cartoon. Talburt's cartoon at the left is an "Eye-Level" head-on type of composition with an eye line directed from upper left to lower right. ...

You Must Carry the reader through to the "snapper" by making him read, first, Left to right, then down and then back to left to right ... The large figure at the top is used to attract the reader.. The process can be located at the lower right with the start made by the smaller figures at the top. IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA TO BUY A FEW GOOD SPORT MAGAZINES THAT HAVE PHOTOS OF SPORTS FIGURES WHICH CAN BE USED FOR PANTOGRAPH PURPOSES. DRAW THEM UP, READ THEIR STORIES AND MAKE UP CARTOONS SUCH AS THIS JOB OF ARCHIE MOORE NOTE: THIS WAS DONE IN MUCH THE SAME MANNER AS THE STENGEL PIECE, EXCEPT.. IT WAS DRAWN ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE GLAROD STIPPLE PAPER   WHEN A CHANCE COMES UP TO RAM HOME AN IDEA... YOU JUMP ON IT WITH EVERYTHING YOU'VE GOT... IN THIS CASE, THE INDIANS HANDED THEIR ARCH-RIVALS, THE YANKEES, A DOUBLE BLOW ON A SUNDAY... SO NOT ONLY DID THE TRIBE LOWER THE YANKS LOWER INTO THE STANDINGS, ... WE DROVE HOME THE RESULT DEEP INTO THE H...

You’ll not find a greater variety of action anywhere, Rhythmic or otherwise, than is the world of sport. The sports cartoon is as dramatic as life itself and in the following pages we’ll try to whip up your interest in this field of drawing the game. Duel in the Sun IN THE FIELD OF SPORT CARTOONING, A PROTRAIT OF A POPULAR SPORTS FIGURE, AIDED BY COMICS, IS A GOOD FEATURE. AS TIME IS AN IMPORTANT FACTOR IN THE BUSINESS, AN INSTRUMENT CALLED THE PANTOGRAPH IS USED, MERELY TO OBTAIN A PROPORTIONATELY ACCURATE PENCIL OUTLINE OF THE PHOTOGRAPH TO BE DRAWN. THIS INSTRUMENT IS SIMPLE TO USE. FASTEN DOWN YOUR PHOTO and PAPER WITH THUMB TACK AS SHOWN BELOW - THE PANTO GOES TO THE LEFT. AFTER ADJUSTING THE RODS FOR ENLARGEMENT, FOLLOW THE PHOTO WITH THE METAL POINT (A) BY GRIPPING THE PENCIL POINT (B) .... USE AN "H" PENCIL LEAD IN THE HOLDER (B) IMPORTANT! YOUR DRAWING PAPER FOR THE CASEY STENGEL HEAD SHOULD BE "GLARCO STIPPLE" (FINE GRADE) WE SET THE PANTOGRAPH TO ENLARG...

The Comic Strip COMIC STRIPS HAVE BEEN PROGRESSING FOR THE PAST 55 YEAR-THEY WILL CONTINUE TO PROGRESS FOR A LONG, LONG TIME. AS LONG AS THERE ARE CREATORS WITH VIVID IMAGINATIONS AND A FLAIR FOR WIT AND HUMAR, THE MARKET PLACE FOR THE COMIC STRIP WILL NAVER BECOME CROWDED. - HEREWITH IS A STRIP THAT SUFFRED THE PANGS OF A POST-WORLD WAR 2 NEWSPRINT SHORTAGE… - TAKE IT FOR WHAT IT WAS IT HAD ITS LOYAL READERS WHO SEEMEN TO ENJOY THE ANTICS OF THE ROLY-POLY CAB DRIVER-EX-WRESTLER. THE PEPRODUCTION ABOVE IS THE SAME AS IT APPEARED DAILY IN THE NEWSPAPERS- THIS PORITION AT THE LEFT IS THE EXACT SIZE OF THE ORIGINAL DRAWING WHICH WAS MADE TWICE THE SIZE OF THE PEDUCED STRIP …. TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT “TYPE” OF STRIP WOULD SUIT YOU BEST WORLD IT BE ADVENTURE, GIRL, KIDS, FANTASTIC, FAMILY OR A PANTOMIME STRIP? OR WILL IT BE A “DIFFERENT” COMIC STRIP ? REMEMBER-EACH OF THESE “TYPE” CAN BE EXXCUTED IN A COMIC STYLE…. WE WILL START LAYING ...

  THE GAG-TYPE CARTOON WAS ORIGINATED AND USED. FIRST, BY MAGAZINES.. THEN ABOUT TEN YEARS AGO, THE NEWSPAPERS SAW ITS MERIT, STARTED USING THEM. TODAY, PRACTICALLY EVERY METROPOLITAN NEWSPAPER IN THIS COUNTRY AND ABROAD CARRIES AT LEAST ONE GAG PANEL AND WITH GREAT SUCCESS! MY GAME`S BEEN LOUSY LATELY… I`VE LOST FOUR NEW CLIENTS SO FAR THIS WEEK”.   “ SAY,DAD, Y`KNOW THAT ONE COW WE USETA HAVE? ”   IN THIS LESSON WE`LL SHOW YOU THE VARIOUS TYPES OF PANELS THAT ARE SELLING TODAY – THE IMPORTANCE OF PANEL COMPOSITION – TYPES OF SHADING, AND A VISIT WITH A WELL KNOWN MAGAZINE GAS PANELIST.     “SURE I LIKE SPORTS – AND I`D LIKE TO GO OUT FOR TH`POLE-VAULT”. GAG PANELS EVEN IF YOU HAVE A BRIGHT SNAPPY GAG, YOUR PANEL WON`T CATCH THE READER IF THE COMPOSITION IS OFF…. ,,, IN OTHER WORDS, YOU SHOULD KNOW HOW TO PLACE YOUR COMIC FIGURES IN A PANEL SO THAT THE EYE IS QUICKLY FOCUSED ON THE CRUX OF THE GAG. ...

The art of caricatures has been a motivating form of cartooning down through the ages. If your desires lean toward becoming a political or sports cartoonist, it is almost a must requirement that you master this fascinating form or art. A PERSON'S FIGURE CAN BE JUST AS EXPRESSIVE AS HIS OR HER FACE ... HERE ARE TWO BALL PLAYERS, WHOSE FRAMES ARE AS DIFFERENT AS THEIR DRAWINGS.... BUT THEY ADD TO THE TYPE OF CARICATURE THAT IT IS ... ...

One of the most important segments of cartooning is its lettering and the balloons into which the lettering appears. In many cases a good cartoon has been ruined  as a result of a bad lettering job -- so be most serious about this and practice quite hard. ...

In the Lesson We'll show how the gimmicks and "little marks" set the mood and bring Life into your cartoons-- also, some indoor and outdoor props used by cartoonists. HERE ARE A FEW OUTDOOR SKETCHES THAT CAN BE USED AS BACK GROUND MATERIAL - BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR SIMILAR SCENES AND OBJECTS RIGHT IN YOUR OWN NEIGHBORHOOD... ...OR IN YOUR OWN BACK YARD! ...