Rates for Commissioned Cartoons
Rates for Use in or on:
Advertisements
Blogs
Books
Facebook
Fliers
Magazines
Newsletters-Commercial
Newsletters-In House
Presentations
Personal Use
Post Cards
Promotional Materials
Self Published Books
Trade Journals
Web Pages
Discounts for:
Non-Profits
Students
Teachers
Change a Caption on an Existing McHumor 'toon for $5
Color an Existing B&W McHumor 'toon
Personalizing an Existing McHumor 'toon
Cartoon Variations on a Theme & How To Use Them to Create Your Own Highly Targeted Humor
Broad Cartoon Topics
Animal
Cartoons
Arts
& Crafts Cartoons
Beauty
& Fashion Cartoons
Book & Publishing Cartoons
Business
Cartoons
Computer
Cartoons
Construction
Cartoons
Education
Cartoons
Farm
Cartoons
Food
Cartoons
History
Cartoons
Holiday
Cartoons
Kid
& Family Life 'toons
Law
& Order Cartoons
Medical
Cartoons
Movie,
TV & Popular Culture 'toons
Music
Cartoons
Oregon
Cartoons
Philosophy
Cartoons
Relationships
& Love Cartoons
Religion
Cartoons
Science
& Nature Cartoons
Sports
Cartoons
Transportation
& Travel Cartoons
Zoology
& UnNatural History 'toons
Tips & Donations are more than welcome.
If you got a few laughs from this site, why not buy the cartoonist a beer or two?
Calendars with T- McCracken's Cartoons
Magazines I've drawn for. The New Yorker, of course ... although they've yet to have the good sense to buy any of my work. Hundreds of others have, from the Saturday Evening Post to The Oregonian to large publishing houses to small trade journals. Let me draw a few cartoons for you. No matter what, I hope you get a few laughs as you go through my site.
Need a cartoon on a
specific topic?
Using my computer data
base of over 100,000 cross-indexed ideas, I'll send you
some targeted whimsy, you pick out what makes you smirk,
and I email the drawings with no obligation on
your part to buy
anything unless you like them.
Index
of Cartoons
Use Cartoons in Presentations.
Public Speakers, even when speaking on serious topics, break the ice with a joke. Cartoons do the same thing--and you can't "tell a cartoon wrong.
Use Cartoons in Textbooks, Advertisements, Brochures, Web Sites & Blogs.
Cartoons & humorous illustrations grab people's attention and therefore increase your chances to convey your message.
Use Cartoons on T-shirts.
Events can't be called true events unless they have official T-shirts, and t-shirts with personalized cartoons on them are the T-shirts preferred by 9 out of 10 people stranded on a desert island.
POINT OUT ERRORS on this site and get a FREE signed print.
Holy Rollers: Murder and Madness in Oregon's Love Cult, published by Caxton Press, is my first book of literary nonfiction. It's a story that has everything a good read should have: sex, religious fervor, mass insanity, the downfall of prominent families, murder & sensational court trials. AND it's all true. To learn more about cults and the book, go to Holy Rollers
How
One Cartoonist's Mind Works
How to create cartoon ideas.
The Komic, a Graphic Novel in the Making
Personalized
Cartoons
An illustration of anyone can be Photoshopped into any cartoon on the mchumor.com web site. This is a great CHEAP gift.
The perfect "gift from the gang" at retirement or going away parties is an original cartoon of the guest of honor.
Books
of Cartoon
Collections
Finally, what tens of people have been waiting for: collections of some of my most popular cartoons on various topics. The books only cost $8.50, and that even includes postage & handling if you're in the U.S.
Custom
Cartoon Books
Do you run a business & want something special to send prospective clients, give as gifts or hand out at meetings? People can only fit so many souvenir coffee mugs into a cupboard, whereas books of cartoons are something everyone will really appreciate AND keep. I have cartoon collections of various trades that only cost $8.50 per book. At no extra charge you can have your business's name and logo printed on them.
T-shirts,
mugs, cards, posters, prints & more.
Watercolor
Paintings
In addition to cartooning I paint watercolors and draw scientific illustrations. My series titled UnNatural History is a combination of all three. Someday they will be part of a book that's a whimsical look at my life as a naturalist.
Rent
a Naturalist
I'm an award winning naturalist. Want a few laughs & learn about the local flora, fauna & history on your next visit to the central Oregon coast. Rent me.
About the
cartoonist
T.
McCracken
890 North Bayview
Loop
Waldport, Oregon
97394
(541)
563-3112
email
Got comments and/or suggestions about this web page design? Contact me. I, a techno moron, designed it on an ancient, but much-loved circa 1997 Performa Macintosh.
All work on this page is copyright
protected.
Reproduction via all means and all
use is strictly prohibited without written permission of
the artist.
copyright by T.
McCracken
Cartoons From a Slightly Warped Mind
is now available as a Kindle Book for $2.99 and as an autographed paperback for $7.50.
It is a collection of 100 of my most popular cartoons, including Lemming Suicide Hotline, Dorothy selling the Tin Man to a recycling center, and Druids changing to Daylight Saving Time.
