I really love my Kindle.   I can take all my books with me quite easily. It’s light, portable, and the battery lasts at least a month! When I’m not reading books, my Kindle does a good job as a calculator, stopwatch, and gaming device (through the use of installed programs). When I’m at the […]

Here’s another video (shot with the Asus Transformer Prime tablet in 1080 HD) showing just a bit more of the process involved in creating a George comic strip. Many times, while searching for an idea or gag, I’ll make notes or thumbnail sketches on the margins of the template. It’s not unusual to see a […]

As many readers of this blog already know, I use Linux on all my computers.  Specifically, I run PCLinuxOS.  And because I run PCLiinuxOS, there are hundreds of programs available for photo editing, web page creation, etc. And the really great thing is, all programs are free and at the ready for download and installation […]

Here’s a little trick that I learned over the years. I employ it whenever possible. It’s called “flat perspective.” It’s useful and easy to pull off. I’ve also found it quite pleasing to the eye. In fact, as you skim through the comics pages or web comics, you’ll probably see a lot of cartoonists use […]

Once again, I grabbed my Asus Transformer Prime and shot some more cartooning video. Here’s a brief look at how I draw a George comic strip. As you can see (and as I mentioned in earlier videos), the comic stip template is already printed out for me. The panels are laid out, the title has […]

Here’s another cartooning video shot with my Asus Transformer Prime tablet. Even though the tablet shoots video at 1080 HD, I shot at 480p. This way, the image would still look good enough for the web and render a smaller file size allowing for a quicker upload. I figured out a makeshift tablet stand of […]

Now that I have an Asus Transformer Prime tablet, I have a terrific way to shoot cartooning video! So, here’s the first of what I hope to be many videos on how I create my comic strip George and other cartoon features. Enjoy the show!  More to come!

When I’m drawing one of my cartoon features, there are times when I need to digitally create a specific shape. Well, The Gimp can draw these different shapes. It only takes a couple of clicks. You use any of the selection tools and a command called Stroke Selection. You can use any color line or […]

The Georgetoon  blog officially launched one year ago on July 14, 2010. I want to extend my thanks to all the readers and folks who’ve posted comments and “liked” it on their Facebook wall.  Thanks also to all the folks on Twitter who follow this blog. My sincere thanks to my nephew Mike for all […]

It sounds cliche, but the question most often asked of cartoonists really is, “Where do you get your ideas?”  I get the question quite often myself.   Answering it always makes for a fun discussion with a reader or comic fan.  And there’s no way to answer it definitively. The idea process for just about anything […]