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Seeking cartoonist for greeting cards

Posted by Richard O. Jones on November 28, 2012 at 8:08pm in FAITH AND CREATIVITY

I am starting a home-based greeting cards business and seeking a cartoonist to illustrate the face of my cards. I am branding my cards with two main cartoon characters, namely a donkey and an ox.  In Deut. 22:10 it tells us not to yoke a donkey and ox together for they are unequally yoked. My line of greeting cards are UNEQUALLY YOKED CARDS. The idea is the create humorous cards for people who are mismatched with their current mate. I write to inscriptions for the cards and the illustrator does the artwork with the donkey being the female and the ox the male. 

If interested or curious contact me for more info. I will send you an inscription for a card or two and you create the illustration as a sample. This is a paid job or an opportunity for limited partnersh

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  • Richard O. Jones November 30, 2012 at 5:29am


    Surely you're an artist of imagination that's what I need because many times another person especially a professional in a specific field can offer insight as you have done in your rough drafts. Nevertheless, I assure you that our imagination doesn't control us, we control our imagination. After all cartoon characters is the world of make believe. Therefore, I have no doubt that you, as an artist, can create believable cartoon characters no matter how your imagination tries to lead you because your talent is the boss. Just as male actors play female roles and are believable on stage and rake in millions so can an artist be believable. I can tell by your work and suggestions that you would be a good man to have on board but one who will constantly share his thoughts, which is a good thing.

    I will contact you Monday.

    Christopher John LeBeau said:

    That's why I just sent u a rough sketch...it was just something that popped in my head. The final product will of course be full color and a more polished design. Once we agree on a style and a composition, then a full color mock up can be made. During my research, I just felt like the ox looked more femanine because of the lumpy stature and the horns almost always curl under the face like a womens hairstyle. I can reverse the genders, and see what I can pull out of the animals natural characteristics, but I wanted to show you this idea. I liked the way the ox horns naturally look like womens hair. I also identify with the stereotype that married women gain weight , especially after childbirth...and tend to be larger women. Married men also are known for being stubborn as a mule and lazy. Bear with me in the creation process, because The characters will have more personality if I can incorporate human traits into the design. It is not unusual to go through 3 or 4 designs before common ground is agreed upon.
    Seeking cartoonist for greeting cards
    I am starting a home-based greeting cards business and seeking a cartoonist to illustrate the face of my cards. I am branding my cards with two main…
  • Christopher John LeBeau November 30, 2012 at 4:17am
    That's why I just sent u a rough sketch...it was just something that popped in my head. The final product will of course be full color and a more polished design. Once we agree on a style and a composition, then a full color mock up can be made. During my research, I just felt like the ox looked more femanine because of the lumpy stature and the horns almost always curl under the face like a womens hairstyle. I can reverse the genders, and see what I can pull out of the animals natural characteristics, but I wanted to show you this idea. I liked the way the ox horns naturally look like womens hair. I also identify with the stereotype that married women gain weight , especially after childbirth...and tend to be larger women. Married men also are known for being stubborn as a mule and lazy. Bear with me in the creation process, because The characters will have more personality if I can incorporate human traits into the design. It is not unusual to go through 3 or 4 designs before common ground is agreed upon.
  • Richard O. Jones November 29, 2012 at 8:53pm


    Hi Christopher,

    I like your art; however, I specifically requested that the donkey be the female and the ox the male. The reason for the is the ox is known to be strong and the donkey known for being stubborn. I don't want the female to appear bigger and stronger than the male because in reality the male is usually bigger and stronger. Also on the actual cards the characters and card itself would have to be colored because color an array of color would draw people's attention. 

    Hold off doing anything further until look at other drawings and have a  discussion with my partner. I will contact you again on Monday, Dec. 3, 2012.

    Thanks
    Christopher John LeBeau said:

    ok, I drew a few rough draft sketches of what I had in mind. The ox is the female, short and chunky. Her horns curl around her face like hair. The donkey is the male and he is tall and skinny. His mane is pulled back in a pony tail. My other idea was to make them more simplified and cartoony with a minimalist approach. 

