Hey everyone, there’s a good batch of new cartoons up. Enjoy!
New Cartoons Up!
Month: November 2012
Visual Marketing & Cartoons
Visual marketing is big right now. Really big! But don’t take my word for it:
This year more than ever, visual content is going mainstream. – TechCrunch
No, really:
Visual marketing is Jedi-powerful. It can dramatically help you sell your products and ideas online. – grow
Seriously, it’s a really big deal:
Social media sites like Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest have ushered in visual marketing as the breakout trend for 2012. When it comes to their products, businesses are learning to show, not tell, and visual content sites are fueling our desire for beautiful photography and sensational design. Two years ago, marketers were spreading the maxim that “content is king,” but now, it seems, “a picture really is worth a thousand words.” – Fast Company
And it’s no wonder:
Research at 3M Corporation concluded that we process visuals 60,000 times faster than text. – Billion Dollar Graphics
The numbers don’t lie:
Visual content drives engagement. In fact, just one month after the introduction of Facebook timeline for brands, visual content — photos and videos — saw a 65% increase in engagement. – Simply Measured via Business to Community
And funny is better:
Finding something humorous is inherently joyful, so it makes sense that so many brands use humor in their marketing activities. – Distilled
Funny is way better:
Funny images are easily the most popular images found on social media news sites and traditionally are the best topics for garnering votes. – Search Engine Land
That’s an awful lot of text to explain that if you’re looking to stand out online, tell your story visually. Or, put another way:
If you’re interested in really taking advantage of visual marketing, cartoons are a perfect fit. Check out one of my cartoon subscription plans, or try one of my custom cartoons.
How To Draw A Turkey Results
Just a heads up that I’m trying something different and posting the tutorial and the results over at Pinterest. Go visit your turkeys!
How To Draw A Cartoon Turkey – Tutorial
Thanksgiving is coming soon, so before the tryptophan sets in, we’re going to draw a cartoon turkey! Just follow the 8 easy steps below and you’ll soon have a great gobbler to call your own!
When you’re finished, feel free to tweet, pin, email or otherwise share a pic of your cartoon turkey with me and I’ll post it over at Pinterest! And if you’d like to grab the tutorial and post it on your own blog or website, you’re more than welcome to. (A link back would be appreciated.) Enjoy:
Easy, right? You should try out my other how-to-draw tutorials too:
- Draw a zombie
- Draw a pirate
- Draw a shark
- Draw Batman
- Draw a cat
- Draw R2D2
- Draw a bunny
- Draw a leprechaun
- Draw an elephant
Feel free to check out my Thanksgiving cartoons too!
Thanksgiving Cartoons – Collection
Turkey day is coming soon, so, to get you in the mood, here’s a veritable feast of Thanksgiving cartoons!
I don’t think I’ve done any First Thanksgiving cartoons before, and once I began drawing it I knew why. You have to draw your pilgrims, your Native Americans, a table & chairs, a cabin, a forest, turkeys… Sheesh!
More thought than you’d assume went into the text for the sign in this cartoon. I’d considered, and actually had another cartoon recommend “Because, unlike your rmother, you can’t cook,” but I like the one-two punch of putting “unlike your mother” at the end.
Nothing says family holiday meal like petty squabbling, the silent treatment, and pushing family members’ buttons. Throw in some politics and you’re good to go!
When thinking Thanksgiving cartoons, a turkey with a samurai sword probably doesn’t come immediately to mind. That is unless you had just watched Kill Bill before sitting down to write. Ahem.
Every Thanksgiving I think “Hey, I’ll put on the parade for the kids! I used to love that when I was a kid!” You sit them down and watch about 10 minutes of lip-synced dancing, the Podunk High School Marching Weevils, and endless teases for balloons and then, like every Thanksgiving, I apologize and hand over the iPhone and iPad.
Turkeys disguising themselves as other birds is a staple of Thanksgiving cartoons, but for some reason the phrase “feather extensions” made me chortle to myself for about five minutes. So there it is.
Thanksgiving blackmail. You go, turkey!
This Thanksgiving cartoon took a bit of research. When is a turkey done? What’s that thing about stuffing? How do you get salmonella? All in a day’s work for your friendly neighborhood cartoonist.
Well that’s it, Feel free to check out all of my other Thanksgiving cartoons too. And happy turkey day, everyone!