Uncle John's Crazy Town: Another indispensable lesson!

Sunday, May 18, 2008

Another indispensable lesson!

How to take your little drawing of a messed up horse and make it into a big drawing of a messed up horse! Actually it might be a donkey - I'm not sure. Courtesy of George Carlson and his magic pantograph, 1933.

1 comment:

Unknown said...: "Pantograph"--we've done that with the grade 7's that I teach. It's really hard!; May 27, 2008 at 10:52 AM

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"During the span of years from 1914, I have made efforts to retain the "cartoony" effect. That is, I did not welcome the trend of the industry to go "arty". It was, and still is, my opinion that a cartoon should represent, in simple form, the cartoonist's mental expression. In other words the "animated oil painting" has taken the place of the flashiness and delightfulness of the simple cartoon.

In my opinion, the industry must pull back. Pull away from the tendencies toward realism. It must stay in it's own backyard of "The Cartoonist's Cartoon." The cartoon must be a portrayal of the expression of the true cartoonist, in simple, unhampered cartoon style. The true cartoon is a great art in it's own right. It does not need the assistance or support of "Artiness." In fact, it is actually hampered by it." - Max Fleischer