How to Get Cartoon Characters Published
There are many ways to get your cartoons published, but the surest way is to prepare your art samples and be persistent about your campaign to market your cartoons to art directors.
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Things You'll Need
- Your cartoon samples on a post card
- References to art directors and magazine editors
Instructions
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Publish with art directors and editors as a freelance cartoonist
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Subscribe to cartoon magazines to obtain the addresses of editors who are currently looking for cartoons.
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Subscribe to a newsletter for cartoonists, and learn who is buying cartoons. Earn back the money you invest in the subscription by applying your cartoons skills and being persistent with the leads the newsletters generate.
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Visit the publishing section of your local bookstore. There are numerous books on publishing, and some on publishing graphics, designers and cartoonists.
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Create a postcard with your cartoons on the photo side, and your name, address and phone number on the other side.
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Send your postcard out to art directors and magazine editors.
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Tips & Warnings
Exercise both patience and persistence. Art directors will usually save your postcard or clip it to the wall of their cubicle for future reference. The trick is to send out as many post cards to as many art directors and magazine editors as possible.
Don't cold call the magazine editor or art director.
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Comments
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cartoonist
Jul 09, 2010
An interesting insight. Meanwhile you can also get cartoons published to business websites. Simply promote your services on business forums or contact businesses direct with a mail out or flyer.
