cartoonist
Comic panel creator
A cartoonist is someone who draws cartoons—whether single-panel comics, comic strips, editorial illustrations, or animated sequences.
The term covers a range from newspaper cartoonists producing daily strips to political cartoonists commenting on current events: The cartoonist captured the senator's arrogance in a few lines.
Graphite writing instrument
- inkWriting fluid
- sketchbookBound paper for illustrations
- illustrationPicture explaining something
- doodleMindless rough sketch
panel · brushwork · linework · crosshatching · shading · drafting · figure · anatomy
Multi-outlet content distribution
- newspaperPrinted periodical of current events
- deadlineTime limit for completion
- stripNarrow elongated piece
- panelDistinct flat section
daily · weekly · webcomic · manga · anthology · submission · editor · print
Exaggerated comic depiction
- exaggerationOverstating beyond reality
- lampoonHarsh public mockery
- parodySatirical imitation
- editorialPublication's official viewpoint article
mockery · commentary · critique · distortion · send-up · takeoff · syndication · newspaper
Planned visual sequence drawings
- keyframeFixed animation reference point
- animatorSequential image creator
- celTransparent sheet for cartoons
- frame-by-frameOne image at a time
tweening · rigging · lip-sync · stop-motion · rotoscoping · layering · timing · animatic
pencil
Graphite writing instrument
- inkWriting fluid
- sketchbookBound paper for illustrations
- illustrationPicture explaining something
doodle · panel · brushwork · linework · crosshatching · shading · drafting · figure · anatomy · perspective
syndication
Multi-outlet content distribution
- newspaperPrinted periodical of current events
- deadlineTime limit for completion
- stripNarrow elongated piece
panel · daily · weekly · webcomic · manga · anthology · submission · editor · print · serialized
caricature
Exaggerated comic depiction
- exaggerationOverstating beyond reality
- lampoonHarsh public mockery
- parodySatirical imitation
editorial · mockery · commentary · critique · distortion · send-up · takeoff · syndication · newspaper · topical
storyboard
Planned visual sequence drawings
- keyframeFixed animation reference point
- animatorSequential image creator
- celTransparent sheet for cartoons
frame-by-frame · tweening · rigging · lip-sync · stop-motion · rotoscoping · layering · timing · animatic · sequence
gag
Mouth restraint or jest
absurdist · deadpan · Garfield · Peanuts · syndicated
- creatorsartist, author, composer, designer, inventor
- comicscomic books, comic book, comic strip, comic art, comic panel
- newspapersnewspaper, headlines, headline, news, articles
- creativesartist, artists, painter, painters, illustrators
- newspaper jobsreporter, editor, journalist, columnist, photographer
- student mediastudent newspaper, school newspaper, campus paper, school paper, student press
cartoonistphotorealist
Painter of lifelike imagery
hyperrealist · fine artist · portrait painter · photojournalist · documentary photographer
cartoonistnovelist
Writer of prose narratives
poet · essayist · prose writer · journalist · composer
- political cartoonistArtist satirizing current affairs
- editorial cartoonistArtist who satirizes news