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cartoonist
Also known as graphic artist, animator, illustrator, cartoon artist
A cartoonist is a visual artist who specializes in both drawing and writing cartoons (individual images) or comics (sequential images). Cartoonists differ from comics writers or comics illustrators/artists in that they produce both the literary and graphic components of the work as part of their practice.
Key facts
- Occupation.name
- Cartoonist
- Occupation.image
- Jack Elrod.jpg
- Occupation.caption
- Cartoonist Jack Elrod at work on a Sunday page of the Mark Trail comic strip
- Occupation.type
- Art profession
- Occupation.employment_field
- Publishing
- Occupation.related_occupation
- Editorial cartoonistComics creator
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12 sectionsContents
- Terminology
- History
- Editorial cartoons
- U.S. cartoonists
- English comic literature
- Comic strips
- See also
- References
- Citations
- Works cited
- Further reading
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A cartoonist is a visual artist who specializes in both drawing and writing cartoons (individual images) or comics (sequential images). Cartoonists differ from comics writers or comics illustrators/artists in that they produce both the literary and graphic components of the work as part of their practice.
Cartoonists may work in a variety of formats, including booklets, comic strips, comic books, editorial cartoons, graphic novels, manuals, gag cartoons, storyboards, posters, shirts, books, advertisements, greeting cards, magazines, newspapers, webcomics, and video game packaging.