Today is the Scottish Cartoon Art Studio's twentieth anniversary. On May 3rd 1999 the Scottish Cartoon Art Studio began its first day in business, based in a shop on King Street in the Merchant City area of Glasgow. There have been many, … Read More →
40th birthday caricature bonanza!
As always, it's very interesting to see what the various members of the Studio team come up with when caricaturing the same faces. Studio Co-ordinator Terry Anderson and his wife both turned 40 recently and so a new clutch of caricatures was the … Read More →
Cartoon workshop at Off the Page Festival
Studio Co-ordinator Terry Anderson will provide part of the programme at Stirling Libraries' Off The Page Festival next week, his third appearance at the event. Terry will deliver his popular "Heroes & Villains" workshop for children at Cowie … Read More →
Happy Birthday to us…
Today the Scottish Cartoon Art Studio marks eighteen years in business. We continue to offer the highest quality and most reliable caricature service in the country: if you've booked for a wedding or other special occasion you won't be let … Read More →
#fizzers10 – the last lap
The weeks seem to have flown by and we find ourselves entering the final month of Fizzers®: 10 Years of Caricature, our retrospective exhibition at the People's Palace & Winter Gardens, Glasgow. Over 120 caricatures taken from our collection … Read More →
Merry Christmas 2016
As ever we wish to thank all the customers who've supported us in the past year and provided such wonderful feedback: On gift caricatures for special occasions: "Thank you very much for the fantastic caricature! It went down a storm and … Read More →
Cartoon Case Study: construction site posters
We recently completed cartoon artwork for a series of fourteen health & safety posters to be used on construction sites by civil engineering contractor George Leslie Ltd. The posters were intended to take a relatively light hearted approach to … Read More →
Gorbals Vampire – Halloween 2016
We’ve been delighted to participate in the Citizens Theatre’s Gorbals Vampire multi-strand arts project this year. In the spring Terry conducted workshops with P4 & 5 pupils at Blackfriars Primary School, developing a Gorbals Vampire character … Read More →
Caricature Events, Summer 2016 – UPDATED
As schools around the country close, the events season gets underway and the Studio team prepare to hit the road again for another summer of live caricaturing around the country. Perhaps we’ll see you on one of the dates confirmed so far, with more … Read More →
Comic strip workshop with Diabetes Scotland
Chris and Terry will be on hand at Diabetes Scotland's Glasgow Family Group drop-in session at the Silverburn Shopping Centre this Saturday afternoon, conducting a comic strip workshop suitable for children aged 7 and over. Please contact the … Read More →
Cartoon Case Study: promotional calendar
Studio Head Chris Sommerville caricatured of over 40 members of staff at Lomond, a fine food wholesaler based in Glasgow to feature in their new promotional calendar for 2016. Lomond wanted a humorous and slightly cheeky approach to their … Read More →
Terry Anderson on free speech
Terry Anderson has been busy in the last few months with two projects outside of the Studio that we thought we'd mention here. First is Drawn Out, his recently concluded series of podcast interviews on the topic of cartooning with a range … Read More →
Another summer draws to a close
2015 delivered yet another great summer season with the Studio team booked to deliver over 145 hours of live drawing – caricatures or course but also visual minutes and cartoon workshops too – at a variety of locations through June, July and August, … Read More →
Remembering Loup
Everyone at the Studio was very sorry to learn of the death of Jean-Jacques Loup. This remarkable cartoonist was a loyal supporter of the Salon in St.Just-le-Martel. His work was a regular feature, honoured many times over and the man himself was … Read More →
Caricature Prize Draw
Today's issue of The Genn - the free newspaper for communities in north and east Glasgow - features a selection of caricatures from the Fizzers® collection. If you can identify all nine people featured in the caricatures you may enter a prize … Read More →
Happy Birthday to us…
