Today is the Scottish Cartoon Art Studio's nineteenth anniversary. It's a happy birthday here in Glasgow as we leave behind a year of hard work behind the scenes. In the past twelve months we've completely overhauled the inner workings of our … 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 →
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 →
Kids’ workshop at Bridge of Allan Mini-ComicCon
Bridge of Allan library, Stirling launches a new online comics resource next week and to celebrate are holding a Mini-ComicCon on the afternoon of Saturday the 26th of November. During the event our Studio Co-ordinator Terry Anderson will conduct a … Read More →
We’re halfway done on #fizzers10!
Today marks the halfway point in our current exhibition at The People’s Palace & Winter Gardens, Glasgow. It’s been a great summer and autumn that’s seen a a selection of over 120 Fizzers® caricatures raising a smile with museum visitors from … 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 →
Cartoon Case Study: Weir Group
Over the years Weir Group – the Glasgow-based international engineering firm – have used our services several times, especially when members of their executive leave for pastures new. In recent weeks we completed a caricature for their Chief … Read More →
Comics Workshops : Gorbals Vampire
We're often asked about participatory workshops for young people so please take note of the opportunity detailed below and organised by our friends at the Citizens Theatre. We'll have more to say about this exciting project closer to … Read More →
Cartoon Case Study: characters for organisations
In recent months we've been commissioned to create cartoon artwork featuring human and animal characters for a number of organisations around the country. This fisherman and lobster are to be the basis of a seaside-style cut out for photos at a … Read More →
Happy Birthday to us…
The Scottish Cartoon Art Studio celebrates 17 years in business this week. We're concentrating on final preparations for our next big exhibition project #fizzers10 Thanks to everyone who's been with us from the start in 1999. We look forward to … Read More →
Cartoon Case Study: strips for Who Cares? Scotland
Who Cares? Scotland are one of the country's leading advocacy organisations for those with experience of care. A series of short cartoon strips produced with the Studio will appear in their quarterly children's magazine over the coming year. The … 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 →
Caricatures and more for new CELTIC SOCIAL app
The Studio team are delighted to provide caricature and cartoon artwork for the new CELTIC SOCIAL app, officially licensed by Celtic FC, launching very soon. The new app will include a range of content for Celtic fans of all ages with a … 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 →
Comic strip workshops at Story Fest, St. Enoch Centre
Throughout the October school holidays the St. Enoch Centre, Glasgow will host Story Fest, a programme of events featuring some of the most popular characters from children's books. As part of the festival we will be conducting comic strip … Read More →
The Auld Acquaintance at Festival of Politics 2015 – UPDATED!
The Auld Acquaintance - the exhibition of international cartoons on the topic of the Scottish independence referendum organised by the Studio that toured five venues around Europe last year - returns with selected works to be given a retrospective … Read More →
Caricature Events, Summer 2015 – UPDATED FOR AUGUST
The Scottish Cartoon Art Studio team are preparing for another busy summer season. We'll be caricaturing visitors and guests at a range of events around Scotland. Perhaps we'll see you on one of the following dates: 21/06/15, 12.00-16.00 British … Read More →
Remembering Charles Kennedy
Studio Co-ordinator Terry Anderson on an encounter with Charles Kennedy: "I caricatured Charles Kennedy a few times. The first was while he was leader of the Liberal Democrats and at the height of his powers and "Chat Show Charlie" popularity. … 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 →
Caricature workshops at Mount Vernon Community Hall
As part of the arts and crafts activities at the Mount Vernon Community Hall Open Day, the Studio will conduct caricature workshops and display a selection of pieces from the Fizzers® collection. There will be two sessions, 12.30 to 13.15 and … 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: retrospective presentation
Six months on from the independence referendum Scotland has a new First Minister and cabinet, new opposition leaders and Scottish candidates are poised to play a crucial role in the coming General Election campaign. As they move to a new Edinburgh … Read More →
Caricature workshop at Shrewsbury Cartoon Festival
The historic town of Shrewsbury, Shropshire plays host to its 11th international cartoon festival in April, this year themed around "Style". Cartoonists from around the country will converge on the town's market square to draw caricatures of … Read More →
Cartoon Case Study: movie poster spoof
Terry recently completed an unusual gift commission. Rather than being given as a gift a couple ordered it for themselves as a treat after a hard year of trying to renovate a new home. Their situation was similar to the 1980s comedy The Money Pit … Read More →
Charlie Hebdo
Like hundreds of colleagues around the world the Scottish Cartoon Art Studio team were shocked and saddened by events last week in France. Every death and injury that ensued was a tragedy in its own right but the murder of five cartoonists - Cabu, … 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 in Lleida & Limoges
As we approach the final days of the Scottish independence referendum campaign and the last week of The Auld Acquaintance exhibition's run in Glasgow and London, time to look at the next couple of stops on its tour of Europe. As part of LA … Read More →
Cartoon workshops at Off The Page festival
Once again this year we'll be working with primary school pupils at Stirling Libraries' Off the Page book festival, details here. The event was very successful last time and we look forward to seeing the youngsters in Bridge of Allan 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 in Glasgow
Our exhibition on the Scottish independence referendum will be shown at Leiper Fine Art, West George Street, Glasgow from the 22nd of August until the 28th of September 2014. The exhibition features editorial cartoons, comic strips and caricatures by … Read More →
Studio Team at the Commonwealth Games
In our 15th anniversary year it was a massive feather in the Scottish Cartoon Art Studio's cap to be approached by the Commonwealth Games and asked to entertain in the Athletes' Village in Dalmarnock, drawing caricatures of the wonderful sportsmen … Read More →
Batman Day
It seems this year is a milestone for several pop culture mainstays. Between Hellboy's 20th anniversary and the Ghostbuster's 30th, fans all over the world are going bats for The Dark Knight's 75th. Today is "Batman Day". The character is … Read More →
Digital Caricature at Apple Store Buchanan Street
Having recently launched our new service, live digital caricature at events using iPads, we are delighted to announce a demonstration and workshop at the Apple Store Buchanan Street, Glasgow. Terry and Tommy will be on hand at 16.00 on Saturday … 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 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 →
Hellboy Day
March 22nd is Hellboy Day, celebrating the 20th anniversary of the character. He's popular at the Studio, Derek and Terry in particular are big fans. Here's a bit of fan art Terry did in tribute. "Hellboy" is © Mike Mignola, ™ & ® Dark … Read More →
Transforming Lives, LGBT Youth Scotland
The Studio was delighted to collaborate with consultants Alison Cameron and Ali Coates on a new impact report - Transforming Lives - examining the work of LGBT Youth Scotland as they mark their 25th anniversary. The report was formally launched by … Read More →
Caricatures at New College Lanarkshire, Coatbridge Campus
Last year Cumbernauld College and Motherwell Colleges merged to form New College Lanarkshire and we drew live caricatures on both campuses to celebrate. The 1st of April will see Coatbridge campus join the replica handbags college and by popular … 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 →
Doctor Who 50th Anniversary
The "Day of the Doctor" has arrived and for the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who the Studio's artists have created new Fizzers® caricatures of all eleven (official) incarnations of The Doctor… Plus a twelfth on the drawing board, ready to go once … 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 →
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 →
