The cartoon blog of Andertoons cartoonist Mark Anderson. He discusses his cartoons, cartooning, comics and, oddly enough, LEGO.
This past weekend I attended the Kenosha Festival of Cartooning for the first time, but it certainly won’t be my last! (More on that later…) It was an amazing weekend put together by John & Anne Morse Hambrock. I can’t imagine all the time and work (and cake baking) that went into this. And apparently there’s a lot… Continue reading 2014 Kenosha Festival of Cartooning
This year I’m starting something new on the cartoon blog called Tools, Techniques, and the Trade. It’s an occasional in-depth look at the weird world of drawing cartoons for a living. I’ll explain why my pencils have to be made from California Incense-cedar wood, I’ll show you how my Photoshop Actions work, and how I… Continue reading Where I Write Cartoons – Cartoon Techniques
Henry Martin is a cartoonist that really resonates for me. I love the sketchiness of his line, his exquisitely lengthy captions, and the detailed economy of his backgrounds. He’s just terrific and so I wanted to share some of my favorite Henry Martin cartoons with you: What a great surprise caption. Martin makes you wait… Continue reading Henry Martin – An Appreciation
Recently I’ve done some videos about sketching and inking my cartoons, and I got a request to show how I shade. So, here’s me shading a cartoon! Enjoy: Video transcript: Hi there, this is Mark Anderson from Andertoons.com. In this video, I am going to show you how I shade my cartoons in Photoshop. This… Continue reading Shading Cartoons in Photoshop – Tutorial & Chat
Video transcript: Hi there, this is Mark Anderson from Andertoons.com and today I am going to be showing you how I sketch and re-sketch and then ink a cartoon. What’s different this time, I have done a number of videos where I have drawn a business cartoon or a family scene, some sort of cartoon… Continue reading Sketching, Resketching & Inking Cartoons