    Seeking cartoonist for greeting cards
    I am starting a home-based greeting cards business and seeking a cartoonist to illustrate the face of my cards. I am branding my cards with two main…
  • Christopher John LeBeau November 29, 2012 at 6:01pm

    ok, I drew a few rough draft sketches of what I had in mind. The ox is the female, short and chunky. Her horns curl around her face like hair. The donkey is the male and he is tall and skinny. His mane is pulled back in a pony tail. My other idea was to make them more simplified and cartoony with a minimalist approach. 

    ox.jpg

    donkey.jpg

  • Christopher John LeBeau November 29, 2012 at 8:36am
    Very true indeed...Let me see what I can do.
  • Richard O. Jones November 29, 2012 at 5:53am


    I appreciate the sharing of your vision. However, I am a retired guy who is not seeking to become the next wealthest man alive, just make a nice living in an untapped market. Meanwhile, I am not unaware that 50% of all marriages end in divorce and very likely nearly 90% of all dating couples never get married in the first place. Therefore, it stands to reason that many people are in mismatched relationships, and sending one another a hint of a break-up pending might become a new trend.

    We're living in an era of trange things happening and becoming successful. Look at all of those extremely ridiculous reality shows raking in millions. More unlikely things have happened. A few years ago, I never would have thought two male figurines on wedding cakes would sell but today the figurines are jmping off the shelves.

    Do you realize how many people 20 years ago would have betted their life that there would never be a black president in America? 

    Just because a concept is new and a bit strange, don't automatically bet against it.

    Nevertheless, expansion is a viable possibility but for now I want to be the first to open an untapped market of UNEQUALLY YOKED GREETIG CARDS.

    How soon can I see your samples?


    Christopher John LeBeau said:

    I am interested in the ox and the donkey idea...i think I could come up with some very original artwork for them. I am however puzzled with the premise, and I am having a hard time imagining who would buy these. It seems to me that you are limiting your customer base to a very , very small margin of people. Why not expand your client base, and include other bible verses and moral lessons as well. I think you could expand on almost every greeting card base, from get well soon to sorry for your loss, with meaningful, soul warming bible lessons and scripture. The ox and the donkey could be reoccurring characters stuck in awkward situations, or the character base could be expanded to new characters for each lesson.
    Seeking cartoonist for greeting cards
    I am starting a home-based greeting cards business and seeking a cartoonist to illustrate the face of my cards. I am branding my cards with two main…
  • Christopher John LeBeau November 29, 2012 at 4:57am
    I am interested in the ox and the donkey idea...i think I could come up with some very original artwork for them. I am however puzzled with the premise, and I am having a hard time imagining who would buy these. It seems to me that you are limiting your customer base to a very , very small margin of people. Why not expand your client base, and include other bible verses and moral lessons as well. I think you could expand on almost every greeting card base, from get well soon to sorry for your loss, with meaningful, soul warming bible lessons and scripture. The ox and the donkey could be reoccurring characters stuck in awkward situations, or the character base could be expanded to new characters for each lesson.
  • Richard O. Jones November 28, 2012 at 8:40pm

    Hi Christopher,

    This is a broader idea of what I have in mind with a bit of an explanation.

    The only reference my cards have to Christianity is the scriptures that speak of not being unequally yoked. There are millions of couples, Christians included, they are regretful about their choice of mates. Most of these couples will tell us that they were not a good match from the beginning of the relationship. Many eventually divorce, others unhappily stay together, while a few end up in a domestic violent situation. The cards are a unique light-hearted means for folk to begin to have a smooth separation or possibly get their relationship on a Christian track. The poetic inscriptions inside the cards are based on real life break-ups. It is my job, as the creator of the Unequally Yoked Greeting Cards Company, to think of the real reasons couples break-up and/or divorce. Then I write a poem about that situation. The artist illustrates the poem on the face of the card.  We all have witnessed mismatch and know of mismatched couples and perhaps been in a few mismatched relationships ourselves. 
    Two sample inscriptions below (A) & (B). Can you illustrate these type cards:
    (A) 
    On the face of the cards the words are written: DOES ANYONE HERE KNOW WHY THIS COUPLE SHOULD NOT BE JOINED TOGETHER IN HOLY MATRIMONY LET THEM SPAEK NOW OR FOREVER HOLD THEIR PEACE. On the inside of the card is a wedding guest raising her hand saying I DO!
    Remember the female is a donkey and the male is an ox.
    Duet. 22:10 says a donkey and an ox should not be yoked together.
     
    (B)
    We proved to be unequally yoked
    We’re not a couple anymore!
    We were the perfect mismatch
    Here’s my keys to your front door
    We’ve made the devil happy
    Can you find it in your heart
    To give me my clothes, a bag lunch
    And a 15 minutes head start
     
     
  • Christopher John LeBeau November 28, 2012 at 8:21pm
    Sounds like fun...
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