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Here’s a showcase of different types of cartoon art,
funny photos, samples, sketches and
other visual expressions mostly by Jack.
Described as an important part of
American culture,
cartoons are visual communications to the quick.
We'll periodically update our images, so
check back soon...Enjoy!
Gag Cartoons...
are commonly found in magazines. They
usually focus on humor
and sometimes appear in
newspapers and the
internet. Frequently
these cartoons are
depicted in a single
panel format. |
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Humorous
Illustrations...
are amusing and sometimes
elaborate drawings used in
advertising, books, magazines,
greeting cards, newspapers,
TV and the internet. Often
they’re used to support stories,
articles, opinions, sales and
greeting card messages. |
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"Book cover illustration and design by Jack" |
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Caricatures...
are exaggerated and often
amusing cartoon portraits of
people, celebrities or politicians
conveying an attitude
or expression of the subject. |
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Commander Hartley Retires |
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"Chick's Funny Foto's"... |
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"Swap Shop..." photo by the late Bob Chick |
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Jack’s Photos and
Fine Art...
2 & 3D creations and
expressions over the years. |
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"Certain Marks..."
Mixed media collage by Jack (24" X 36") |
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Sequential Art...
is a means of creative
expression employing
pictures, images and
words to tell a story or
dramatize an idea. It’s commonly found in
comic strips, comic books,
graphic novels or story
boards. |
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Funny Business Comic Strip - "Mouse Ambush" |
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Rough Sketches
and Drawings...
Most of these are preliminary
drawings, practice or studies
for later projects. They’re fast,
spontaneous, and unfinished. |
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"Rough sketch for the Out of the Boxx design..." |
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ToonMaker’s
Student Feature...
This space is for the display of
ToonMaker’s student work… |
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"Runner's Road Race"...by Keith Thomas
Keith Thomas is an advanced ToonMaker Distance Learning student (TM 201 Gag & Magazine Cartoons) who has also taken Jack's Basic Cartooning & More class at the John C. Campbell Folk School. He's and engineer and lives in Florida.
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