This weekend the Scottish Cartoon Art Studio reached its sixteenth anniversary. Over the past year we became the first caricaturists in the country to offer live digital drawing as entertainment for high-end indoor events. We'll continue to … Read More →
The Genn newspaper feature
Tomorrow's edition of The Genn - the free community newspaper available in outlets across North and East Glasgow - features a double page spread about the Studio and our work. Pick up a copy if you can. We'll be making more contributions to … Read More →
The Auld Acquaintance Private Views, 06 & 17/10/14
After an amazing year The Auld Acquaintance - the Scottish Cartoon Art Studio's touring exhibition about the independence referendum and celebrating our 15th anniversary - has made the final stops on its European tour in Lleida, Catalunya and … Read More →
The Auld Acquaintance Private Views, 22 & 27/08/14
The Auld Acquaintance exhibition is now fully underway in its two UK venues; Leiper Fine Art on West George Street, Glasgow and the News & Media Gallery at the head offices of The Guardian & Observer newspapers, part of the Kings Place arts … Read More →
The Auld Acquaintance, SAU Independence Discussion Forum
Cartoons from The Auld Acquaintance will be previewed at the Scottish Artists Union's Independence Discussion Forum on the evening of the 26th of June, part of a week of cultural events happening at Stereo, Glasgow. The hermes birkin bags event is … Read More →
Happy Birthday to us…
This weekend the Scottish Cartoon Art Studio team are delighted to reach fifteen years in the business of cartooning. Here's some recent feedback on our gift caricatures, still the Studio's bread and butter after all these years: "Once again a … Read More →
“The Art of Drawing”, Fizzers caricatures
Update: see images from the show in a Facebook post by Stranraer Museum. A new exhibition of cartoon artwork by young people opens this weekend at Stranraer Museum. The Art of Drawing- Our Heroes & Villains features graphic novel and animé … Read More →
The Auld Acquaintance “Vernissage”, 10/04/14
The Auld Acquaintance is a new touring exhibition organised by the Scottish Cartoon Art Studio in our 15th anniversary year, featuring caricatures, editorial cartoons and strips by artists from around the world responding to the same question that … Read More →
Our 15th Anniversary & The Auld Acquaintance Exhibition
2014 marks the 15th anniversary of political devolution in Scotland. It also happens to be the 15th anniversary of the Scottish Cartoon Art Studio. In the coming months the people of Scotland will consider and finally vote upon the matter of … Read More →
Best wishes from Will Eisner
Cartoonists and comics fans everywhere are marking Will Eisner Week in memory of the late, great graphic storyteller, godfather of modern graphic novels and creator of The Spirit. While going through some files lately we came across a lovely … Read More →
Cartoon Workshops, February & March 2014
Upcoming cartoon workshop fixtures include a day at Morrison's Academy, Crieff as part of their annual "Book Fortnight" which this year focuses on graphic novels. The lucky pupils will also be getting a visit from our friends John Chalmers & … Read More →
Merry Christmas 2013
Merry Christmas to our customers and friends from all at the Scottish Cartoon Art Studio! It's been an amazing year at the Studio. We've been doing a great deal of work in the public sector, providing cartoon strips, character designs and … Read More →
Caricatures at New College Lanarkshire
On the 1st of November Cumbernauld College and Motherwell College will merge to from New College Lanarkshire. We'll have caricaturists on hand as part of the Vesting Day celebrations: Motherwell Campus, 11.30-13.30 Cumbernauld Campus, … Read More →
St.Just Salon 2013
Studio Co-ordinator Terry Anderson writes about his recent trip to France: From the 28th of September to the 6th of October, the 32nd edition of the Salon International de la Caricature, du Dessin de Presse et d'Humour unfolded in … Read More →
Caricature Events, September 2013
The summer events season has drawn to a close but we were happy to be included as a late addition to the programme of entertainment for GRAND Week in the north east of Glasgow. There's some further opportunities for members of the public get a … Read More →
JUST.DUK.1T UPDATED!
