how-to cartoon workshops   so you want to be a cartoonist? what does it take to be a cartoonist? you need dedication, time and a love of drawing. what kind of tools do you need?                    it's as simple as paper and pencil, but play around the different tools, see what you are comfortable with. always try to come up with  new methods of technique.experiment with computer drawing programs, they are a great thing to learn. what books should you read to help you excell in your talents?                                     I was always a fan of absorbing interesting approaches of other artists. look at your favorite comic book artists. what do you like most about their style.                                                       Recommended books cartoonist's and gag writer's handbook by jack Markow cartooning the head and figure by jack hamm how to draw the marvel way by john buscema and stan lee superheroes by joe kubert comics and sequential art by will eisner familiar faces the art of mort drucker by duncan humorous illustration by nick meglin how to self publish your own comic book by cavuto the art of jack davis by harrison How much time do you need to achieve your goals?                                                      I've been drawing since kindergarten, and i'm always learning new ways to create a better finished product....point blank the learning and study never ends. Contact Steve Nyman art Studio for information on instructional hands-on cartooning classes. A how-to cartoon workshop that makes for fun and learning. This is a great idea for student enrichment. Learn about animation art, comic book art, and caricature art. There will be lots of fun activities to entertain as well as enrich. This service is available for schools, camps, summer camps, after school programs, school enrichment programs,  libraries, and scout groups. Programs are available for 1 day to 10 weeks. We can provide cartooning private lessons as well. Projects we work on include, character development, creating comic pages, caricatures, advertisements, story Boards, greeting cards, comic strips. We discuss animation, comic book creation. We also provide specific classes in political cartooning. The political cartooning workshop provides an interesting way to approach hands on subjects in current events. Steve's favorite animated cartoons are the flintstones, Rocky and Bullwinkle, the simpsons. steve's favorite Comic book artists John buscema, Neal Adams, alex ross. steve's favorite caricaturist Mad  Magazine's Mort Drucker, jack davis. *Call or e-mail for prices.   Historical meaning In its original meaning, a cartoon (from the Italian cartone and Dutch/Flemish word "karton", meaning strong, heavy paper or pasteboard) is a full-size drawing made on paper as a study for a further drawings, such as a painting or tapestry. Cartoons were typically used in the production of frescoes, to accurately link the component parts of the composition when painted onto plaster over a series of days. Such cartoons often have pinpricks where the outline of the design has been picked out in the plaster. Cartoons by painters such as Raphael and Leonardo da Vinci are highly prized in their own right. A world-renowned collection of Peter Paul Rubens cartoons for huge tapestries is displayed in the collection of the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota, Florida. see Wikipedia   Notable cartoonists Notable cartoonists include: Pete Abrams, Sluggy Freelance Charles Addams, macabre cartoons featured in The New Yorker and elsewhere Murray Ball, Footrot Flats Manik, Cartoonist and illustrator of Daily newspaper Prothom Alo Ratan, Cartoonist and illustrator of Daily newspaper Prothom Alo Darrin Bell, Candorville and Rudy Park Oscar Berger, Aesop's Foibles (1947); active 1920s - 1960s Mark Beyer, Amy and Jordan, Agony Ed Brubaker Max Cannon, Red Meat Contemporary American Chester Commodore, African American political cartoonist Robert Crumb, Mr. Natural, Fritz the Cat, Keep on Truckin Jack Davis Abner Dean Lynsey De Paul Will Eisner, The Spirit Lyonel Feininger, rare fine artist who did strips, Kin-der Kids and Wee Willie Winkie's World Steve Fiorilla André François André Franquin, Spirou et Fantasio, Gaston Lagaffe Yuliy Abramovich Ganf, Soviet Russian John Glashan, Genius Sid Glenar Rube Goldberg, Cartoons of complex and convoluted machines doing very simple tasks. Larry Gonick, The Cartoon History of the Universe series, Kokopelli & Company Matt Groening, Life in Hell, The Simpsons, Futurama Martin Handford, Where's Wally? Henfil, Brazilian