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| ACETATE: |
A transparent plastic material
used as a support for art work or an overlay. |
| ACRYLIC PAINT: |
A water soluble paint. A Polymer
based in synthetic resin. |
| AIRBRUSH: |
A paint sprayer used to produce
a fine spray of ink or paint |
| ALL RIGHTS: |
When a publisher purchases exclusive
ownership of your cartoons. He can publish, republish or sell your cartoons without
further compensation to you. |
| ANTHROPOMORPHISM: |
Giving human attributs to things other
than people. |
AUDIOVISUAL
PENCIL: |
Pencils that have was lead. Ideal for
working on film cel. |
| BALLOONS: |
An area within a cartoon frame
which is separated by a line and contains the dialogue. |
| BENDAY: |
A thin film comprised of various
densities of dots used by cartoonists to create halftones (shading). Also called
Screen, Zip-a-tone and Mechanical tints. |
| BLEED: |
When one color runs into another
or when ink soaks into the paper making an ink line fuzzy. |
| BLOCKING OUT: |
To paint out sections of art work
before reproduction. |
| CEL ANIMATION: |
Animation inked and painted on a clear
acetate "cel." |
| COLLATERAL: |
A printed self-promotion flyer
used to market one's services. |
| COMPS: |
Comprehensive rough, yet detailed
drawing to show client what finished art will look like. |
| COPYRIGHT: |
Exclusive legal right to reproduce,
publish or sell literary or artistic work. All that is required to create a copyright is to
print the word copyright and or the symbol ©, the year and your name. |
| FERRULE: |
The metal section of a brush that
holds the bristles. |
| FIRST RIGHTS: |
Publisher gets to publish your
cartoon the first time, one time. Artist agrees not to use the cartoon for a
limited amount of time. |
| FIXATIVE: |
A clear solution that is sprayed
over art work to form a protective coating without altering the the art work.
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| GAGLINE: |
The words printed directly
beneath the cartoon, also called the caption |
| GOUACHE: |
An opaque type of watercolor,
also called body color |
| GUM ARABIC: |
Water soluble gum used as a binder
for gouache watercolor. |
| HATCHING: |
Drawing a series of lines and then
drawing another series of lines at right angles to the first (crosshatching) to
produce shading. |
| HOT-PRESSED: |
A reasonably hard, smooth surface paper.
Mainly used for pen,ink or pencil |
| INBETWEENING: |
If a second of animation requires
12 cartoons, the animation studio may draw the first, sixth and twelfth frames. An
inbetweener draws all the rest. |
| KERNING: |
Is when the letters in a word fit
into eack other. Lettering done with kerning takes up less space. |
| KILL FEE: |
Portion of the agreed-upon price
received for work that was started, but then canceled. |
| MECHANICAL TINTS: |
See Benday. Also called Screens and
Zip-a-tone. |
| MAT: |
A dull, non-reflective surface. |
| MORGUE: |
A collection of pictures of all kinds for
use as an art reference. |
| MOTION ECHOES: |
Lines used to show repeated movement.
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| NOT PAPER: |
Not hot pressed. This paper has a textured
finish suitable for soft-pencil, gouache watercolor and ink wash. |
| O.A. : |
Publisher pays on acceptance
of your cartoon. |
| O.P. : |
Publisher pays when he publishes
your cartoon. |
| ONE-TIME RIGHTS: |
The right to publish your cartoon one
time only (not the first time). |
| PANEL: |
A boxed-in cartoon, can be single
panel, double panel or multiple panel. |
| PENCIL TEST: |
A test video used to make sure that
pencilled animated scenes move well before they are inked. |
| PMT: |
Photomechanical transfer - a
photostat produced without a negative, sort of like the Polaroid process. |
| P.O.P: |
Point of purchase - display device
used at retail store to attract attention to a product. Also called P.O.S.
(Point-of-sale). |
| POSTER PAINT: |
An inexpensive watercolor paint,
coarser and less permanent than gouache |
| QUARTO: |
A piece of paper folded in half
twice. A greeting card. |
| QUERY: |
A letter of inquiry to a editor
or buyer that you would like to sell your cartoons to. |
| ROUGH PAPER: |
Comes in various roughness and thickness.
Usually needs to be stretched before use. |
| ROUGHS: |
Preliminary sketches of cartoons.
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| ROYALTY: |
Agreed percentage paid by the
publisher to the cartoonist for each copy of his work. |
| SCREENS: |
See Benday. Also called Mechanical
tints and Zip-a-tone |
| SIGNAGE: |
Banners, posters - any graphic
designed to be viewed from a distance. |
| SLANT: |
The subject mater of your cartoon.
For example, if a magazine wants only cartoons about doctors. |
| SPOTS: |
A small drawing used to break
up an otherwise boring block of text. |
| STRIP CARTOON: |
A series of of small cartoons which
tell a story. |
| STYLO TIP PEN: |
A pen with a reservoir used by
graphic designers. It produces a line of constant width. Interchangeable nibs for
different widths. |
| VELOX: |
A photoprint that has been
transformed into line art by means of a halftone screen. |
| WASH: |
The application of transparent
color or watercolor black for a pastel or gray tone effect. |
| WHIZ LINES: |
Broken lines used in a cartoon to
indicate motion, direction and speed. |
| ZIP-A-TONE: |
Trade name. See Benday
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