FAQ
Before you ask a question, please look through the questions and answers below. Thank you.
I'll be updating this page on a regular basis. Please feel free to email me if you don't find an answer to you question or if you need clarification on some point. You may also use the contact form to reach me. Unfortunately I cannot speak to you on the phone because of a hearing impairment, but if it is necessary, we may text or instant message.
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Q: How do I buy a cartoon?
A: My cartoons may be purchased by contacting me at Kartwonz@sbcglobal.net. Also you may contact me for a signed print of any cartoon in my inventory. Please feel free to contact me for any custom work you might have for a quote.
Q: After I buy a cartoon, do I own the copyright?
A: No you won’t own the cartoon or the copyright. You are paying a permission fee to use the cartoon for a specific purpose that you’ve requested. Sign prints are not for reproduction and you may only use them for display purposes. I retain the copyright to the work, but you will receive authorization to legally use the cartoon for only the purpose agreed upon at purchase. If you wish to use the cartoon again, you must obtain permission which may entail an additional fee.
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Q: Can I order a custom cartoon or illustration?
A: Yes! You may order custom cartoons and illustrations. Feel free email me with the specifications and time frame and usage for you cartoon or illustration. I will promptly send you a quote. I will then send you roughs from which to choose from and I will create a finished cartoon or illustration from the rough chosen. Once the cartoon or illustration has been accepted and paid for you will receive a copy without a watermark in full 300 dpi resolution, a receipt and statement of usage.
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Q: Are Oscar and Hortance Amazons?
A: No, they are strictly cartoon parrots, an amalgam of several birds I live with and have lived with. Initially he was supposed to be a Senegal parrot like my Yentel, but that proved to be too small of a bird to read well with a human in the frame. Oscar had to be larger than life. Early cartoons have Macaws and African greys, but Oscar had to be a bird of his own. His face had to show emotion. So his beak became malleable. His eyes have a very unavian like sclera and eyebrows. His first appearance was in a political cartoon and a star was born.
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