13

Oct

2014

by Kaamran

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How to Submit Ideas to a Cartoon Editor

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Leave out weak ideas. Wait until you have ten or fifteen strong, inspired ideas. If you include weak ideas in your batch, that will diminish the editor’s impression of you. ...

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30

Sep

2014

by Kaamran

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How to Write a Cartoon Gag

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Part 1: Establishing A Connection Between Incongruous Subjects Find a subject. There are different ways to do this. One is to read the paper. Another is too free associate. You ...

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31

Jul

2014

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Bob Mankoff Weighs in on Caption Contests

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What is the true nature of a cartoon caption contest? Does it produce quality cartoons? What is the nature of the resulting cartoon? What is the difference between a classic ...

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30

Jul

2014

by Kaamran

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Lawrence Wood, 5-time New Yorker Caption Contest Winner, On TNY Caption Contests

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Lawrence Wood, 5-time New Yorker Caption Contest winner and reigning champion, took me to task recently for my comments on the nature of cartoon caption contests (“Cartoon Caption Contest February ...

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26

Jul

2014

by Kaamran

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Cartoon Caption Contest February 16, 2014 – July 26, 2014

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Cartoon Caption Contest Hey gang, thanks for participating in the Cartoon Caption Contest. unfortunately the caption contest experiment has not worked out as I had hoped. The results of the ...

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13

Jul

2014

by Kaamran

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Caption Contest #16 Results

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Congratulations to Vincent Coca for his winning caption, “Leave a message at the bang.” Well played, sir. To see how your caption fared, see results below. Thanks for playing!

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29

Jun

2014

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Caption Contest #15 – Results

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Congratulations to Vincent Coca for his winning caption, “Trust me sir, if anything goes wrong you’ll be the first to know.” Nicely done, and I’ll include this one in my ...

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19

Jun

2014

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Mike Lynch Asks Questions, Gets Answers

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Mike Lynch, cartoonist, generously posted my time-lapse video on his site (click here). Check out his site. Lots there for cartoon enthusiasts and professionals alike.

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15

Jun

2014

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Winner Caption Contest #14

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Congratulations to Van Scott for his winning entry for caption contest #14:   I’ll be including this cartoon in my submissions to editors. Thanks to all who participated, and good ...

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27

May

2014

by Kaamran

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The Drawing Process – Using Models

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When a rough idea has been ok’d by an editor for publication, the first thing I do is find models for important elements of the drawing, and do ‘studies’. For ...

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