Cartooning Is Easy! …not.
Way back in 1950 Richard Taylor wrote an article advising would-be cartoonists to show a little respect for the profession:
“The woods are full of pseudo-cartoonists,” wrote Taylor, “grinding out things that are not much better than the average high-school student’s masterpieces, doomed forever to a sub-world of third-rate pictorial humor, and without the ghost of a hope of ever climbing higher.”
All this week on my blog I’ve been showcasing the work of some of the masters of mid-20th century cartoon art.
Hank Ketcham, John Huehnergarth, Russell Patterson, Roy Doty and Richard Taylor himself.
* And by the way, is it just me or does our friendly cartooning instructor in the ad above not bear a bit of a resemblance to Drawn!’s own Johnny Martz? Hhmmmm…
