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Submitted: December 27, 2010
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So Youre a Cartoonist - DrawMeby *TomPreston

Cartoons & Comics / Traditional Media / Comics / Pages

This is a series I call “So You’re a Cartoonist?” which deals with all of the typical questions or remarks I receive whenever I tell people that I draw cartoons for a living.

I get this ALL the time. Without fail this is one of the MOST asked questions I get when I tell people I’m a cartoonist. “Can you draw me?” Well, yeah I can... but it’s very time consuming, difficult for me to do, and isn’t something I can just whip up on a moment’s notice. What’s worse is that NOBODY understands why I can’t do it on a whim. When you meet an architect do you give them a giant blue-print and say “design me a building” just to see them work?

As an added bonus of irony, I designed the guy asking to be drawn to look very simplistic, generic, and easy to draw.

Critique by ~historygeek5 Feb 9, 2011, 5:28:16 PM

Awesome job! What i like is that you are making a point with this series.Also they have truth behind it! I know what that is like! It puts too much pressure on the artist and people need to understand that artists can't just draw in a second. Then they act childish when you are trying to be polite about it! Also I love the style the guy is drawn in. He looks like charlie brown when he's older. It really is funny! Keep up the good work and once again i love this series! I think this one maybe my Favorite one.

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Critique by ~Rie-Na-Chan Jan 17, 2011, 7:48:27 AM

I can relate to this! It's so horrendous getting people who don't even bother to take an interest in your work, they just jump in and ask "OH DRAW ME." Like we can do it on a moment's whim. This portrays the message very well and shows the struggle that a lot of artists go through. Especially for cartoonists, since most of their drawings are simple until cleaned up (don't know how you do it though)
But onto the actual picture, your style is awesome. It reminds me of Jim Davis so much (and I read where he is a major source of inspiration in one of your other comics) and it's most awesome. I could see a series like this in the Sunday paper funnies section. Excellent work (:

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~AnimeOtaku4444 Sep 19, 2012 Hobbyist Writer

I wonder why nobody ever asks people to 'write' them? *curious puppy head-tilt*

~bubbleshoot101 Aug 6, 2012 Hobbyist Writer

WTF!! T.T PATIENCE!

*BigDream64 Jun 14, 2012 Student Artist

They just don't have patience, that's why.

!Tintetsuro May 6, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

I know this problem....In tutoring lesseons, there are a little boy who always wants me to draw him. I'm always telling him, I don't have the time, but he is never listening

~TheJonMastu1011 Apr 30, 2012 Student Digital Artist

Is it OK if I make a cartoon with this concept? I'll give you credit for the story!

~ladyMargolotta Apr 24, 2012

say yes, it will take me X hours, every minute of my work will cost you Y dollars. lets see how many stay to seal the deal XD

*Lyra-Elante Apr 21, 2012

I thought that was Charlie Brown come to life O.o

~Pipluplover169 Apr 16, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

ARGH! I get this ALL THE TIME with my classmates. I CAN'T FRIGGIN' DRAW YOU IN ONE SECOND!!!!!! And there's this one girl in my class that whenever I see her, she says, "Draw me." I try very hard not to snap her neck because of how many times she's asked me that.

anyway, this is a very good comic! X3

~GeneralisimoJenny Apr 9, 2012

You have NO IDEA how much people ask me this.

~Hardvaro Apr 8, 2012

Charlie Brown. Ndohohohohohoh.

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