Here’s another quick video showing how I use Gimp to enhance my cartoons. The Gimp is loaded with all kinds of filter effects. this particular one works well for black and white cartoon line art. And it’s a real time sver. if I dopn’;t like the line or dot pattern I’d added, I can simply […]

As many readers of this blog already know, I use Linux on all my computers.  Specifically, I run PCLinuxOS.  And because I run PCLiinuxOS, there are hundreds of programs available for photo editing, web page creation, etc. And the really great thing is, all programs are free and at the ready for download and installation […]

As you know form a previous post, I recently attended a meeting of the NCS Great Lakes Chapter. It was nice to get together with fellow cartoonists. One of the highlights at these meetings is the give-a-way of door prizes.  It’s done to raise money for the chapter to pay for future functions.  Cartoonists usually […]

This past weekend the National Cartoonists Society Great Lakes Chapter gathered to vote on the newspaper illustration category. All members take the voting process quite seriously. I can tell you that entries are thoroughly reviewed by chapter members. And in the past, we’ve had our share of discussions anbd debates over cartoon work. But, on […]