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Welcome to MattGlover.com
Welcome to the blog of pastor, cartoonist, husband and dad, Matt Glover.
This blog is to share some of my thoughts on life and faith, as well as some of my cartoon work.
If you want to see more of my cartoons, visit www.mattglover.com
If you want to learn how to make money from cartooning, visit www.chewingpencils.com
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great stuff, far more professional than my submission!
what i need to know is just HOW to get that “professional look” to a cartoon. i am new to this game, and all i have is a scanner and some pencils, what i NEED is the knowledge and TOOLS to be able to put the polish on my cartoons.
any help would be appreciated, in what pens,paper, computer programs could be used to turn my cartoons from doodles, to a finished work of art.
i do realise its all a learning curve, but i am willing to learn, just need a little guidance
cheers
John
Hey John,
Regarding the tools for cartooning, I think the best way to find out is to actually try them. Don’t beleive everything that you read in cartooning books when it comes to cartooning tools. I’m a beginner myself, and eventhough I read that using a brush and ink might be difficult to start with, I gave it a try right away and fell in love with my #2 brush! I then tried Windsor & Newton colored inks to do some translucent washes in the background and also this is less difficult than it sounds. I find a brush loaded with pitch black ink is very ‘aggresive’ and instantly adds character to your drawings, nomatter if the lines are prefect or not. Don’t think too much about the stroke you’ll make — let your gut feeling guide you and you’ll be surprised how natural it feels after a while. Another thing is that I find that the size of the cartoon plays a big role for me when I use a brush. If the size is too small, I feel like I’m ‘restrained’ while I draw. If its too big, I feel like my drawing is not ‘balanced’ well and that I have difficulty putting some ‘emphasis’ in my lines where its needed most. For me, a size of 7inx7in works well with a #2 brush. Also, try different mediums, and experiment with them. Sometimes when I don’t know where to start, I just dip my brush in the ink and draw different kind of lines to strenghten my eye-hand coordination, or try to do lettering of different shape and sizes (that’s how I got the letter ‘A’ on my website).
That’s my 0.02$ (CAD)
Cheers!
Andre
Love your cartoon!