We are delighted to be part of JUST.DUK.1T the new website from Diabetes UK (Scotland). The site has been devised and will be run by and for people aged 16 to 25 who have Type 1 diabetes. JUST.DUK.1T will feature a variety of media including … Read More →
A record-breaking summer
An extraordinarily busy summer season has seen the Studio team booked to deliver over 100 hours of live drawing - caricatures for the most part but also cartooning demonstrations and workshops - at a variety of locations over the last few weeks, … Read More →
Globe-trotting gift caricatures
In recent months we've had a run of gift caricature commissions for people in far-flung destinations or with a foreign travel theme... Tommy drew this A3 piece featuring a whole family for a 20th wedding anniversary with a "China" … Read More →
Happy Birthday to us…
The Scottish Cartoon Art Studio is delighted to celebrate 14 years in business this week. Here’s some of the recent feedback we’ve had from customers... On our gift caricatures for birthdays and retirements: "Just a note to thank you for the … Read More →
Cartoon case study: factual comic
In April this year new reforms will affect the amount of housing benefit received by hundreds of thousands of people living in social housing across the UK. In particular the so-called "bedroom tax" is a potential source of discord between housing … Read More →
Cartoon Workshops, January & February 2013
We will be working with pupils at Moorpark Primary, Kilbirnie, on the Making an Exhibition of Yourself project in January and February, concluding our current run of events with North Ayrshire Council's Children's Literacies & Arts service. We … Read More →
Merry Christmas 2012
Merry Christmas to our customers and friends from all at the Scottish Cartoon Art Studio! Hard to believe a year has passed since the relaunch of the website. We've worked hard to add to it on a regular basis but inevitably when deadlines … Read More →
From our archives: The Dandy
Like most comics fans we were saddened to learn that after a 75 year run the final issue of The Dandy will be released tomorrow. It was always a point of pride that the longest-running comics title in the world was a Scottish product, something not … Read More →
Cartoon case study: workshops
2012 has been a record-breaking year for kids’ workshops at the Scottish Cartoon Art Studio. Two of particular note were our contributions to the Every Picture Tells a Story project, run by North Ayrshire Libraries Children's Literacies & Arts … Read More →
More Cartoon Workshops, Autumn 2012- UPDATED
In September we will be working with young people across Scotland: at Ardeer Primary in Stevenston as part of North Ayrshire Libraries' Every Picture Tells a Story project at Fallin Library and Queen Victoria School, Dunblane as part of … Read More →
Caricatures at South Carntyne Fun Day
We're happy to announce yet another short-notice addition to our schedule of caricature events. We'll be drawing FREE caricatures of visitors at the South Carntyne Fun Day at the former St. Aidan's School on Rigby Street, Saturday 29th September, … Read More →
Cartoon case study: local authority illustrations
East Dunbartonshire Council's Development and Enterprise team contacted us while working on their Main Issues Report for the Council's Local Development Plan, setting out proposals for use of land in the area over a five year period. The team were … Read More →
Caricatures at Glenburn Gala Day
We're happy to announce a short-notice addition to our schedule of caricature events. We'll be drawing FREE caricatures of visitors at the Glenburn Gala Day, Glenburn Community Centre, Paisley on Sunday 2nd September, 13.00-16.00. This will … Read More →
LGBTYS National Gathering
We're pleased to be delivering a comics workshop as part of the LGBT Youth Scotland's National Gathering at the University of Stirling on Saturday the 18th of August. The theme this year is Act Yourself! and the workshop will form part of a … Read More →
Olympic Heroes Workshops, West Dunbartonshire Libraries
As part of a series of workshops looking at superhero artwork and this summer's Olympic games, we will be at libraries around West Dunbartonshire while the games are underway. The schedule looks like this: 25/07/12, 11.00-12.00- … Read More →
Olympic Heroes Workshops, North Ayrshire Libraries
As part of a series of workshops looking at superhero artwork and this summer's Olympic games, we will be at libraries around North Ayrshire every day during the week commencing July 16th. The schedule looks like this: 16/07/12, 11.00-12.00- … Read More →