F.A.Q.
1) I don't want to use Paypal. May I send a check?
Sure. I'll even email you your cartoons now if you tell me which ones you want. Send your nickels and dimes to Theresa McCracken, 890 North Bayview Loop, Waldport, OR 97394.
2) I'm fabulously wealthy and can't believe how cheap mchumor.com's cartoons are compared to 'toons sold on other sites. Is it OK if I send you more money than you ask for?
Hey, give me enough and I'll start letting other worthy folks use my stuff for free. Seriously.
3) I'm from a non-profit or I'm a teacher or I'm a putting together a program that I'm not being paid for. May I use your cartoons for free?
I'd love to give my work away, but since literally over 95% of requests for my 'toons are from folks who fall into this category and my own creditors don't accept good deeds in lieu of cash, I do request a token fee of $7.50 per 'toon. If I can find a grant or someone willing to pay $500 a month ($6,000 a year), I'll let every K-12 school teacher in the world use my material for free! No joke.
4) If I use your cartoons it'll give you great exposure. Now may I use them for free?
Ironically, when I give 'toons away the exposure results in more requests for free 'toons ... oh, and please pardon the pun, but don't people die of exposure?
5) Your cartoons are cheap, but I still can't afford your rates. Any chance of getting a price break?
I try to gouge folks for only as much as they feel comfortable being gouged for. Tell me your circumstances, make me an offer that let's you sleep comfortably at night while keeping in mind that I do this to make my living to support my family, and nine out of ten times I'll accept it.
6) Why have you marred your cartoons by putting a big © copyright watermark on them?
If you buy the rights to use a cartoon, I will email you a high quality jpg without the watermark. I take great pride in my work and it really pained me to make the drawings less attractive on the web, but it seems it’s the only way I can make a living. My rates’ page used to start with the plea, “If you wouldn't steal a newspaper from a blind vendor just because you could get away with it, please don't use a cartoon without permission just because you can get away with it.” I’m disappointed to report that it appears that blind vendors are being ripped off on a regular basis.
7) Are these really questions you're frequently asked?
I get asked all but one of them on a daily basis. One I've never ever been asked, but I'm always hoping that Bill Gates will discover my humor.
A You Tube Video that hits close to home, The Vendor Client relationship - in real world situations
Please notice that some of the categories give you the option of buying a year of unlimited use of cartoons for a ridiculously cheap price.
$35 per cartoon for use in fliers with printings under 1,000.
$50 per cartoon for use on postcards with printings under 1,000.
$75 per cartoon for use in magazine or newspaper advertisements
I'll email you a jpg within 24 hours of receiving your order.
Free for use on personal Facebook pages (i.e., ones where the purpose is to keep up with your friends, not your customers.)
NON-COMMERCIAL SITES
$7.50 per cartoon for Non-Commercial Blogs and Non-Profit Organization's Facebook Pages (i.e. sites that don't help you make money.)
$15 per cartoon for Non-Commerical web sites.
For $100 a Non-Commercial Blog or Web site can have unlimited use of cartoons from www.mchumor.com for one year.
COMMERCIAL SITES (i.e. sites that, with luck, help you make money and bring in customers.)
$15 per cartoon for Commercial Facebook Pages and other Social Networking sites
$25 per cartoon for Commercial Web Sites and Blogs.
For $250 a Commercial site Web site can have unlimited use of cartoons from www.mchumor.com for one year.
For one year users I snail-mail you a CD with all of the jpgs and gifs currently on the site without the © watermarks.
$20 per cartoon from for use in self published books or where the author has to pay for the cartoons
$50 per cartoon for use in books where the publisher is paying for the cartoons.
I'll email you a jpg within 24 hours of receiving your order.
Today it’s easier than ever to self publish. I only charge authors $35 a cartoon with a ten cartoon minimum because I know how hard it is for authors to sell enough copies to cover this expense, and I only try to gouge people for as much as they feel comfortable being gouged for.
B.T.W. I usually charge a minimum of $150 to draw a black and white cartoon in a style similar to most McHumor 'toons, $250 for a color one.
$15 per cartoon for in-house newsletters with circulations under 1,000.
$25 per cartoon for in-house newsletters with circulations of 1,000-2000.
$35 per cartoon for in-house newsletters with circulations over 2,000.
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I'll email you
a jpg within 24 hours of receiving your order.
For $150 to $300 (depending on
circulation) an in-house newsletter can have
unlimited use of cartoons from www.mchumor.com for
one year. I will snail-mail you a CD with all of the jpgs and gifs currently on the site without the © watermarks.
$50 per cartoon for magazines with circulations under 1,000.
$75 per cartoon for magazines with circulations of1,000-5000.
$100 per cartoon for magazines with circulations of 5,000-10,000.
$150 per cartoon for magazines with circulations over 10,000.
I'll email you a jpg within 24 hours of receiving your order.
