Here, a cool human interest item is snapped up with a comic

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 8×10 inches.
Although his panels have the appearance of being sketchy  and fast. They actually are worked up very carefully composition being the important item.

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.

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 HEARTS OF INDIAN FANS

THIS DRAWING EXECUTED ENTIRELY WITH NO.4 BRUSH and CRAYON WORK WITH A PRISMACOLOR BLACK PENCIL NO.935. GRASS AREA AND FLASH MARKS PULLED OUT WITH CHINESE WHITE.

TWO MORE EXAMPLES OF CARICATURING WITH THE FULL FIGURE… IN THE CASE OF AL LOPEZ, BELOW, THE DRAWING WAS MADE IN ANTICIPATION OF AN INDIAN CTORY… THE SPACES ABOVE THE CHEWED-UP SOCK AND SCISSORS WERE TO BE USED FOR THE SCORE and NUMBER OF GAMES WON RESPECTIVELY

(NOTE: THE INDIANS LOST)

SPORT CARTOON WITH AN EDITORIAL FLAVOR – SOCKS HOME A MESSAGE AGAINST ORGANIZED BOXING.

ALL WORK WAS DONE WITH A NO.4 BRUSH ON GLARCO STIPPLE… SHADING HANDLED BY NO.4 KOR’S LITHOGRAPH CRAYON (A CRAYON STICK, MEASURING 2 ” LONG BY 1 BY 4″ SQUARE THAT CAN BE USED ALMOST FLAT ON LARGE AREAS AS ON THE SHIRT CUFF AND GLOVE. GOOD RESULT CAN BE HAD BY BREAKING A STICK IN HALF AND USING IT “CLOSE-UP”.

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 ENLARGE THE STENGEL PHOTO A LITTLE UNDER TWICE THE SIZE. THIS WAS DONE AT POINT 1 and 2

BY CHANGING THESE LOCATION OF THESE TWO POINT, YOU CAN ADJUST THE INSTRUMENT TO ENLARGE A PHOTO TO ALMOST ANY SIZE YOU DESIRE – EACH ROD HASA SET OF CORRESPONDING NUMBERS WHICH DETERMINE THE AMOUNT OF ENLARGEMENT (i.e NO. 2 ON THE ROD MEANS TWICE THE SIZE)

STEP 1  The Proportional Enlargement

(NOTE: YOU CAN PURCHASE A PANTOGRAPH AT ANY ART SUPPLY STORE)

NOW WE’LL BEGIN…. BY FOLLOWING THE PHOTO WITH POINT (A), LIGHTLY DRAW WITH RIGHT HAND HOLDING POINT (B) ALL OUTLINES – OUTLINE OF SHADOWS, EYES, PUPILS OF EYES, HIGHLIGHTS ON NOSE, EARS, LIPS, CHIN,.. WRINKLES IN FACE AND HANDS, FOLD IN CLOTHES, AND DETAILS, LIKE BUTTONS, BUTTON – HOLES, ETC. STUDY THIS DRAWING AGAINST THE PHOTO ON THE OPPOSITE PAGE.

STEP 2  INKING IN DARK PORTIONS

REMOVE THE PANTO, AND THUMBTACKS FROM PHOTO AND DRAWING PAPER – USE A NO.4 BRUSH AND SPREAD IT OUT AFTER DIPPING INTO INK… HOLD THE BRUSH FAIRLY HIGH AND START ON THE HAIR (FIG.A.) LEAVE SOME HIGHLIGHTS IN THE HAIR. NOW DO THE EYEBROWS WITH SAME METHOD… BRING THE BRUSH TO A POINT AND HIT THE REST OF FACE, REMEMBERING ONLY TO BRUSH IN THE DARKEST LINES AND FILL IN THE DARKEST SHADOWS WITH SOLIDS – DO NOT ERASE A THING !

STEP 3 PRELIMINARY CRAYONING

YOUR PENCI FOR ALL SHADING SHOULD BE A KOH-I-NOOR FLEXICOLOR NO.60 (BACK). CUT IT IN HALF SO YOU CAN USE IT ALMOST FLAT… START ON THE FOREHEAD AND WORK DOWN… WORK YOUR CRAYOM=N PENCIL IN THE SAME DIRECTION AS THE CONTOURS OF THE FACE OR HANDS… START LIGHTLY IN ONE AREA, THEN GO BACK AND HEAVY UP WHERE NECESSARY ALWAYS CHECKING WITH PHOTO.

NOTE: TO HEAVY UP AN AREA, GO OVER IT SEVERAL TIMES PRACTICE ON A SCRAP OF PAPER.

