The cartoon blog of Andertoons cartoonist Mark Anderson. He discusses his cartoons, cartooning, comics and, oddly enough, LEGO.
Valentine’s Day is even closer now, and everywhere I look pretty much everything is covered in pink hearts, cherubs, chocolate, roses, or some combination thereof, (mmmm… chocolate cherub…) so I thought I’d share another love cartoon collection to get us all in the mood! Love Cartoons You know what I love about this cartoon? It’s… Continue reading Love Cartoon Collection
This week’s Sue Storm is by one of my all-time favorite comics artists, Bruce Timm: This has a real retro feel to me with that classic Marvel hairdo that I just adore. Not to mention the perfect wrinkles in the clothing, the great sense of feminine motion, and the hint of invisibility at the bottom.… Continue reading Sue Storm by Bruce Timm
There’s just something about computers that make me laugh. There’s a lot of great material, crazy new jargon almost daily, and, when things don’t work as we’d like, I think we can all sympathize with wanting to throw the darned things out the window. Here’s a few computer cartoons that I like that I thought… Continue reading Cartoons About Computers
Recently I’ve been inspired to try and get a children’s book published. I don’t know exactly where I got the bug, but having read countless books to my two little ones, I suppose it makes sense. It’s also something new to challenge myself. And, being a cartoonist, I’m on pretty good speaking terms with failure. … Continue reading My First Children’s Book
Most cartoonists aren’t classically trained artists (myself included), so we tend to learn as we go. Want to draw like a professional cartoonist quicker? Here’s some common cartoon art errors to avoid: 1) Start with poor writing So this first one’s not really about the art per se, but if you’re going to draw an… Continue reading Stop Making These 5 Common Cartoon Art Mistakes!