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==Origin==

==Origin==

Italian ''cartone'' pasteboard, cartoon, augmentative of ''carta'' leaf of [[paper]]

Italian ''cartone'' pasteboard, cartoon, augmentative of ''carta'' leaf of [[paper]]

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_century 1671]

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_century 1671]

A cartoon (from the Italian "cartone" and Dutch word "karton", meaning strong, heavy paper or pasteboard) is a full-size drawing made on sturdy paper as a study or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modello modello] for a painting, stained glass or tapestry. Cartoons were typically used in the production of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fresco frescoes], to accurately link the component parts of the [[composition]] when painted on damp plaster over a series of days (''giornate'').

A cartoon (from the Italian "cartone" and Dutch word "karton", meaning strong, heavy paper or pasteboard) is a full-size drawing made on sturdy paper as a study or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modello modello] for a painting, stained glass or tapestry. Cartoons were typically used in the production of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fresco frescoes], to accurately link the component parts of the [[composition]] when painted on damp plaster over a series of days (''giornate'').

Such cartoons often have pinpricks along the outlines of the design; a bag of soot was then patted or "pounced" over the cartoon, held against the wall to leave black dots on the plaster ("pouncing"). Cartoons by painters, such as the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raphael_Cartoons Raphael Cartoons] in London and examples by Leonardo da Vinci, are highly prized in their own right. Tapestry cartoons, usually coloured, were followed by eye by the weavers on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loom loom].

Such cartoons often have pinpricks along the outlines of the design; a bag of soot was then patted or "pounced" over the cartoon, held against the wall to leave black dots on the plaster ("pouncing"). Cartoons by painters, such as the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raphael_Cartoons Raphael Cartoons] in London and examples by Leonardo da Vinci, are highly prized in their own right. Tapestry cartoons, usually coloured, were followed by eye by the weavers on the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loom loom].

==Definitions==

==Definitions==

*1: a preparatory [[design]], [[drawing]], or [[painting]] (as for a fresco)

*1: a preparatory [[design]], [[drawing]], or [[painting]] (as for a fresco)

*2a : a drawing intended as [[satire]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caricature caricature], or [[humor]] <a political cartoon>

*2a : a drawing intended as [[satire]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caricature caricature], or [[humor]] <a political cartoon>

:b : comic strip

:b : comic strip

*3: animated cartoon

*3: animated cartoon

*4: a ludicrously simplistic, unrealistic, or one-dimensional portrayal or version  

*4: a ludicrously simplistic, unrealistic, or one-dimensional portrayal or version  

==Description==

==Description==

A '''cartoon''' is a form of two-dimensional [[illustrated]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_arts visual art]. While the specific [[definition]] has changed over time, [[modern]] usage refers to a typically non-realistic or semi-realistic [[drawing]] or [[painting]] intended for [[satire]], caricature, or [[humor]], or to the artistic style of such works. An artist who creates cartoons is called a cartoonist.

A '''cartoon''' is a form of two-dimensional [[illustrated]] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_arts visual art]. While the specific [[definition]] has changed over time, [[modern]] usage refers to a typically non-realistic or semi-realistic [[drawing]] or [[painting]] intended for [[satire]], caricature, or [[humor]], or to the artistic style of such works. An artist who creates cartoons is called a cartoonist.

The term originated in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Ages Middle Ages] and first described a preparatory drawing for a piece of [[art]], such as a painting, fresco, [[tapestry]], or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stained_glass stained glass window]. In the 19th century, it came to refer to [[humorous]] illustrations in magazines and newspapers, and in the early 20th century and onward it referred to comic strips and [[animated]] [[films]].

The term originated in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Ages Middle Ages] and first described a preparatory drawing for a piece of [[art]], such as a painting, fresco, [[tapestry]], or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stained_glass stained glass window]. In the 19th century, it came to refer to [[humorous]] illustrations in magazines and newspapers, and in the early 20th century and onward it referred to comic strips and [[animated]] [[films]].

[[Category: The Arts]]

[[Category: The Arts]]