Rejected cartoon du jour: for cat people
(This one’s for all you cat lovers out there. I like cats. They’re smart!)
This one’s a three-time loser! I don’t know, is it too insulting? My personal criticism of the drawing is the proportions. I’d have the cat a little bigger and show a little less of the guy, basically tighten up the focus. But for some reason I’ve been too obstinate to re-draw it as a rough submission. Maybe some day! In any case, here you go. Throw tomatoes, or kitty litter!
June 20th, 2006 at 3:33 pm
I like this one as is. What I really like in your drawings is the detail, keeping the guy’s socks on, for example.
June 21st, 2006 at 12:52 am
Well, thanks! I’m hoping to get this into one of Sam Gross’s cat books or cat calenders some day! Cross your fingers!
June 21st, 2006 at 12:19 pm
I’m sure it’ll get into the cat calendar. I’ve got some cat and dog cartoons too. How do you think I can bring my cartoons to Sam’s attention?
June 21st, 2006 at 12:27 pm
Srini, I believe he only uses cartoons published in or rejected from The New Yorker, as his niche is The New Yorker and TNY cartoonists. As far as I know, he personally solicits cartoonists that he wants to participate.
To reach cartoonists, people sometimes write to them c/o the cartoon dept., like when they submit cartoons to the editor. All that info is on the cartoonbank website (cartoonbank.com).
The website also has a lot of information for cartoonists and would-be cartoonists, if you poke around a bit.
June 22nd, 2006 at 4:07 am
I’m convinced my cats are a little more indulgent with their fawning staff, not so much “idiot” but “as if…”
June 23rd, 2006 at 11:33 am
Hey, thanks a lot for the info, I visit cartoonbank.com on a regular basis, but didn’t look around much. Will do this time. Thanks again.
June 25th, 2006 at 4:10 am
I think you are right about the proportions.
Since you are seeing the scene from the cat’s point of view, why not also adopting this in your drawing? Cat in the foreground, humanoid making a fool out of himself in the background?
Just an idea.
June 26th, 2006 at 4:40 pm
I think it would be better without the “Cats see things we can’t see.” I think it is not needed and would make the cartoon more elegant if it was removed.