Chewing Pencils

Well, sometimes it is!
One of the dealines I’m trying to meet at the moment requires me to draw a series of comic strips that have the same characters in more or less the same positions over and over again. I’ve been given the text to use, so basically just have to draw people saying the […]

This week’s feature artist surely has the coolest name any artist could hope for! Plus, his drawing style is not to shabby either.
NAME: Royston Robertson
AGE: 39
LOCATION: UK
SITE URL: http://www.royston.dircon.co.uk
BLOG: http://www.roystonrobertson.blogspot.com
How long have you been drawing cartoons?
Like most cartoonists, since I was old enough to hold a pencil. I started by copying characters from The […]

Just some house keeping.
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I stumbled across Toon Brew while procrastinating instead of drawing. Neal is a librarian who doesn’t draw (yet) but knows more about cartoons and their history than seems safe!
There’s a great series on Brainstorming Comic Strip Ideas that covers everything from doodling to mind mapping. Fascinating.
Neal describes the development of his love as cartoons like […]

I got an email from these guys today and just took a bit of a browse through the site. There’s some great stuff there and some good competitions that would be worth entering if you have the time.
At the moment, the team are looking for artists to submit some work for the ‘daily cartoon’ section. […]

Sometimes they make life miserable. Like now.
Don’t expect too much Chewing of Pencils this week…

Time for a bit of shameless self-promotion…
The Bloggers Choice Awards are on again where we can all vote for our favourite blogs in the blogosphere. Here’s what the site has to say about the awards:
Welcome to the Blogger’s Choice Awards! Here you’ll see which blogs are currently making an impact in the blogosphere. All of the […]

Name: Gregory Kogan
Age: 19
Location: New York City
URL: Cartoon Tutorials, Cartoon Portfolio & More from Gregory Kogan
How long have you been drawing cartoons?
I’ve been drawing forever, but I gained a specific interest in cartoons around the age of 12.
What made you start to think more seriously about making some money out of it?
Randy Glasbergen’s book, “How […]

I little freaky that Parker and Hart died so close together. Still, it has to happen some time and some how…
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The longer you are a cartoonist and the more widely your work is known, you will invariably get asked by a pushy parent whether you can offer work experience to their child. The conversation will go something like this:
Parent: My son really likes to draw. He has talent too.
You: So what do you want me […]