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School Cartoon in Commonweal
Hey, just a heads up that I was in the October 20th issue of Commonweal!
Here’s the cartoon:
This is a really really early cartoon of mine. In fact, in my inventory numbering system, it’s number four. Yeesh!
Just for fun, here’s a similar, more recent, cartoon in both caption and art to compare:
In the first you can see that I used a ruler for the chalkboard. Anymore I don’t really worry about straight. I like the character of my slightly askew and wiggly lines much better. Plus it’s a heck of a lot faster!
Also, in the first you can see the chalkboard was blackened entirely by hand. Not in the more recent – that’s all Photoshop CS2!
The writing on the first board? White pencil. The second? Reversed in Photoshop.
I’m not sure when I gave up on the Charlie Chaplin splayed feet, as seen in #1. But I think you’ll agree that #2 looks a lot more natural.
There’s more to critique, I’m sure, but I think I can sum it with this – I’ve come a long way, baby!
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Thanks for this. Number Four?!?!? Yiiikes! You a brave guy.
Nah, just kidding. I like the wobbliness of the first cartoon — and I like the expression on the teacher's face.
Posted by: Mike Lynch | Oct 29, 2006 at 8:06 am
Meh… The joke is OK, but the art makes me cringe.
Still, everyone's gotta start somewhere I guess, and it's obviously salable, so I guess I wasn't too bad…
Posted by: Andertoons | Oct 29, 2006 at 2:50 pm