The cartoon blog of Andertoons cartoonist Mark Anderson. He discusses his cartoons, cartooning, comics and, oddly enough, LEGO.
Looking for a creative and entertaining educational program that will engage kids in your Chicagoland library? My Creative Cartooning class taps kids’ attraction to humor and penchant for doodling — and teaches them to make something great. They have fun while learning a new skill (but don’t tell them that). In this interactive, one hour… Continue reading Creative Cartooning: A Workshop Just for Kids
in January of 2015 I went from pen and paper to working completely digitally on a Wacom Cintiq. This January I moved from the Cintiq to an iPad Pro with the Apple Pencil and, although it took some time to adjust, I love my new setup. I recorded this short video to show how it… Continue reading Apple Pencil & iPad Pro – Making the Switch
Cartoon Close-Up is a recurring feature where I highlight Andertoons cartoon subscribers, custom cartoon clients, and customers who just buy the occasional cartoon. This edition’s answers come from subscriber Erin Brownlow at Busey. 1) Tell me a little about yourself and your job. I support Busey’s commercial & cash management sales teams and manage our corporate websites. I love… Continue reading Cartoon Close-Up – Busey
I do a lot of business cartoons here at Andertoons. They’re fun to do, there’s no end of material, and they sell well. But there is a bit of a catch – the people you’re generally selling to are executives and upper management, so you can’t pick on them too much. As a result I… Continue reading Business Cartoons You Don’t Want In Your Employees’ Cubicles
Recently I’ve been blogging a lot about custom cartoons. So the question you might be asking yourself right now is where exactly do you use them? A better question, and the one with the shorter answer, would be where aren’t you going to use them? The answer is “nowhere.” There really isn’t any such thing… Continue reading Custom Cartoons – Where To Use Them