Comments on: Tips for Becoming a Professional Cartoonist - #4 http://www.chewingpencils.com/2006/07/03/tips-for-becoming-a-professional-cartoonist-4/ Helping to turn a drawing hobby into a cartooning profession Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:55:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: nidhi http://www.chewingpencils.com/2006/07/03/tips-for-becoming-a-professional-cartoonist-4/#comment-6076 nidhi Tue, 14 Aug 2007 00:34:43 +0000 http://www.chewingpencils.com/2006/07/03/tips-for-becoming-a-professional-cartoonist-4/#comment-6076 i just discovered your blog and i love it. i still have much to read. i'm in an office job and really just dying to walk out. i've replied to many a craigslist ad for cartooning (i am already published in a niche market by two magazines) but no response! i am looking for some independent feedback on my tiny portfolio site... if you have a moment, i would appreciate it! thanks! i just discovered your blog and i love it. i still have much to read. i’m in an office job and really just dying to walk out. i’ve replied to many a craigslist ad for cartooning (i am already published in a niche market by two magazines) but no response!
i am looking for some independent feedback on my tiny portfolio site… if you have a moment, i would appreciate it!
thanks!

]]> By: Chewing Pencils: Tips to help you make money from drawing cartoons! http://www.chewingpencils.com/2006/07/03/tips-for-becoming-a-professional-cartoonist-4/#comment-3191 Chewing Pencils: Tips to help you make money from drawing cartoons! Mon, 28 May 2007 11:27:38 +0000 http://www.chewingpencils.com/2006/07/03/tips-for-becoming-a-professional-cartoonist-4/#comment-3191 [...] I will also be assuming that you have you have both a folio and website. Without these you stand little chance of making it in the current cartooning climate. [...] […] I will also be assuming that you have you have both a folio and website. Without these you stand little chance of making it in the current cartooning climate. […]

]]> By: Matt Glover http://www.chewingpencils.com/2006/07/03/tips-for-becoming-a-professional-cartoonist-4/#comment-1151 Matt Glover Fri, 26 Jan 2007 21:48:54 +0000 http://www.chewingpencils.com/2006/07/03/tips-for-becoming-a-professional-cartoonist-4/#comment-1151 Scan and copy GEOvanne! I'm too lazy to draw over and over again! I can't speak for all editors, but my guess is that the big black case is still the way to go. While it's a pain for you, it's easier for the editor to view quickly. Scan and copy GEOvanne! I’m too lazy to draw over and over again!

I can’t speak for all editors, but my guess is that the big black case is still the way to go. While it’s a pain for you, it’s easier for the editor to view quickly.

]]> By: GEOvanne http://www.chewingpencils.com/2006/07/03/tips-for-becoming-a-professional-cartoonist-4/#comment-1149 GEOvanne Fri, 26 Jan 2007 20:59:56 +0000 http://www.chewingpencils.com/2006/07/03/tips-for-becoming-a-professional-cartoonist-4/#comment-1149 in tip 7. when you said to use reproductions, does that mean i have to draw the thing over or can i just scan and copy the thing? btw, great site, i'm still in school, but the tips you gave will sure come in handy. oh yeah, i was wondering, can you folio be on a jump drive instead luging around a big black case? in tip 7. when you said to use reproductions, does that mean i have to draw the thing over or can i just scan and copy the thing?

btw, great site, i’m still in school, but the tips you gave will sure come in handy. oh yeah, i was wondering, can you folio be on a jump drive instead luging around a big black case?

]]> By: Chewing Pencils: Helping you make money from drawing cartoons! http://www.chewingpencils.com/2006/07/03/tips-for-becoming-a-professional-cartoonist-4/#comment-268 Chewing Pencils: Helping you make money from drawing cartoons! Mon, 30 Oct 2006 03:11:22 +0000 http://www.chewingpencils.com/2006/07/03/tips-for-becoming-a-professional-cartoonist-4/#comment-268 [...] 2. Have a well developed folio and a good archive of work before approaching an agent. They need to see the depth and bredth of what you can do, not just what you think you can do. [...] […] 2. Have a well developed folio and a good archive of work before approaching an agent. They need to see the depth and bredth of what you can do, not just what you think you can do. […]

]]> By: Chewing Pencils: Helping you make money from drawing cartoons! http://www.chewingpencils.com/2006/07/03/tips-for-becoming-a-professional-cartoonist-4/#comment-98 Chewing Pencils: Helping you make money from drawing cartoons! Sun, 17 Sep 2006 05:59:28 +0000 http://www.chewingpencils.com/2006/07/03/tips-for-becoming-a-professional-cartoonist-4/#comment-98 [...] Back in this post, I shared some of my thoughts on preparing a folio of your work for presentation to potential clients. It formed part of my Top Ten Tips for Becoming a Professional series and has since been one of the most visited posts on Chewing Pencils. [...] […] Back in this post, I shared some of my thoughts on preparing a folio of your work for presentation to potential clients. It formed part of my Top Ten Tips for Becoming a Professional series and has since been one of the most visited posts on Chewing Pencils. […]

]]> By: Matt Glover http://www.chewingpencils.com/2006/07/03/tips-for-becoming-a-professional-cartoonist-4/#comment-35 Matt Glover Mon, 17 Jul 2006 12:52:27 +0000 http://www.chewingpencils.com/2006/07/03/tips-for-becoming-a-professional-cartoonist-4/#comment-35 Thanks Noa! Good luck with the studies. Thanks Noa! Good luck with the studies.

]]> By: Noa liberator http://www.chewingpencils.com/2006/07/03/tips-for-becoming-a-professional-cartoonist-4/#comment-34 Noa liberator Mon, 17 Jul 2006 12:22:44 +0000 http://www.chewingpencils.com/2006/07/03/tips-for-becoming-a-professional-cartoonist-4/#comment-34 thanks a lot man. I love your blog and find it very , very helpful. I'm now going thru my second year of illustration college (again!!) and need all the tips I can get :) thanks a lot man. I love your blog and find it very , very helpful. I’m now going thru my second year of illustration college (again!!) and need all the tips I can get :)

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