The document discusses editorial cartoons, which are visual interpretations of news or issues through illustrations or caricatures. Editorial cartoons are meant to crystallize ideas about current social, political, economic or cultural issues in a way that influences public opinion. They are often featured on newspaper editorial pages but can appear anywhere in the paper. Common symbols used in editorial cartoons include pens/papers for freedom of the press, doves for peace, scales for justice, and more. The document outlines techniques for creating editorial cartoons and emphasizes using exaggeration and universal symbols to convey meaning.

1. PURIFICACION. MACARUBBO, Ph.D.
Education Program Supervisor II
DepEd Region 02
Tuguegarao City

2. Editorial Cartooning is derived
from two words:
Caricature – which means a sketch or a
description which exaggerates the peculiarities of a
person or defects of a thing.
Lampoon – which means a remark that attacks
and makes fun of a person in a more or less negative
way.

3. Cartoon
Visual interpretation of a news or issue through
illustration or caricature.
Similar to Editorial Writing (both discuss timely
issues)
Similar to poster making (both use illustrations to
convey ideas)
Difference from editorial article (medium is
artworks/illustrations)
Difference from poster (simple, easy to
understand)

4. The newspaper page reserved for the editorial
section also includes editorial cartoons.
Editorial cartoons are actually editorials in
pictorial form.
Editorial cartoons are almost anywhere in the
newspaper (it could be in the first page and editorial
page)
Editorial cartoons depict social, political,
economic, cultural and historical conditions.

5. The editorial cartoons are primarily designed to
crystallized ideas regarding the current affairs of a
changing society.
Cartoons serve as potent vehicles for ridicule, for
criticism and also to entertain or to exert an influence
on the part of the reading public.
Cartoons play a vital and effective function in
influencing public opinion.

6. Cartoons too play an important part in providing
a link between the news and views of the paper over
any particular story.
Cartoon must be topical.
A cartoonist is not only an artist, often of
distinction, but a news reporter and letter-writer
rolled into one.
Bear in mind that cartoons should not compete
with the text but rather supplement/ complement.

7. Mga Hakbang sa Pagguhit ng Kartung Editoryal
Alamin ang pangunahing isyu na nais iguhit ng
kartun.
Alamin ang panig ng patnugutan tungkol sa isyu.
Gumuhit sa tulong ng pinakamabisang simbolo na
aakma sa pangkalahatang opinion ng patnugutan
tungkol sa isyu.

8. Mga Karaniwang Simbolo sa Pagguhit ng Kartung
Editoryal
lapis, pluma, pahayagan- pamahayagan, karapatan
sa pamamahayag
kalapati- kalayaan, kapayapaan, demokrasya
salakot- Juan dela Cruz, karaniwang mamamayang
Pilipino
kadena- paninikil sa kalayaan, pang-aapi o pang-aalipin

9. kamatayan at karit- panganib, kapahamakan
heringgilya- parusang kamatayan, adiksyon sa
droga
buwaya- abusado, mapagsamantala
buto’t balat na bata- kahirapan, gutom
malyete- husgado, batas
 babaeng may piring at may dalang timbangan-katarungan
mga alon- mga hadlang, pagsubok

10. mascara- mapagkunwari, pagpapanggap
agila- katapangan
bareta ng ginto- kayamanan, karangyaan
mataas na gusali- kaunlaran
susi- daan tungo sa tagumpay o kaunlaran

11. malaking bato sa daan- balakid sa anumang
mithiin
bungo at alawang nagkrus na buto- kamatayan,
kapahamakan
 sumsikat na araw- pag-asa
 taong may maraming tatu- criminal, masamang
tao, dating bilanggo

12. Approaches/ Treatments
Positive Negative

13. Common Scenario in Editorial
Cartooning
Predator-Prey Relationship
Hero-Villain Relationship
Strong vs. Weak
Sizes of primary elements are too prominent
to indicate situations
Presence of hindrance/s or problems
Corruption, ignorance, opposing forces

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Expression
Movement
Highlights

24. Cartoons should not only focus on
people as images.
Cartoonists may also use related
objects used by the subject or by the
object being interpreted.

27. For Beginners …
Doodling
Stick Method
Shape Method
Then just add expressions

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30. Expression
gives life to
your cartoon.

31. Other
simple
expressions

32. Practical tips…
Minimize the use of words. The drawing should
suffice.
Use symbols which are somehow universal in
treatment. Something that even ordinary viewers
could decipher.

33. Exaggerate the inclusion of emotion and state of being
thru facial expression, clothing, lines, shadows, etc.

36. Sample Cartoons