Bitstrips @ Procartoonists.org
The Procartoonists.org blog notes with interest the rise of Bitstrips, an app that allows anyone to make clip-art style cartoons featuring themselves.
Billed as “instant comics and cards starring you and your friends”, they are popular for Facebook e-cards and status updates.
We have seen this kind of automation of cartooning skills before. And now, as then, we believe it is a poor substitute for bespoke cartoons created by a professional cartoonist. The software may be clever but it does not produce hand-drawn, unique cartoons.
On the plus side, perhaps it is of little threat to professional cartooning, because as with previous fads the novelty appears to be wearing off quickly.
If you are interested in commissioning real cartoons by real cartoonists, take a look at the Procartoonists.org portfolios.
