How to Be a Successful Cartoonist

by Randy Glasbergen and Glasbergen

Book Overview

Set out in a question-and-answer format, information and advice for cartoonists who wish to turn their artistic talents into a paying career, covering such topics as how much money can be made, where... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0891346333
• ISBN13: 9780891346333
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Northlight
• Length: 122 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.7" x 10.0"

Customer Reviews

Never left my side

This book reveals many answers to the questions even I asked when I started my career in cartooning. The interviews and thoughts, efforts put in to this book is one reason why even after 16 years as a cartoonist I still enjoy being able to read through this book and get something out of it every time. This isn't just for those starting out, it's also a reminder for those in the industry.

I Love This Book!!!

This book has so much to offer the budding cartoonist! Covering such things as: getting started, tools and techniques of the pros, developing great style and characters, creating funny cartoon ideas. turning your cartoons into cash, as well as resources and extra stuff, this book answers all the questions as well as shows you various styles of cartooning by many "strippers" from today and yesterday. I highly recommend this!!!

"GOOD " IS THE WORD

This is a extremely good and useful book for all serious cartoonists or so called 'the people who love to draw cartoons'.Lots of questions are answered, many tibs of what you need,where to send your comics to.This book deals with anything you need to know all about a cartoonist, a how-to-polish up your cartooning techniques book.Lots of great tibs from successful and famous cartoonists, by the time you finished the book, you will know that age is not a problem and it's all right for not attending some art colleges but cartooning courses are highly recommended for everyone to draw better.

What a book!

... When I bought Glasenbergen's book, I didn't know that it would become my most cherished piece of literature. Not only does it have wonderful drawing tips, technical tips, and material tips; it includes dozens of profiles on favorite and little-known cartoonists, business information that most of us arrogant artists are hesitant to learn, and an added bonus: a list of syndicates and contacts to make your work known! I've used this information numerous times and the results are always positive. The reading is easy and interesting, and the examples are excellent. I now have a published comic strip in a local paper and am looking to go furthere. For the serious cartoonist, this book is a must!

For cartoonists who are serious.

How to Be a Successful Cartoonist is not for folks who want to learn to draw cartoons. It assumes you already cartoon. What this book teaches is how to polish cartoons and present them for sale... and where to present them. It is for amateur cartoonists who want to become professionals.The book is organized into 5 chapters: 1. Getting started. 2. Tools and Techniques of the Pros. 3. Developing Great Style and Characters. 4. Creating funny cartoon ideas. and 5. Turning your cartoons into cash. Each chapter has two parts: 1) profiles of and hints from different well known cartoonists, each complete with a sample cartoon. These are interspersed with 2) questions and answers about cartooning. The two parts are separate, but they do relate... if the question is about computer generated cartoons, the cartoonist profiled is one who uses computers to produce his cartoons, and a description of how he does it is attached to the sample cartoon.The book is good in itself, but I'd say its greatest strength is its many references to other resources. It tells you where to find the right materials. It tells you how to find markets. It gets you started in the right direction for everything you need, from paper to syndicates.If you already do cartoons and are serious about becoming a professional cartoonist, but don't know where to start, this is the book for you.