cartoonist Hergé, Tintin George Herriman, Krazy Kat Bill Holbrook, "On the Fastrack", "Safe Havens" and "Kevin & Kell" Geoff "Jeff" Hook, Australian Edgar P. Jacobs, "Blake and Mortimer" Mike Judge, "Beavis and Butt-Head", "King Of The Hill" Heinrich Kley B. Kliban Rick Law, Beyond the Veil John Leech, 19th century 'Punch' cartoonist. Michael Leunig, Australian R K Laxman, Cartoonist for The Times of India, India. Loriot Jay Lynch Scott McCloud, Zot!, Understanding Comics Seth MacFarlane, Family Guy", American Dad Shigeru Mizuki, Ge Ge Ge no Kitaro, - Master of horror of Japanese manga Morris, Lucky Luke Paul Palnik, The God of Cartoons American Jewish cartoon prophet. Virgil Partch, known as "VIP," he was a leading American gag cartoonist from the 1940s to the 1980s Bob Penuelas, Wilbur Kookmeyer Bruce Petty Peyo, The Smurfs, Steven Strong, Johan and Peewit Ziraldo Alves Pinto; Brazilian cartoonist, creator of Menino Maluquinho Hugo Pratt, Corto Maltese Quino (Joaquín Salvador Lavado), Mafalda Often regarded as the foremost Latin-American cartoonist and a fierce social satirist. W. Heath Robinson, British satirist famous for drawings of convoluted machines, similar to Rube Goldberg Jonathan Rosenberg, Goats Ronald Searle, St Trinians, Molesworth, The Rake's Progress, editorial work and more Elzie Crisler Segar, Popeye Sempé Dan Shive, El Goonish Shive Posy Simmonds, The Silent Three of St Botolph's, Gemma Bovery Siné Art Spiegelman, author of Maus, co-editor of RAW (magazine) Ralph Steadman, editorial cartoonist and book illustrator Uli Stein, Mice Saul Steinberg Howard Tayler, pioneered web-cartooning as a profession. Les Tanner-Political cartoonist (1927-2001) Osamu Tezuka, Astro Boy, Phoenix - Known as the "god" of Japanese manga, who practically defined modern Japanese cartooning Albert Uderzo, Asterix Willy Vandersteen, Spike and Suzy, De Rode Ridder Ben Wicks, well known Canadian cartoonist and illustrator. Strips include The Outsider, Wicks Prriya Raj, - Management Cartoonist Tex Avery Art Babbitt Frederic Back Ralph Bakshi Joseph Barbera Don Bluth Tim Burton Bob Clampett Les Clark Gabor Csupo Shamus Culhane Arthur Davis Marc Davis Gene Deitch Andreas Deja Walt Disney Ed Emshwiller Norm Ferguson Friz Freleng Eric Goldberg Dave Hand William Hanna Rudolf Ising Wilfred Jackson Ollie Johnston Chuck Jones Milt Kahl Glen Keane Ward Kimball John Kricfalusi Kutty Eric Larson John Lasseter John Lounsbery Ham Luske Winsor McCay Robert McKimson Fred Moore Joe Murray Grim Natwick Bill Plympton Wolfgang "Woolie" Reitherman Herbert "Herbie" Ryman Ben Sharpsteen Tom Sito Frank Tashlin Richard Taylor Green Springs Cartoons Frank Thomas Bill Tytla Richard Williams   [Cartoonists of comic strips Scott Adams, Dilbert Bill Amend, FoxTrot John Backderf, aka Derf, Derf City George Baker, Sad Sack Darrin Bell, Candorville, Rudy Park Jack Berrill, Gil Thorp Berke Breathed, Bloom County (1980's American social-polticial), Outland, Opus David Breger, G.I. Joe Dik Browne, Hi and Lois, Hagar the Horrible Ernie Bushmiller, Nancy Milt Caniff, Terry and the Pirates, Steve Canyon Al Capp, Lil Abner Dave Coverly, Speed Bump Stan Cross, The Potts and Wally and the Major Jim Davis, Garfield Bud Fisher, Mutt and Jeff Ham Fisher, Joe Palooka J.D. Frazer, User Friendly Chester Gould, Dick Tracy Bill Griffith, Zippy the Pinhead Cathy Guisewite, Cathy Nicholas Gurewitch, Perry Bible Fellowship Tove and Lars Jansson, The Moomins Lynn Johnston, For Better or For Worse Eric Jolliffe, Andy Walt Kelly, Pogo Kemsley, Ginger Meggs Hank Ketcham, Dennis the Menace Frank King, Gasoline Alley Keith Knight, The K Kronicles Fred Lasswell, Barney Google Winsor McCay, Little Nemo Patrick McDonnell, Mutts George McManus, Bringing up Father Dale Messick, Brenda Starr Steve Nease, Pud Fred Negro, Pub Strip Charles Peattie and Russell Taylor, Alex Stan Pitt, Larry Flynn, Detective Warren Sattler, Grubby, Billy the Kid, Yang, Fightin' Army, Fightin' Marines and Swamp Brats as well as contributing artist for Barnaby daily, The Jackson Twins, Bringing Up Father, Comics for Kids and Hi and Lois. Charles M. Schulz, Peanuts Caroll Spinney, Harvey Garry Trudeau, Doonesbury Gustave Verbeek, The Upside Downs, The Terrors of the Tiny Tads Bill Watterson, Calvin and Hobbes Monty Wedd, The Scorpion, Bert and Ned, Tod Trail, Kirk Raven, Ned Kelly, Sword and Sabre, Captain Justice, Ben Hall and The Making of a Nation Jeff Wilson, The Avridge Farm KC Green, Droop, Anger Pauly, and Horribleville   Cartoonists of single panel cartoons (gag cartoons) Prriya Raj (Management Cartoonist) Charles Addams