When you’re looking for just the right cartoon to help you communicate your message, please try my Searchable Cartoon Database. When you’re searching for a special topic, my Searchable Cartoon Database is a quick and easy way find exactly what you need to  communicate your message with a humorous touch. You’ll find thousands of single-panel cartoons on my site with unlimited topics.

My syndicated and freelance cartoons have been published by The Wall Street Journal, Good Housekeeping, Harvard Business Review, Funny Times, Reader’s Digest, Medical Economics, Physician’s Weekly, Recycled Paper Greetings, Cosmopolitan, Woman’s World, King Features, Creators Syndicate, America Online, Chicken Soup for the Soul, McGraw-Hill, Andrews McMeel and many others. My cartoons are available at budget-friendly rates for your newsletter, presentation, community newspaper, advertising, business correspondence or any special project that needs a little humor to help make an important point.

No need to click on image after image. Just look for the search window in the upper right corner of my web pages and find the perfect cartoon in seconds! For free cartoon information or a budget-friendly rate quote, please e-mail: randy@glasbergen.com

I personally respond to every e-mail. Rate quotes are customized just for you, based on your specific usage.

Single panel cartoons and comics for newsletters, presentations, greeting cards, calendars, authors, speakers and more. Huge searchable cartoon database of Business and Computer Cartoons, Health & Fitness Cartoons, Medical Cartoons, Real Estate Cartoons, Family Cartoons, Education Cartoons and much more. You can also share free cartoons with your friends and family on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and other social media sites. (Look for the Share/Save button!)

Single Panel Cartoons by Randy Glasbergen. E-mail: randy@glasbergen.com

The next time you create a newsletter for your company or organization, please consider using cartoons instead of clipart. Cartoons are an affordable way to add some fun to your newsletters and bring more attention to your important news and messages. When a cartoon from your newsletter shows up on a cubicle wall or refrigerator door, it will remind readers of your previous issue and make them look forward to the next edition of your newsletter.

My newsletter cartoons are available at budget-friendly rates with a wide assortment of topics. My online cartoon catalog has more than 2500 cartoons to choose from for your company newsletter, customer newsletter, office newsletter, health newsletter, product newsletter, sales newsletter. Cartoons for in-house newsletter, financial newsletter, medical newsletter, club newsletter, school newsletter, PTA newsletter, teacher’s association newsletter, union newsletter, alumni newsletter. Cartoons for MLM newsletter, cartoons for vegetarian newsletter, coffee shop newsletter, neighborhood newsletter, collector’s newsletter, publishing newsletter, breeder’s newsletter, catalog newsletter, e-mail newsletter, music newsletter, health club newsletter, community newsletter, e-newsletter, cartoons for fraternity newsletter, college newsletter, hospital newsletter, team newsletter, school newsletter, preschool newsletter, church newsletter, real estate newsletter. Cartoons for investing newsletter, animal shelter newsletter, family newsletter, cartoons for nonprofit newsletter, e-mail newsletter, monthly newsletter, quarterly newsletter, print newsletter, blog newsletter or any type of newsletter you publish.

For more information about my newsletter cartoons or a budget-friendly rate quote, please e-mail randy@glasbergen.com

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Newsletter Cartoons, Cartoons for Newsletters by Randy Glasbergen. E-mail: randy@glasbergen.com

Q: What kind of training do I need to become a professional cartoonist?

A: None! Most cartoonists are self-taught. They grew up doodling and drawing because they enjoyed it. They copied their favorite comic strips,  bought some How To Draw Cartoons books, maybe took an art class or two along the way, but mostly learned by practicing day after day, year after year. I interviewed dozens of top cartoonists for my book How To Be A Successful Cartoonist (North Light Books) and they all started out as something else, a teacher, an engineer, a psychologist, a grocer, college professor, etc. Cartooning usually begins as a hobby, then becomes a career when it generates enough income to support a home or family.  Learning how to draw is important for a cartoonist, but learning how to write funny ideas is also important (probably more important) so it’s necessary to practice both!

Q: How can I start selling my own cartoons?

A: The best way to get started is to get started. Sit down, write some ideas, then draw funny pictures to illustrate your idea. When you’ve done a dozen or so, send them to a company that publishes something similar. If you’ve done some single-panel magazine style cartoons, send them to a magazine like The New Yorker or Woman’s World. If you’ve done a comic strip, send it to a comic strip syndicate like King Features, Creators Syndicate or Universal Press. If you’ve created some fun greeting cards, mail them to Recycled Paper Greetings or other greeting card company. (Always mail photocopies, never sent original art.) Then forget about all of it and start over with something new to send out. Do this over and over, week after week, month after month. Your work may not be very good at first and you may get plenty of rejection, but you’re probably going to improve with time so keep at it. As you get started, it can be very hard not to get discouraged and quit, but your favorite cartoonists got past this point and you can do it too.

Another great way to get started is to create a web page to showcase your cartoons.  In addition to building a fan base for your work, your website may attract the attention of editors or sponsors who can help you start generating income. You can also set up a Cafe Press shop to sell cartoon merchandise or place Google ads on your site to bring in some cash. If you’re into non-traditional cartoons made especially for Internet readers, I highly recommend How To Make Web Comics by Scott Kurtz and Kris Straub. If your work is good, readers will share it with their friends and family and your popularity will grow.

New technology and devices may open up more opportunities for cartoonists and new ways to display your own work. Cartoon apps for the iPhone are a cutting-edge way to self-publish. Tablet computers like the Kindle and iPad have the potential to revolutionize the way we read our newspapers and magazines, which could lead to fresh opportunities for new cartoonists and established professionals.

Q: What kind of computer do I need to draw cartoons?

A: Although some cartoonist like Scott “Dilbert” Adams draw and assemble their cartoons on a computer, you really don’t need a computer to draw cartoons. Most cartoons are still drawn the old fashioned way with pencil and pen, sheets of paper, and a big wooden drawing table. Once you’ve drawn your cartoon, computers are a great way to enhance your work with color, Flash animation, Photoshop effects. You’ll also want to scan all of your cartoons to keep a digital copy on file for your website and e-mail. I use a Canon 8800F scanner, not very expensive and works great for cartoon line art. My computer is a 24-inch iMac with a Brother color laser printer (MFC-9840CDW). For my drawings, I use ordinary pencils, black felt-tip Flair pens, and Southworth 100% cotton 24 pound paper.

If you’d like more information about the art and business of cartooning, look for my books at your public library or on Amazon.com. The titles are How To Be a Successful Cartoonist, Getting Started Drawing and Selling Cartoons and Toons! How To Draw Wild and Lively Characters For All Kinds of Cartoons. Each book features interviews and advice from top professional cartoonists like Lynn Johnston, Rick Kirkman, Tom Cheney, Charles Schulz, Bil Keane, John McPherson, Mort Walker and Brian Crane.

Glasbergen Cartoon Service is a cartoon bank of more than 2500 cartoons, cartoon stock for any occasion, a cartoon resource for any type of print or electronic media. Specializing in business cartoons, health and fitness cartoons, medical cartoons, education cartoons, family cartoons, love and marriage cartoons, lawyer cartoons, real estate cartoons, holiday cartoons and animal cartoons. Custom cartoons are available with cartoonist for hire service. Glasbergen Cartoon Service is the exclusive online distributor of cartoons by Randy Glasbergen, one of America’s most widely and frequently published freelance cartoonists.