A cartoon is humorous or satirical drawing, concerning a topical event. Cartooning is a form of art that can be used to tell a story and inform. Still cartooning is NOT easy. Just like anything else, it takes work.
It takes passion. You have to WANT to be a cartoonist. No learning institution teaches Cartooning, you have to be talented to pull it off.
Sadly, monetizing on this talent is hard if not impossible here. Ive seen very good Cartoon artists quit their God given talent for lack of opportunities and i personally have at times contemplated to do the same, but passion for the art wouldn't allow me. This is so sad.
When people in government talk about talent, they only think about musicians, dancers, comedians, painters and the likes. I am yet to hear someone talk about cartoon artists.
Even the established cartoonists like Gado, Madd etc should start initiatives that mentor young cartoon artists because they of all people know what is needed to succeed in the craft.
But cartoon art is a beautiful form of expression that has the potential to grow as an industry in Kenya and in Africa as a whole. Lets hope that the right people will recognize this soon so that more cartoon artists can be realized and empowered in order to exploit their talent and basically better their livelihoods.
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