“Tremendous Urgent Demand for Cartoonists” and other Vintage Art and Cartooning School Ads

“Regardless of how little you know
about cartooning now, you can easily qualify
for a position in this attractive,
high-salaried business.”
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“New Method Makes Cartooning
Astonishingly Easy to Learn!” -------

“You will be amazed at how quickly it teaches you to draw salable work…”

”Enjoy the fascinating life of a successful cartoonist – easy hours, freedom from routine, your own boss, and $3,000 to $15,000 a year for this work that is play!”
…and that’s in 1925 dollars! Sign me up!

…and see more ads like this at:

http://bit.ly/ArtistsMakeBigMoney
http://bit.ly/MasterCartooningAtHome
and http://bit.ly/AnimatorsNeeded
and http://bit.ly/HiddenTalent

“Make Big Money - Become an Artist” 1950’s Correspondence Art & Cartooning School Ads

“Make Big Money - Become an Artist”

“No Skill Needed!”

“Plastic template with cut-out spaces and holes
lets you make over 200 different cartoons”

“Be popular – wow your friends!”

…and see more ads like this at:
http://bit.ly/MasterCartooningAtHome
and http://bit.ly/AnimatorsNeeded
and http://bit.ly/HiddenTalent

“If YOU Have Hidden Talent, Your future is Secure!” More 1950’s Art School Ads

 

If YOU have hidden talent, your future is secure!

See How Easy It Is!

…and finally three different variations on an ad from The Cartoonists’ Exchange

More like this at http://bit.ly/MasterCartooningAtHome 
and http://bit.ly/AnimatorsNeeded

“Trained Animators Needed in Hollywood!” Animated Cartooning School of America Ads 1954-1955

“Written, illustrated and taught by top experts.”

Master Cartooning at Home in a Few Short Weeks -- Vintage Ad from Popular Mechanics 1960

"Draw Cartoons..for a wonderful pastime or excellent earnings. Master cartooning at home in a few short weeks without waste of time or effort!"

Here are some ads for cartooning schools that ran in the 1930's

 …and here's a cool image from a Honda ad from the 1960 issue:

You can check out these high-quality scans

of vintage Popular Mechanics magazines at:

http://bit.ly/Vintage_Popular_Mechanics

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This has nothing to do with cartooning, but it's a pretty cool image:

Thousands Can Draw Cartoons Who Have Never Even Tried -- Vintage "How to Draw Cartoons" Ad

Thousands Can Draw Cartoons Who Have Never Even Tried

"Why work at drudgery when through a remarkable new method you can easily learn at home in spare time to draw cartoons that sell?"

"Many are earning pitifully small salaries who could make wonderful salaries in cartooning."

This is my favorite part:

"Just watch a cartoonist work. A few little lines -- a couple of simple curves --a splash of black here and there -- and then you see a splendid cartoon before you."

Ad ripped from Popular Mechanics via Google Books.

"Sylvia Cracks The WHIP!" and Still MORE Vintage Comic Strip Advertisements

These and MANY more at 

http://www.ilovecomixarchive.com/A/Ads/Ads-Comics-1/

"Vitality Makes a Woman Attractive!" and more Comic Strip Ads of the 1950's

These and MANY more at 

http://www.ilovecomixarchive.com/A/Ads/Ads-Comics-1/

I'll DIE If I Have To Go Through Another Washday! …and other Crazy Vintage Comic Strip Ads

These and MANY more at 

http://www.ilovecomixarchive.com/A/Ads/Ads-Comics-1/

FUN TRICKS FREE THINGS!

When I was reading comics in the seventies, these ads were merely an annoyance. But now I love the delightful weirdness of the art and the products!