Make it Pretty A beginner’s guide to editorial and political cartoons.
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Methods
• A typical political cartoon can use different methods to make a point
• Art can be very detailed or simple
• A cartoon is like a “visual editorial” or column
Exaggeration
Taking a situation to an extreme to show its folly
Example: Sending the military to combat avian flu
Caricature
• Physical Exaggeration
• Focuses usually on a person’s face, emphasizing certain features
• Examples: Clinton’s round nose, fat chin; Bush’s pointy ears, thin lips
Symbolism
• Very common, especially for political purposes
• Using one person or object to represent an entire group or abstract concept
• Examples: elephants and donkeys
Pop Culture Reference
• Using something in popular culture to make a comparison to hard news
• Helps to make important news more accessible
Test your knowledge
• What point is the cartoonist trying to make?
• What technique(s) does the cartoonist use?
Test your knowledge
• What point is the cartoonist trying to make?
• What technique(s) does the cartoonist use?