Utilising anthropomorphism in cartooning or illustrations assists the artist to express the message. Anthropomorphism when used in cartoons means that the characters take on a human form or take on a personality as illustrated in the illustration in this post. This cartoon appeared on the front page of the Bankstown Torch Newspaper in 1979 when the Canterbury –...

An editorial panel  relates to the new of the day illustrated in such a way as to give the reader an instant overview of a particular news item making the headlines. This selection of cartoons refer to the 2010 Australian federal election as published in the August edition of The Bondi View newspaper. Click on each image to see it larger.

Perspective drawing is the art of illustrating declining solid objects of magnitude on a plane surface so as to give the impression of distance in relative positions between such visible objects when viewed by the mind from a particular point. The illustration indicates how perspective drawing can be used. This course is of value to every artist as it is suitable...

Perspective is something that we all need in life and it gives your drawings a deeper meaning as well. When first understanding perspect you need to understand that there is always a vanishing point that existing on the horizon. This point provides the central point for perpective in your drawing, anything above it is birds eye view, anything below is worms eye view...

Action lines give your drawings a sense of activity and often show the exaggeration of the activity. You can show not only that a ball has been moving, but that is has been bouncing quite high or flying very fast. There are some simple tools used to create these affects and you can see them in action in the diagram in this post. Notice that lines are used to show the...

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