STEP 4  INTERMEDIATE CRAYONING

YOU SHOULD HAVE THE FACE PRETTY WELL COVERED – HIGHLIGHTS SHOWING, LIGHT AREAS ARE WHERE THEY SHOULD BE, DARK TONES IN THEIR PLACE, HAIR AND DARK SLEEVE JUST ABOUT FINISHED – NOW LOOK IT OVER – YOU MAY WANT TO LEAVE IT AS IS, BUT THERE IS STILL A LITTLE MORE TO DO – MOSTLY, TO GO OVER WHAT YOU HAVE ALREADY WORKED ON… THE UNIFORM IS STILL UNTOUCHED AND WILL BE THE LAST OF THE CRAYONING.

STEP 5 THE FINISHED PRODUCT

THE PORTRAIT IS COMPLETED – NOTICE THE LIPS, CHIN, UPPER LIP, AND PARTS OF THE HAND WHICH WERE WORKED ON JUST A BIT MORE… THE EAR WILL REMAIN AS IS – THE HAIR HAS A FEW MORE DARK AREAS, and CHINESE WHITE, APPLIED WITH A NO.2 BRUSH, WILL BRING OUT THE GARY AREAS and SILVER STRANDS. CHINESE WHITE WAS ALSO USED TO EMPHASIZE WRINKLES AROUND THE EYES… THE UNIFORM IS CRAYONED.

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 OUT A STRIP, BEARING IN MIND, THAT BOTH THIS PAGE AND THE OPPOSITE PAGE 155 WILL BE TREATED AS ONE SHEET OF PAPER-LET US ASSUME THAT YOU HAVE YOUR CAST OF CHARACTERS…

…IN THIS CASE, THE MAIN CHARACTER, “HAFF NELSON” (PG.112) HAS JUST HAD A TUSSLE WITH HIS ENEMY “PERCH FUZZ”- THIS IS THE SECOND OF A TWO DAY SEGMENT OF CONTINUITY….

THE BEST SOURCE FOR IDEAS IS LIFE ITSELF… KEEP IN CONTENT TOUCH WITH WHAT GOES ON IN EVERY ASPECT OF LIFE. THE ONE PANEL TYPE OF STRIP SHOWN BELOW GIVES YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT CAN BE DONE WITH A GROUP OF NEIGHBORHOOD KIDS.

WE WILL START LAYING OUT A STRIP, BEARING IN MIND, THAT BOTH THIS PAGE AND THE OPPOSITE PAGE 155 WILL BE TREATED AS ONE SHEET OF PAPER-LET US ASSUME THAT YOU HAVE YOUR CAST OF CHARACTERS…

…IN THIS CASE, THE MAIN CHARACTER, “HAFF NELSON” (PG.112) HAS JUST HAD A TUSSLE WITH HIS ENEMY “PERCH FUZZ”- THIS IS THE SECOND OF A TWO DAY SEGMENT OF CONTINUITY….

TAKE A FULL SHEET OF 2 OR 3 PLY BRISTOL BOARD-DIVIDE IT TO GET AS MANY STRIPS AS YOU CAN FROM IT… THE STRIP SHOULD MEASURE 16”x4AND HALF ADD AN INCH ALL AROUND FOR A BORDER – NOW DIVIDE IT IN HALF ALLOW PLACE IT ON LEFT SIDE – MARK OFF, AND WITH T-SQUARE, RULE DOWN YOUR GUIDE LINES FOR LETTERING (FIG(A)) START PEN CILLING – IN YOUR ACTION TAKING AS MUCH SPACE AS YOU WILL NEED FOR EACH PANEL… ROUGH IN YOUR LETTERING AS YOU GO ALONG -

NOW THAT YOUR FIGURES ARE PRETTY WELL PENCILLED IN-START INKING. FOR YOUR LETTERING AND OUTLINES OF FIGURES, I WOULD SUGGEST THE ALL-AROUND PEN, HUNT NO. 513… IT WILL GIVE YOU A GOOD EVEN OUTLINE PLUS A GOOD LETTERING JOB. IF YOU HAVE A FAVORITE PEN OF YOUR OWN, USE IT. BE SURE TO INK IN YOUR LETTERING BEFORE ANYTHING ELSE ! INK IN THIS ORDER: LETTERING-BALLOONS-FIGURES-BACKGROUND, AND THEN BORDERS. DON’T HURRY THIS PART… SPEED WILL COME LATER

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.

HERE WE HAVE TWO DIRECTIONAL ANGLES THAT ARE FOOL-PROOF IN DIRECTING THE EYE FROM SPEAKER TO SUBJECT

AWRIGHT! AWRIGHT!

LET`S GROW; GROW; GROW;

“WOW’ IT WAS SO HOT T`DAY,

I WOULDN’T`VE MINDED A LITTLE

SNOW NOR RAIN NORELEET NOR

GLOOM OF NIGHT”.

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 …

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.

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!