Tuesday, April 25, 1989 / University Daily Kansan
Doonesbury illustrator likes work, weird hours
Dy Micneie Logan
Kansan staff writer
Don Carlton said one of the advantages of working for himself and having a studio at home was that he could work ridiculous hours, which is exactly what he does as an illustrator for the comic strip Donesbury.
Don Carlton, illustrator for the comic strip Doonesbury, draws a character.
Stacey Gore/Special to the KANSAN
Carlton began drawing for Doonesbury in summer 1971 one year after Doonesbury first appeared.
"I am one of the world's biggest procrastinators. Discipline is beyond me." Carlton told 35 students last night at Hashinger Hall.
The event was sponsored by Hasinger Hall and the Association of University Residence Halls as part of "Spring Arts Week" at Hasinger.
"We wanted to get someone who would be an interesting addition to the week — a well-known person from a graphics art standpoint," said Tim Furnish. Westwood sophomore and co-coordinator of the event.
Carlton, who lives in Fairway,
calls himself a finish artist. Gary
Trudeau, the comic strip's writer,
tells Carlton what to draw using
pencil sketches, which he sends to
Carlton on a facsimile machine.
Carlton then draws the strip in ink
and corrects any spelling errors.
id corrects any spelling or pronunciation
Carlton receives six comic strips
on Thursdays around 11 p.m. and depending on his frame of mind, either starts drawing that night or works for Friday. His deadline is 30 p.m.
"I usually save the strips for Friday, which involves a lot of fast drawing and lots of phone calls to Gary." Carlton said. "Then I have to rush them over to Universal Press Syndicate to get them back and 37 seconds away from my house, depending on whether or not I run any stop lights."
Daily comic strips are drawn one
and a-half weeks ahead of publication and Sunday strips are drawn two months in advance of publication.
Carlton said he had to draw the cartoon so far in advance because of processing time. There can be 64 colors in the comic strip and the strip is sent to Buffalo, NY, to be colorized.NY requires a great deal of time.
Carlton began drawing for Doonebsy in summer 1971, one year after Doonebsy first appeared in 30 newspapers on Oct. 26, 1970.
Carlton is working on the cover of a sixth Doonsbury book, "Read My Lips, Make My Day, Eat Quiche and Die!"
One aspect of his job that Carlton said he hated was drawing hair on the characters.
"I hate hair. I can never draw it the same way twice. Hair is not precise enough for my personality." Carlson said. "But eyes, I love eyes, especially since there are only two or three versions in our strip."
Besides drawing for Doonesbury
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