Life — April 13, 1922 — page 12: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Easeldauber's School of Cartooning This instructional page teaches cartooning techniques through three lessons: **Lesson I** demonstrates how dotted lines convey direction and emotion between characters—a visual shorthand for transmitting ideas. **Lesson II** covers sound effects in comics. It illustrates onomatopoeia like "OOMPH," "POW," and "BAM!!!" for collisions, and "ZZZZZZZ" for snoring. The text references actual cartoonists of the era (Bud Fisher, Fontaine Fox, Rube Goldberg) as examples of professionals who mastered these techniques. **Lesson III** provides five simple face diagrams showing how to draw basic emotions: perturbation (distress), intoxication, coma, ecstasy, and shock. The page is practical instruction for aspiring cartoonists, encouraging them to study professional work and use India ink while learning these foundational skills.