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”.
