EDITORIAL CARTOONING by Rosendo "Roy" Aguilar Editorial Cartoonist ‘The Visayan Daily Star x (9982-2018) — rd 4 : Bs SO See é ces g/INTRODUCTION Pictures or images convey much effective and vivid understanding, and can express ideas or Commentariesbe yond the boundaries of a written word and can be Much Infiucator In Journalism, the medium of expressing social concerns or political views in a creative way is Editorial Cartooning This pertains to political cartoons that are uniquely created to extract issues in the social or political scene: COMBMGH Gee politics, art, and Journalism, political cartoons hed Been say to Influence viewers with regard to specific pollical avers Relying on symbolism and caricature, experimenting in fresh imagery, these unique creations help psople think about wolitics, whether’ to promote the status quo, raise social compere or Ts ‘SUF peopie'to fight hard for change Fosende Ap-]a~Editorial Cartoon A cartoon panel commenting on current events or politics, and usually appearing on the editorial Page of a magazine or newspaper.= The signed personal opinion of the creators, similar to text editorial, they are not illustrations of the news, they are created to make a comment about a current events and their purpose is not entertainment or humor.= Editorial cartoons are Printed to encourage readers think about whatever the topic of the cartoon is ( the national debt or environmental issues that confront them as they consider current events, political candidates, ballot issues, and other concerns.‘The best editorial cartoonists study current events thoughtfully + are passionate about their Values, and are able to express their social and politcal ideals with visual methaphors.The y rely ‘on visual shorthand to ‘communicate with readers and the use of symbols are important ‘components of this shorthand because they communicate complicated ideas efficientiy= In order for an editorial cartoonist to use symbols effectively, he or she must be sure that the images used as a symbol is clearly under stood by readers to stand for the person swan de ta Ge 7 place or thing he or usual image symbol for the Filipino people was pa Juan de la Cruz, a Taative icon wearing salakot still used by Sar: some cartoonist today, Wee she intended. The Ww ice samTerms used in Cartooning Political cartoon ~ a cartoon panel Defecting an event or aspect of Political life. A unique reation—pictorial Editorial and artistic social commentary. Most politcal cartoon are * designed to Influence viewers with regards to specific Political events of the day.= Single panel cartoon - a humorous or editorial cartoon drawn in one frame = or panel= Caption -a descriptive lines of type accompanying an illustration, also a headline or heading. ‘Sword vs. hooks Beatasee oer PACMAN VS. HOYA cartooning , extra lines drawn around or following figure an object to indicate its motion. Speed lines ~ extra lines following a moving figure ‘or an object in cartoon and representing the disturbance and his movement causes in the atmosphere.TECHNIQUES and MATERIALS Basically, the amateur Fosende Ap-]a~BRUSH & INK Brushes: Round sable size # 8 for flat Areas and washes, Round sable small size # 2 for for detailed line, Brushes of various sizes for textured effects and dry brush work. arEditorial Cartooning Drill For Students: 1) Choose from any of the following themes/issues: a) Face-to-face implementation of schools b) Balik Yuhom Masskara 2022 c) Inflation affecting PH economy 2) Create a single-panel cartoon (hand-drawn) following some basic techniques Foserdo Ayele~ =—