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This afternoon I was approached by a client to do some drawing that will earn me a four figure fee. This wil be the first time I’ve done any work for this company, but they were quite happy to pay whatever I asked.
While I’ve not worked for the company before, the employee that contacted me […]

This arrived from Matt a while ago:
What’s the best technique for coloring?
Let me answer that by asking another question - what’s the best flavour of ice-cream?
For me, nothing comes close to chocolate. And if you can give me one of those triple choc flavours that is so rich it leaves your head spinning and your stomach […]

I began this series with a post which talked about establishing yourself tax-wise to give yourself the best possible chance at landing some of the larger clients. In part 2, I will talk about some important ways of getting yourself out in the market and competing with some of the big guns in the cartoon […]

In my life outside of cartooning, I’m on the move a lot. Thus, I’m looking at getting a laptop/notebook so I can keep up with things while away from the office and studio.
The recommendations I’ve been given so far seen to suggest that Dell is worth considering.
Anybody got anything else they can recommend? Or experience […]

NAME: James Boissett
AGE: 49
LOCATION: Gosford NSW
SITE URL: www.jamesboissett.com (painting site)
How long have you been drawing cartoons?
Since I was about 7 and my dad used to draw a few.
What made you start to think more seriously about making some money out of it?
I was a part time cartoonist illustrator from about 19 whilst doing a Graphic […]

Just a couple of sites that might be useful to you or some of the younger variety in your house:
1. http://www.kidcartoonists.com/ is a site devoted to kids who can all draw better than me. Quoting from the site:
Kid Cartoonists is a weblog for anyone under the age of 18 to submit and display their cartoons. […]

Urbanmonk asked a good question in the my first post about the business of cartooning:
I have a question.. If you have never done any paid work,are tentative about making a go of it etc.. does doing all the necessary tax and business work give you a head start in getting clients?
I know this probably […]

Over the next few weeks I’ll be working my way through a series that concentrates more closely on the business side of cartooning. The drawing side of cartooning we love. The business side, well that’s a different story.
To be a successful cartoonist means you can’t avoid getting your hands grubby with the negotiations, politics, arguments, […]

NAME: Chris Cox
AGE: 27
LOCATION: Totternhoe, Beds. UK
SITE URL: http://www.tenfootgerbil.co.uk/
How long have you been drawing cartoons?
I really started when I was about 10, copying cartoons from comics I liked, and making up my own.
What made you start to think more seriously about making some money out of it
Well, after university I wanted to set up an […]

I’ve been enjoying the divesity of artists that have been appearing each Friday on Chewing Pencils. The Friday Feature Artist has contributed to Chewing Pencils becoming one of those online communities where we all learn from each other. Even the newest of newbies to the cartooning game have been able to illuminate different parts of […]