A cartoon is a type of visual art that is typically drawn, frequently animated, in an unrealistic or semi-realistic style.
Illustration
Cartooning is a picture intended as satire, caricature, or humor. Cartoons are often featured in print publications and online publications, like blogs and websites.
Cartooning is also a technique or process to create drawings for comic books, animation, or graphic novels.
Fine Art
"Cartoons" were typically used in the production of frescoes to accurately link the component parts of the composition when painted on damp plaster over a series of days.
The word cartoon (from Italian: cartone and Dutch: karton—words describing strong, heavy paper or pasteboard) is a full-size drawing made on sturdy paper as a design for a painting, stained glass, or tapestry.
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