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Cartoonists do more than choose a clever title for their work. Cartoons must convey an idea visually, often humorously, and range from single frame gags to multipanel serials to graphic novels. An idea is central to each strip. Because cartoons can be a form of social commentary, cartoonists need to keep up with current events. They also have to look ahead, though, to submit a week's worth of strips at least 1 month before the cartoons appear in print. And since today's news might be stale tomorrow, creating for the future makes timeliness tricky. A syndicated cartoonist's earnings are tied to that competition; a cartoonist whose work is in a handful of newspapers isn't likely to make as much as another whose strip appears in hundreds. No formal training is required to become a cartoonist, although some cartooning programs now exist either independently or within post-secondary schools' visual arts departments.
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You're a What? Cartoonist
What rhymes with orange? Thirteen years ago, Hilary Price liked that puzzler enough to name her comic strip after it. Today, "Rhymes With Orange" is syndicated in 150 newspapers nationwide.
Of course, cartoonists do more than choose a clever title for their work. Cartoons (which include comic strips) must convey an idea visu...See the full content of this document
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