Illustration, Cartoons, Character Creation, Mascot Design, Graphic Design
Cartoons, Comic Strips, Cartoon Characters and Animation
Cartoons can be funny or serious, but always a great way to deliver your message
Creating a successful cartoon strip requires an extra set of skills than illustrating alone. Conveying the message successfully, with or without text can be a specialist skill in it's own right. Luckily for you I can do both!
Most cartoons I create appear in a multi panel comic strip of some kind or as a single panel cartoon. I've also created several cartoons as short animations (usually animated gif's). I spent almost ten years creating a weekly cartoon strip in the Harborough Mail called ‘Mal & Lard’, the two cartoon ducks. I also spent several years creating the official Leicester Tigers ‘Tigers family’ cartoon strip which appeared in every home game programme at Welford Road.
When you see most cartoons you’ll notice that each individual panel image looks just like a normal illustration, but the major difference is the intended end use of the artwork. To clarify, an illustration is a one off image or a series of images depicting different scenarios. A cartoon however tends to be a more fluid storytelling experience, with each panel leading the viewer through a story, delivering a message whilst capturing the viewers attention for an extended time.
Here are a several examples of my cartoon strips form Leicester Tigers
