Article · David W. Fitzsimmons (Substack)
How I create a cartoon
- Type
- Article
- Level
- All levels
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2024
About this lesson
A working editorial cartoonist walks through one cartoon from idea to finish: gathering reference photos, penciling a likeness, inking with flexible-nib pens, tracing on a light table and coloring digitally. Gives concrete tool choices along the way.
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