Posted on 06/23/2004 6:26:19 PM PDT by IPWGOP
Yes, this will save you all the time of reading Bill's mega-page memoir...
It's Bill Clinton: My Life, cliff notes!
click here or on cartoon to super-size it!
I am screaming in fear.
HIDE THE WOMEN AND CHILDREN!!!!!
Why is the zipper up?
Oh, I still "hate" you for getting all this talent. It's not fair!
ooo <-- My drawing of Clinton. 3 pieces of dog poopie.
Perhaps, like Uri Geller, ol' Slick has learned how to un-zip by the power of his mind alone. Based upon the expression here, it looks like that's what he's attempting. OK it works on his partner's zippers as well, but can he undo the bra hooks?
Seriously, this has to have been written by a middle schooler.
Why is the zipper up?
Because Hillary told him to zip it.
Hey, Pookie -- that Slate article is way kewl. I read the whole thing. Thanks!
I thought that maybe you'd seen it earlier today on FR & possibly based your toon on it.
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How I do the cartoons: I use 2 programs -- PhotoShop 5.0 and a very simple "goo" program called "KaiGoo" (it came with the software for a very old printer I once used) I use PhotoShop to literally 'paint' the cartoons. Why? Because it most closely resembles painting on canvas with acrylics or oils. I used to paint portraits, so this is how I relate to digital art. I don't approach it as most do, meaning, I don't envision this as morphing an existing photo or slapping a head on another body, etc. I really use the PhotoShop program to paint. Okay, once in PhotoShop I create a new file for each cartoon. The size is 5" x 5", 150 dpi, RGB color format (that's just the size I can easily handle without it being too slow for my computer). Then I gather the components I will use and put each one on its own layer. DON'T MERGE THESE LAYERS!!! Each is a 'mini' painting in itself! Of course, the caricatures of the faces take the most time and effort to paint. PhotoShop has the best tools for this! I just love it!! It is worth the effort to really learn how to use these tools because it truly is just like painting. Swatches (lots of ready-made colors to click on) Colors (where you can tweak the color swatch) Brushes (where you pick the size of brush and a hard or soft edge) Erase Burn/Dodge/Saturate/Desaturate
Now, within these tools are numerous settings. This is how you achieve a 'wash' effect -- by setting the % of the color. If you don't think the face or other art element is 'warm' or 'cool' enough, select the appropriate swatch and paint/brush over it with maybe a 5% 'wash' and it will change that.... just like real painting. It's all intuitive. You must study the face or whatever and determine what it needs... but, that's why we're artists, yes? It is as tedious as real painting. But I prefer it to painting on canvas because I can achieve my goal in a fraction of the time. AND I can manipulate these layers (size, rotation, flip, fade, etc) much more quickly than the hand sketching I had to do for the canvas work. To me it’s like the difference between walking and taking a jet! Which leads to the "how long does it take?" The average cartoon takes 8 to 10 hours. Some are quicker, some longer. It used to take me much longer, but sheer repetition has improved my speed. Once the cartoon layers are what I want, I take the face layer into the KaiGoo program. Why a goo program? Because goo programs don't blend the pixels together. Instead, they push them around and preserve them. PhotoShop mushes them together (blends them) so you really can't manipulate the expressions very well. However, the goo program is very frustrating and needs a very very subtle hand (mouse, I mean). A little goes a long way and it is completely intuitive to achieve the expression and maintain the integrity (look) of the person. Some people think there is a magic program that caricatures faces. There isn't. Nor is there a magic "plug-in". I don't hand draw and then scan in any artwork. I could, but it is too slow compared to just doing it on the computer. Well, once the face is 'gooed' I bring it back into the original 5" x 5" file and tweak it. This involves more layers of subtle shading paints and of course the shadowing and highlights. Those make the artwork really come to life. All of the elements of a good portrait are part of how I approach a caricature: color, lights vs darks, cools vs warmtones, and such. The last step: I 'flatten' the file and do a ‘SaveAs’ for a JPEG version, which I can then post on the web. Of course, I save the original file with all the layers. Sometimes I reuse components in other cartoons (like a hand or something). If you can paint on canvas, you can paint with PhotoShop. It will feel like you have two left hands at first, but eventually it will take you less and less time to achieve what you want. I highly recommend it. The outcome will depend on your particular talent and style. No two artists render alike, yes? Linda Eddy |
Which one...My Life or the "condensed" version?
Clinton had little or self control; getting what he could was his motive behind power. In his twisted mind he loved the idea of absolute corruption. Incredible.
Nope, I've had my eyes glued to the monitor all day doing this cartoon, and my website (we do daily political reports and I'm the webmaster who does that, too... but very little of the writing). I also designed a COSTUME of this cartoon today, so I've been out of the loop for a few hours.
Thanks for helping me catch up! :)
Oh man....!!!! LOL!! Follow the link in #16.
Guess this is where we find out that his administration wasn't the only thing that bent to the left.
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