Comments on: R.I.P. Roger Armstrong http://www.tomrichmond.com/blog/2007/06/18/rip-roger-armstrong/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rip-roger-armstrong Tom Richmond- Cartoonist and Humorous Illustrator Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:26:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tom http://www.tomrichmond.com/blog/2007/06/18/rip-roger-armstrong/comment-page-1/#comment-19573 Tom Thu, 21 Jun 2007 16:01:35 +0000 http://www.tomrichmond.com/blog/?p=1095#comment-19573 Dave- Thanks for the comments. I've heard similar stories about Roger. He was quite an influence on many people. Dave- Thanks for the comments. I’ve heard similar stories about Roger. He was quite an influence on many people.

]]> By: davejames http://www.tomrichmond.com/blog/2007/06/18/rip-roger-armstrong/comment-page-1/#comment-19486 davejames Thu, 21 Jun 2007 04:06:22 +0000 http://www.tomrichmond.com/blog/?p=1095#comment-19486 I owe a LOT of what I know about cartooning to Roger! He taught cartooning at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, CA during the 1980’s. Two silly things that always stick in my mind while drawing cartoons: 1. Those sweat marks that cartoon characters display while under stress?…Roger told our class that those little droplets are called, “SPRITZ”! 2. He told us at the beginning of class to make sure we purchased a KA-NEEDED eraser? We looked at him puzzled. He said, “You know, those soft stretchy erasers!” Apparently, each semester, there was always a kid who looked at the supply list and asked, “Sir, what is a KA-NEEDED eraser?” To this day I draw SPRITZ with a smile and use my KA-NEEDED eraser with a grin! Dave James I owe a LOT of what I know about cartooning to Roger! He taught cartooning at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, CA during the 1980’s.

Two silly things that always stick in my mind while drawing cartoons:

1. Those sweat marks that cartoon characters display while under stress?…Roger told our class that those little droplets are called, “SPRITZ”!

2. He told us at the beginning of class to make sure we purchased a KA-NEEDED eraser? We looked at him puzzled. He said, “You know, those soft stretchy erasers!” Apparently, each semester, there was always a kid who looked at the supply list and asked, “Sir, what is a KA-NEEDED eraser?”

To this day I draw SPRITZ with a smile and use my KA-NEEDED eraser with a grin!

Dave James

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