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Their Creators Followed Our Suggestions For Submitting Cartoons. We Suggest You Do, Too. Here They Are

The document provides tips for submitting cartoons to a contest: 1. Focus on original ideas and clarity over artistic merit. 2. Select news stories of continuing interest rather than personal topics. 3. Study professional cartoons but do not copy them. 4. Focus on a single point and use a horizontal format with bold lines and large lettering.

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Their Creators Followed Our Suggestions For Submitting Cartoons. We Suggest You Do, Too. Here They Are

The document provides tips for submitting cartoons to a contest: 1. Focus on original ideas and clarity over artistic merit. 2. Select news stories of continuing interest rather than personal topics. 3. Study professional cartoons but do not copy them. 4. Focus on a single point and use a horizontal format with bold lines and large lettering.

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Their creators followed our suggestions for submitting cartoons.

We suggest you do, too. Here they are:



1. Be most concerned with the originality and clarity of your cartoon's ideas. The artistic merit of the
cartoon will be considered secondarily and only after the judges have had a nice meal.
2. Select news stories of major continuing interest -- what's news in December may not be news in
March, when the contest closes. And few people outside of your family are going to be interested in a
caricature of your uncle Ernie.
3. Study some professionally drawn editorial cartoons closely before trying to create one of your own.
Remember, study them, but don't copy them.
4. Don't clutter your cartoon with too many diferent ideas. Decide on a single point you want to make.
5. Use black ink on white paper. Draw in bold lines. Keep lettering large and
legible.
6. Draw your cartoons in a horizontal, not vertical, format. We're not sure why, but vertical just isn't as
good.
7. Don't create a cartoon that is just a slogan ("Don't Smoke", "Watch Less TV", etc.). Be funny or thought
provoking. Or both.
8. Again, and we cannot stress this enough, be original. Your cartoon may express a widely held view of a
leader or issue, but it cannot refect another cartoonist's way of expressing that idea.
Part 4: Tips for drawing your own editorial cartoons
When drawing your own cartoons, it helps to choose an issue or event about
which you feel strongly.
This passion will often come through in your drawing. Also, take some time to
consider making your
cartoon understandable to as wide an audience as possible. While your
friends will likely be persuaded by
diferent images or words than your grandparents, your goal is to fgure out
what type of cartoon would
be most accessible. Decide what kind of humor and cultural references your
audience will understand and
appreciate.
nce you have chosen a topic, decide on a character to be the vehicle of
your metaphor. !ow will you
best be able to make your point" What can best be e#aggerated about your
sub$ects that will be both
funny and helpful in conveying your message"
As you are working through your sketches, consider what words you will want
or need to add to the
drawing. Will you label your characters" Will you include a caption or a
%uote" Will the characters have
a thought or speech bubble"

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