An editorial cartoon is an illustration expressing opinion about a topic. It uses visual elements like characters, symbols, and dialog boxes to tell a story and convey a viewpoint in a single-panel cartoon. The goal is to entertain readers while informing them and shaping opinions on issues through humor and persuasive messaging. Key aspects of editorial cartoons include composition techniques like the rule of thirds, use of symbols over literal representations, and technical elements like lettering and lines to depict movement.

1. HELLO!
Do you still
remember me?
Was I part of
your
childhood?

2. EDITORIAL CARTOONING

3. An animated cartoon is a film for
the cinema, television or computer
screen, which is made using
sequential drawings, as opposed to
animations in general, which
include films made using clay,
puppet and other means.

10. An editorial cartoon
is an editorial page
illustration expressing
opinion and
interpretation.

11. An editorial cartoon
expresses a STORY of
someone’s OPINION
about something.
An editorial cartoon
expresses a STORY of
someone’s OPINION
about something.

12. An editorial cartoon is
a ONE – SHOT picture
of the whole editorial
write up.

13. An editorial cartoon is
different from a
COMIC STRIP.

14. 3 MAIN OBJECTIVES of
EDITORIAL CARTOON
1. Entertain the reader.
2. Give information.
3. Form opinion from
among the readers.

15. A good editorial cartoon
appeals to the reader’s
sense of humor in order to
persuade him to accept an
opinion. It is an effective
social force.

19. Also, a cartoon like the top
editorial, should deal with only a
single idea. While the subject
matter covers a wide range of
topics and purposes, the typical
cartoon is about political and
social conditions and problems.

20. BASIC TERMS
and
TECHNICAL ASPECTS

21. 1. PICTURE AREA
- simply refers to the
space where the
editorial cartoon will
be drawn.

22. The size of the picture area
doesn’t matter in publications;
while it depends on the
judge/speaker when it comes
to contests. The width of the
margin ranges from 0.5 to 2
inches.

24. 2. ELEMENTS
- refer to the
CHARACTERS of the
editorial cartoon

27. How many ELEMENTS
do these editorial
cartoons have?

34. It is not necessary that
your ELEMENTS must
be a PERSON or
GROUP OF PEOPLE
(or any living things).

37. 3. RULE OF THIRDS
- One of the main
“rules” in ART and
photographic
composition

42. 4. RULE OF QUADRANTS
- A rule rooted from
the theory of visual
memory.

48. 5. SYMBOLISM
- The use of symbolic
representation in
place of something

49. Common Symbols
- The use of symbolic
representation in
place of something

59. 6. DIALOG BOXES
- aid to every editorial
cartoon to signify that
the character(s) is
talking.

64. 6. LETTERING/LABELS
Select the appropriate
lettering style in your
editorial cartoon.

67. 7. SPECIAL LINES
- used to emphasize
that there is a
“movement” among
the characters in the
editorial cartoon.