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Category: Cartoons

  • J.J. Grandville (Jean Ignace Isidore Gèrard)

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    How cool would it be if we could actually see the whole intricate pattern of the influences of one artist on another that make up the brilliant, if ragged, cloth of art history. The best any one individual can hope for is glimmers and flashes of interconnectedness where the pattern reveals a small portion of…

  • The $100,000 Animation Drawing Course

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    Wow! What an amazing treasure trove this is for anyone interested in animation or cartoon drawing. It should really be titled: “The $100,000 Animation Drawing Course for $8”. There is so much great stuff here that this should be a site of its own, but it’s actually part of the terrific ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive Project…

  • DrawerGeeks

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    Now here’s a great idea from a group of artists for an informal series of creative projects that also translates into a fun web site. I can’t sum it up any more succinctly than they do themselves in the first paragraph of their FAQ: “DrawerGeeks is a fun thing we do every other Friday, where…

  • Al Hirschfeld

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    I promised you something lighthearted today, so how about the wonderful drawings of Al Hirschfeld? OK, so maybe you’re familiar with Hirschfeld. Maybe you’re seen the documentary on his life and work, The Line King on PBS. Maybe you’ve seen his work in the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum…

  • Daryl Cagle’s Professional Cartoonist Index

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    After yesterday’s rant I think I need some cartoons to lighten up, but I’m still feeling snarky enough to want some cartoons with bite, so lets head on over, as I often do, to Daryl Cagle’s Professional Cartoonist Index. For many years now, Cagle has had a presence on the web showcasing the work of…

  • Elwood H. Smith

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    About 10 years ago, my wife and I bought a copy of The Book of Classic Board Games, a spiral-bound book with thick pasteboard pages that came with attached pouches of “Go”-style game pieces and served as both a text about, and playable examples of, simple but timeless board games. It was an example of…