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The Different Types and Uses Of A Cartoon


cartoon (k?-t?n?) noun
1.A drawing depicting a humorous situation, often accompanied by a caption.
2.A drawing representing current public figures or issues symbolically and often satirically: a political cartoon.
3.A preliminary sketch similar in size to the work, such as a fresco, that is to be copied from it.
4.An animated cartoon.
5.A comic strip.
verb cartooned, cartooning, cartoons verb, transitive To draw a humorous or satirical representation of; caricature.

Comic Strip Cartoons Political Cartoons Gag Cartoons
Comic Strip Cartoons have more than one panel. They usually are a series of humorous drawings put together to make a funny plot. The last panel usually has the punch line. Animation is kind of like a Comic Strip Cartoon, because Animation is basically defined as a series of pictures put together one after the other to make it seem as if the characters are in motion. Scroll down the page to look at the example comic strip cartoon. Political Cartoons usually serve as a visual commentary on current events. Usually satirical rather than just funny, they may say the political viewpoint of the cartoonist or an addition to an editorial opinion article in a newspaper or magazine. In other words, they show the Cartoonists view of the Politics that they are drawing about. But, sometimes Political Cartoons may express an idea that the Government is trying to stop. Scroll down the page for an example of a political cartoon. Gag Cartoons usually consist of just one panel. This one panel shows the humor in, or makes fun of a certain group of people, rather than just a single person. Gag cartoons are usually found on greeting cards or magazines. Scroll down for an example of a Gag Cartoon.







This is an example of a Comic Strip Cartoon. It has three panels, and it is funny.






This is an example of a Political Cartoon. It shows how the president is collecting money for all of those things and how the rock above is the communist threat. It also is funny, and shows what the cartoonist thinks of the president.








This is an example of a Gag Cartoon. It has only one panel and it is funny by showing only drawing, not a whole story.




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