Chewing Pencils

He sounds French, but resides in the sunny and warm United Kingdom. Michael has a wonderful style and uses some unique linework in his cartoons - plus he has set himself a challenge on his blog that is yet to come ‘unstuck’.
Read and enjoy Michael Renouf’s cartooning wisdom.
NAME: Michael Renouf
AGE: 46
LOCATION: London, UK
SITE URL: http://nonstickplans.blogspot.com

How long […]

In the ideal world, a client would know what they want and would be able to communicate it to you clearly and effectively.
In the real world, clients have a vague idea of what they won’t, have no idea how to let you know and expect you to read their minds.
So, taking a brief, or a […]

The cartoonists forum over at the Australian Cartoonists’ Association website has been given a bit of an overhaul, with the addition of sections specifically for caricaturists, illustrators, comic strip artists and editorial cartoonists.
Already there are some great threads appearing in these new forums, so make sure you spend some time browsing through what is on […]

You’ve more than likely read and laughed at Scott Adams’ Dilbert cartoon strip. It’s great stuff and Adams is one of the cartooning success stories of recent decades.
Anyway, on his blog this week, he’s posted a series of photo’s that show how he goes about the process of creating his work.
Working in his PJ’s, while […]

This week we head off to the USA to visit the studio of Lola (L - O - L - A, Lola! Sorry, couldn’t resist). While you’re there, be careful of some of the office supplies on her desk. They seem to have a life of their own.
Read on to find out more.
NAME: Lola […]

A great post over at Lines and Colors on some things to do if you really want to destroy the intenet experience for those that visit your site.
I must admit that I have been guilty of some of these things from time to time - I went through a major Flash stage at one point […]

You’re all set with your tax details.
You’ve marketed yourself and a client rings.
What the heck do you do now?!
As strange as it sounds, that first phone call or email often takes you by surprise. What we’ve dreamed about is now real, but it’s scary on all sorts of levels. We don’t want to scare them […]

The Chewing Pencils blog turns one today!
Thank you to everybody who has been part of the journey and become part of the CP community. It’s been a privilege for me to interact with so many talented people from around the globe, both learning and sharing some of the oddities that make a person a cartoonist.
Chewing […]

This weeks feature artist is a baby when it comes to being a cartoonist, but has a wealth of life experience that places her in a unique position to make use of a market most of us know very little about. Read and be inspired by Terry’s story…
NAME: Terry Forestal
AGE: 52
LOCATION: Chicago area
SITE URL: ‘Pride […]

I don’t know this fellow, but thought his request might be of interest to some CP readers. I haven’t worked with a writer before, but many have and been quite successful as a result.
Contact David directly if you’re interested.
I can’t draw worth a hoot!
But I have great single-panel gag cartoon ideas!
Any topic.
David-G-Scott@kc.rr.com