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Announcements & Sketches27 Feb 2008 09:19 am
Importance of Drawing People
Just wanted to post a quick little response to Dawn’s comment on Monday’s post. Have I considered doing a cartoon with people? Yes. In fact I have started and scrapped at least 3 concepts after just a few strips. The problem comes not from my ability to draw people but my inability to write good dialog.
I would say my strength lies in pantomime and/or gag cartooning which is much easier to pull off with animals because you don’t expect them to talk. Where I tend to stumble over creating words, creating actions comes natural. There are exceptions to the animal rule though.
In fact, I just came to an agreement yesterday with ClickWheel involving a new cartoon. Along with publishing a monthly Frances & Friends cartoon with them I will be supplying a new single panel cartoon for their monthly anthology. The cartoon will star a young boy named Winston Millicent Delano and will also debut next month (though I don’t have a specific date).
The young gentleman I have drawn above is not Winston. He is just some random dude from the 80s.
on 27 Feb 2008 at 1:13 pm 1.Maureen said …
Congratulations, I love knowing there will be other cartoons. Also, I hope that Winston will get involved with animals from time to time.
on 27 Feb 2008 at 6:38 pm 2.-bry said …
Heh, well that is a bit of an understatement. And you may regret that wish.
on 28 Feb 2008 at 4:56 am 3.Dawn said …
I think you’d have a lot of great material at home…between a new wife, a dog and cats!
I’ll be happy to read/see anything you draw, though, honestly.