SKETCH YOUR THOUGHTS..
IF EXPRESSING YOUR THOUGHTS THROUGH ARTISTIC SKETCHES IS A PASSION FOR YOU, THEN A CAREER AS A CARTOONIST OR GRAPHIC ARTIST WOULD APTLY JUSTIFY YOUR TALENT..
A cartoonist's job is crucial as well as challenging, whether it involves making a visual comment on the socio- political scenario or anything under the sun- it conveys all messages in the most humorous way.
Who Is A Cartoonist?
A cartoonist is actually an illustrator or a graphic artist who draws pictures and cartoons to amuse, inform,, educate and persuade people. They portray current events and situations with accuracy and light humor. Cartoons illustrate a topic of public interest. they add humor or sarcasm to a dull newspaper headline. Besides, it creates a certain impact on the readers. R.K. Laxman , a premier newspaper columnist created "the common man" which went on to become a national icon. It's like a visual editorial explaining current affairs with utmost simplicity and with a pinch of sarcasm.
Future Scope:-
About the future scope of a career in cartooning, Chawre opines, "A cartoonist has immense scope in the field of media. Ad agencies, publication- houses , media schools, press, etc usually hire aspiring cartoonists. Besides, various sectors like animation, web designing etc. hold great scope for future cartoonist". He/she should have a good knowledge of graphic art software. Thus a cartoonist is almost a powerful journalist . Instead of words, he/she uses the visual medium to convey his/her point of view to the readers.
Actual Tasking:-
A cartoonist working with a firm or company makes sketches , drawings and illustrations appealing to a particular target audience (group of people according to age, class, gender, etc.) Often such illustrations depict a theme or story , which needs explanation. The cartoonist or illustrator has to discuss it with the respective department heads or editors before outlining the work. In an electronic media, motion cartoonists work with the audio- visual media and computers. They make animated cartoon films for television or print media. Walt Disney was the first motion cartoonist to bring forward this amazing field of portraying imaginations.
Technical Training:-
Cartooning can be pursued as a full-fledged career. Multimedia packages like the Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Image Ready, director 7, Animator Pro, Animator Studio, and etc. would prove to be beneficial. Besides, there are several training programmes available in Graphic Designing, Animation Designing, Visual Communications and Applied Arts.
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hope you like it..:)
IF EXPRESSING YOUR THOUGHTS THROUGH ARTISTIC SKETCHES IS A PASSION FOR YOU, THEN A CAREER AS A CARTOONIST OR GRAPHIC ARTIST WOULD APTLY JUSTIFY YOUR TALENT..
A cartoonist's job is crucial as well as challenging, whether it involves making a visual comment on the socio- political scenario or anything under the sun- it conveys all messages in the most humorous way.
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R.K. LAXMAN |
Who Is A Cartoonist?
A cartoonist is actually an illustrator or a graphic artist who draws pictures and cartoons to amuse, inform,, educate and persuade people. They portray current events and situations with accuracy and light humor. Cartoons illustrate a topic of public interest. they add humor or sarcasm to a dull newspaper headline. Besides, it creates a certain impact on the readers. R.K. Laxman , a premier newspaper columnist created "the common man" which went on to become a national icon. It's like a visual editorial explaining current affairs with utmost simplicity and with a pinch of sarcasm.
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COMMON MAN. by RK LAXMAN |
Future Scope:-
About the future scope of a career in cartooning, Chawre opines, "A cartoonist has immense scope in the field of media. Ad agencies, publication- houses , media schools, press, etc usually hire aspiring cartoonists. Besides, various sectors like animation, web designing etc. hold great scope for future cartoonist". He/she should have a good knowledge of graphic art software. Thus a cartoonist is almost a powerful journalist . Instead of words, he/she uses the visual medium to convey his/her point of view to the readers.
Actual Tasking:-
A cartoonist working with a firm or company makes sketches , drawings and illustrations appealing to a particular target audience (group of people according to age, class, gender, etc.) Often such illustrations depict a theme or story , which needs explanation. The cartoonist or illustrator has to discuss it with the respective department heads or editors before outlining the work. In an electronic media, motion cartoonists work with the audio- visual media and computers. They make animated cartoon films for television or print media. Walt Disney was the first motion cartoonist to bring forward this amazing field of portraying imaginations.
Technical Training:-
Cartooning can be pursued as a full-fledged career. Multimedia packages like the Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Image Ready, director 7, Animator Pro, Animator Studio, and etc. would prove to be beneficial. Besides, there are several training programmes available in Graphic Designing, Animation Designing, Visual Communications and Applied Arts.
YOU CAN LEARN MORE BY CLICKING here
hope you like it..:)