$35 per cartoon for newsletters with circulations under 1,000
$50 per cartoon for newsletters with circulations of 1,000-2000
$75 per cartoon for newsletter with circulations over 2,000
I'll email you a jpg within 24 hours of receiving your order.
For $250 to $500 (depending on circulation) a newsletter can have unlimited use of cartoons from www.mchumor.com for one year. I will snail-mail you a CD with all of the jpgs and gifs currently on the site without the © watermarks.
I'd love to give my work away for free, but since literally over 95% of requests for my cartoons are from non-profits and teachers and my own creditors don't accept good deeds in lieu of cash, I do request a token fee of $7.50 to $12.50 per cartoon. I'll email you a jpg within 24 hours of receiving your order.
$25 for use of one ‘toon for multiple times in 1 yr by teachers or non-profits.
For $100 teachers & non-profits can have unlimited use of cartoons from www.mchumor.com for one year. I will snail-mail you a CD with all of the jpgs and gifs currently on the site without the © watermarks.
If I can find a grant or someone willing to pay $1,000 a month, I'll let every K-12 school teacher in the world use my material for free! No joke.
$15 per cartoon for Power Point presentations and the like. I'll email you a jpg within 24 hours of receiving your order.
$30 for use of one ‘toon for multiple presentations in 1 yr.
For $150, an individual can have unlimited use of all cartoons from www.mchumor.com for one year. I will snail-mail you a CD with all of the jpgs and gifs currently on the site minus the © watermark.
I know students don't have much money, but alas, I don't have much money either and my own creditors don't accept good deeds in lieu of cash. Consequently, I do request a token fee of $2.50 per cartoon for use by students who have either downloaded music in the last term or purchased a CD or DVD. Hey, I figure if you can afford that, you can afford $2.50. If you're the rare student who hasn't purchased any music in the last term, then you may use McHumor 'toons for free since you are truly extraordinary. If you know how many you want to use, why not buy them now?
I'll email you a jpg within 24 hours of receiving your order.
My rates to draw an original cartoon range from $35 to $500. It all depends on how a 'toon is going to be used and how complicated a drawing it is.
Usually, though, I charge $150 to draw a black and white cartoon in a style similar to most McHumor 'toons, $250 for a color one.
I give discounts for commissions of multiple cartoons.
I only charge self publishing authors $35 a cartoon with a ten cartoon minimum because I know how hard it is for authors to sell enough copies to cover this expense. I only try to gouge people for as much as they feel comfortable being gouged for.
Want something cheaper, but somewhat personalized? Click on
An
Example of a $15 Personalized
Cartoon
Looking for to give someone a gift that is a caricature? Check out the links below
An
Example of a $150 Personalized
Cartoon
An
Example of a $250 Personalized
Cartoon
An
Example of a $300 Personalized
Cartoon
An
Example of a $500 Personalized
Cartoon
Cartoon Variations on a Theme & How To Use Them to Create Your Own Highly Targeted Humor
Fonts Available for use in your Personalized Cartoon
Can't afford these rates? I try to gouge folks for only as much as they feel comfortable being gouged for. Tell me your circumstances, make me an offer that let's you sleep comfortably at night while keeping in mind that I do this to make a living to support my family, and nine out of ten times I'll accept it.
CafePress or Zazzle can print any mchumor.com cartoon on demand on T-shirts and lots of other merchandise. I'll set up a link for you if you email me which cartoon you want on a shirt, poster or whatever--they even print things on thongs (I've yet to have a request for these yet, but you never know.)
Like a cartoon on this web site, but wish the characters, setting and/or caption were different?
No problem. I can redraw it for
you.
To see examples of how this works, check out my pages of
Cartoon Variations on a Theme & How To Use Them to Create Your Own Highly Targeted Humor
Have cartoon ideas of your own? I
can draw those up, too.
email
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If you wouldn't steal a newspaper from a blind vendor just because you could get away with it, please don't use a cartoon without permission just because you think you can get away with it. If you would steal a newspaper from a blind vendor, well, I hope you die laughing before you have a chance to steal my work.
Information on how to use my work legally.
The unauthorized reproduction or distribution of a copyrighted work is illegal. Criminal copyright infringement, including infringement without monetary gain, is investigated by the FBI and is punishable by fines and federal imprisonment.
Now some legalese my attorney insists I should include:
All cartoons throughout this website and the entirety of its content are copyrighted by www.mchumor.com 2010. All rights reserved. The cartoons are protected by copyright laws. You may not, except with my express written permission, remove, reproduce, distribute or commercially exploit the content via any means and all use is strictly prohibited without written permission of the artist. Nor may you transmit it or store it in any other website or other form of electronic retrieval system without the prior written permission of www.mchumor.com. Any redistribution or reproduction of part or all of the contents in any form is prohibited unless you purchase the cartoon(s) or are granted permission to license a specific cartoon, first. It will be considered a copyright violation if any of the cartoons are removed. IP addresses can be recorded and copyright violators are aggressively pursued by Richard Newman, Internet Attorney and Internet Law Specialist - Hinch Newman LLP.
