Create your own cartoon
Now that you know all about the features of cartoons, you can create your own.
You can hone your cartoon drawing skills and practise developing cartoons by using the comic creator , make beliefs comix and stripgenerator.
The cartoonster website features a collection of fun and interactive tutorials which teach children and young people how to create their own animations!
Using Microsoft Word, create your own cartoon. Your cartoon could:
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illustrate a section of a text you are studying in class
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make a comment on a current social or youth issue
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make a comment on an aspect of human behaviour
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simply present a humorous situation to amuse your audience.
There are a number of ways you can create the images and the setting for your cartoon:
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you can draw them and scan them
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you can use some of the images from Caricatures (.doc 510kB)
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you can use the Clipart in Microsoft Word
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you can use websites such as Free clipart to source your images.
Use speech bubbles if you want your characters to speak or use a line of text underneath your cartoon if you wish to make a comment on the situation in the cartoon. Or you may decide that your image communicates effectively and does not need any written text.