This document discusses the art of editorial cartooning, outlining its purpose to entertain, educate, and provoke thought. It details essential elements such as caricature, symbolism, and the message conveyed, along with steps for creating an editorial cartoon. Additionally, it provides tips for effective cartooning and encourages originality and relatability to the audience.

1. EDITORIAL
CARTOONING
By: Stanley Chi

2. Purpose
● Entertain
● Educate
● Offend

3. SAMPLE EDITORIAL CARTOON

4. Basic Elements
● Caricature
● Artistic exaggerations
● Symbolism
● Identification

5. SAMPLE EDITORIAL CARTOON

6. Know the topic
● Criticism
● Suggestion
● Positive or negative views
● Message
● Statement
● Specific challenge

7. SAMPLE EDITORIAL CARTOON

8. Steps in Editorial Cartooning
● List down the subjects to choose from.
● What is the paper’s opinion about the
issue.

9. SAMPLE EDITORIAL CARTOON

10. EXAMPLE
Subject:
Pork barrel
Opinion:
Government is renaming the Pork Barrel.
Decide symbols to be used:
● Government - President DIGONG
● Pork Barrel - Lechon
● Renaming – Repackaging/Gift box

11. Conceptualize
● Research
● Decide the POV of the chosen issue
● Make your comment on the issue
● Use symbols
● Who is your Target market / Readers of
the paper
● Create thumbnail sketches

12. Visualize
● Exaggerate
● Use ClichE
● Put together events, even unrelated ones
● Wordplay
● What is the occasion
● Caricature a political figure with a punchline
● Draw

13. Cartooning Tips
● Use universal symbols
● Do not plagiarize
● Less is more
● Always be relatable to the readers

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