Cartoons

Sketch out a figure of a character, human, animal, shape, alien form, and give it a personality with size, scale and color. Create a series of poses or positions for the character to determine various characteristics or personality traits – humorous, angry, shocked, silly, embarrassed….

Personalize your character!

Most stories occur in settings that connect the individuals and events to places. A story can have one setting that is understood over time (like Mr. McGregor’s Garden or the hobbit’s Bilboa Baggins house!) Or a story may move through a series of settings, or back and forth from two or more places of events and actions. As you develop your settings, look at interiority (how to define space and place) and stage set design (how to choreograph an atmosphere, place or setting). You can also use words to evoke emotion, describe color, lighting, materials, circulation and effect. Decide if your cartoon will have one setting, two settings, or travel around the world. Decide if your cartoon will occur in cities or the countryside. The history of cartoons connect characters with events and with settings.

Map your magic!

• A rendering is the development of a drawn image beyond a sketch to a final image.
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• Political cartoons are found in every daily paper.
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• Comic strips can tell about everyday events.
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• Cartoons can be funny but they can also be depictions of the truth.
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• Cartoons are a form of literature.
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