cartooning
Making comic strips
Cartooning is the art and practice of creating cartoons, whether single-panel drawings, comic strips, or animated sequences.
The term covers both the drawing itself and the broader creative process of developing characters, gags, and visual storytelling.
Someone who does cartooning professionally is a cartoonist.
She studied cartooning at art school before landing a job at a newspaper.
Narrow elongated piece
- panelDistinct flat section
- balloonInflatable rubber sac
- captionText accompanying an image
- sequentialOccurring in succession
manga · webcomic · webtoon · syndication · superhero · graphic novel · zine · penciller
Mockery exposing vice
- commentaryExplanatory remarks on events
- caricatureExaggerated comic depiction
- op-edSigned newspaper commentary
- critiqueDetailed evaluative analysis
punditry · lampoon · social commentary · newspaper · topical · symbolism · allegory · editorial page
Transparent sheet for cartoons
- storyboardPlanned visual sequence drawings
- keyframeFixed animation reference point
- tweeningAutomated in-between frame generation
- frame-by-frameOne image at a time
motion · stop-motion · claymation · anime · voiceover · flipbook · rotoscope · inbetweening
Mouth restraint or jest
- punchlineHumor's final delivery
- slapstickExaggerated physical humor
- comedyWork meant to amuse
- funnyProvoking laughter or suspicion
wit · sight gag · visual humor · wordplay · timing · absurdity · satire · running gag
Applying liquid pigment
- pencilingDrawing with graphite
- sketchingMaking rough drawings
- crosshatchingIntersecting parallel lines for tone
- shadingDepicting light and darkness
brushwork · pen and ink · drafting · thumbnail · layout · composition · character design · expression
strip
Narrow elongated piece
sequential · manga · webcomic · webtoon · syndication · superhero · graphic novel · zine · penciller · inker
satire
Mockery exposing vice
- commentaryExplanatory remarks on events
- caricatureExaggerated comic depiction
- op-edSigned newspaper commentary
critique · punditry · lampoon · social commentary · newspaper · topical · symbolism · allegory · editorial page · Thomas Nast
cel
Transparent sheet for cartoons
- storyboardPlanned visual sequence drawings
- keyframeFixed animation reference point
- tweeningAutomated in-between frame generation
frame-by-frame · motion · stop-motion · claymation · anime · voiceover · flipbook · rotoscope · inbetweening · timing
gag
Mouth restraint or jest
funny · wit · sight gag · visual humor · wordplay · timing · absurdity · satire · running gag · one-liner
inking
Applying liquid pigment
- pencilingDrawing with graphite
- sketchingMaking rough drawings
- crosshatchingIntersecting parallel lines for tone
shading · brushwork · pen and ink · drafting · thumbnail · layout · composition · character design · expression · gesture
exaggeration
Overstating beyond reality
- distortionTwisting from original state
- likenessVisual similarity or representation
- portraitArtistic depiction of someone
parody · mockery · spoof · grotesque · features · nose · chin · celebrity · politician · street artist
- graphic artsgraphic design, sketch, illustration, print, typography
- art educationart classes, art schools, art curriculum, art teacher, art school
- art techniquespainting, drawing, sketching, shading, blending
- kids' artcrayons, stick figures, finger painting, scribbles, chalk
- illustrationpainting, drawing, watercolor, sketch, charcoal
- drawing bookscoloring books, sketch pads, step-by-step, drawing tutorials, art instruction
cartooningphotorealism
Art imitating camera accuracy
photography · hyperrealism · documentary photography · realist painting · portrait photography
cartooningphotojournalism
Visual news reporting
documentary filmmaking · news photography · technical drawing · medical illustration · botanical illustration
cartooningphotography
Creating images from light
cinematography · photojournalism · video recording · documentary filmmaking
- political cartoonistArtist satirizing current affairs