The cartoon blog of Andertoons cartoonist Mark Anderson. He discusses his cartoons, cartooning, comics and, oddly enough, LEGO.
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
So this is my last post for 2013, and it’s also my 2500th Andertoons Cartoon Blog post. I started this way back in May of 2004, so next year I’ll have been doing this for a decade. Can you believe it?! Last year around this time I wrote about how I’d changed the scheduling and content… Continue reading 2013 Andertoons Cartoon Blog Recap
Hey, Tom Racine recently did a fantastic job interviewing me over at Tall Tale Radio. You should give it a listen! I talk about the business of cartooning, writing cartoons, and at the end Tom and I gush about LEGO. You can hear it at Tom’s Tall Tale Radio site, or over at GoComics. A huge… Continue reading My Tall Tale Radio Interview
Christmas is coming up quick, so I thought I’d share this year’s batch of Christmas cartoons. Grab some cocoa and enjoy: I don’t know a lot about Hanukkah or Kwanzaa, so I’m a little uncomfortable writing cartoons for them. For that matter I also avoid the religious aspects of Christmas, preferring to stick mostly to… Continue reading Christmas Cartoons – 2013
This weekend was the Festival of Cartoon Art at Ohio State University. It was also the grand opening of the new Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum. It was a tremendous weekend, and I thought I’d share a bit of the experience. I arrived Friday evening, so I missed both the academic presentations and the… Continue reading OSU Festival of Cartoon Art – 2013