Category: News

  • So you want to get “MUGGED”

    As you can see I have been busy in my free time between posting here and commenting on your sites by doing some random caricatures of followers.  The incredible gif animation is courtesy of Dunken K. Bliths (find him on his webpage and his Google Plus profile) 

    Since I put the following offer out to my Google Plus followers, I wanted to do the same for my loyal commenters here.

    Typically after I post a random caricature I get questions as to how much it costs to get caricature/mugging from a picture done

    NOTHING Just ask to get on the list….however,

    1. How often I do them is work/free time dependent, so there are no guarantees as to when/if I will ever get to you.
    2. The more you engage with me and share my posts on G+ and my blog, the more I tend to favor you for a mugging (whether or not you ever asked)
    3. If you get mugged and want to give me something in return (completely NOT necessary though several have been very gracious) you can either:

    a. Donate to one of my favorite charities Crayons 2 Computers which helps makes sure teachers and students have the necessary supplies for school. You can donate any amount at http://www.crayons2computers.org/ in honor of Bearman Cartoons.
    b. Buy something at my cafepress site http://wacksack.com

    If you want to guarantee a spot in line, you can commission a caricature by sending me a request. Price will vary depending on complexity needed.

  • Social Media Love

    How Google Plus Followers compare to Twitter and Facebook.

    I am sure my regulars are tired of my love fest with Google Plus, but here is the proof in my eyes. As a brand, Facebook is so hard to drive new followers. I even paid money one month to advertise my page and got clicks but they didn’t convert. And honestly besides my regular readers who will post comments here, the only others who are following are friends and family who don’t comment. So I post on Facebook and get little traffic from it and fewer comments.

    On twitter I have had greater success as you can follow and engage with people whether they care to follow you back so you have a more robust conversation, sharing and I get more traffic from twitter than I do facebook.

    As of today, I am at 3750 people and it has grown organically. I know some people who will put as many people in their twitter/google plus circles hoping to get 10% to follow them back and thus have a bunch of followers. I don’t engage in that practice. I prefer to have a nice balance between who is in my circles and who has me in theirs.

    When I started, I circled about 200 people (mostly bloggers I already knew, cartoonists or training professionals). From there I engaged in what they were saying, others found it and started following me and it has grown. For any given cartoon I post, I get more traffic here and more interaction than either of the other two.

    If people are interested, I can post some other time on some of the things I did that built it but if you don’t see me much anymore on FB and Twitter, you know why.

  • Bearman Living Statue

    Happy Halloween Everyone!! Be safe!

  • I am the 1%

    Steve Jobs is the 1 percent Beartoons

    It started with Occupy Wall Street and has since spread to different parts of the United States and the World. People who are upset about joblessness, opportunities, corporations in bed with government and a host of other things (many legit, several absurd).  Those in the 99%, feel that too much power and money are being held by the 1% and positioning that the 1% is evil (and the 99% are not).

    I support many things that the protesters are seeking.  Tax reform to wipe out loop holes and shelters, limiting corporate (and PAC – which isn’t brought up enough) donations to political candidates, etc.  One I would like to see is limiting betting against companies stock going up and increase the tax on gains if you don’t hold the stock for say 30 days.  I am not a financial expert, but in my limited purview these tend to cause major negative swings that can be avoided.   But there are so many people with different agendas that I wrote this on Google Plus.

    People are sharing the Occupy Wall Street videos all over G+ and while I fully support their right to protest, I have a question:

    What is the end game? I hear 1000 different reasons why people are there and if it is just to blow off steam or even to be heard, that is great. But if there is going to be that point where the protesters feel they got what they wanted, it isn’t clear what that is.

    Had some nice discussion about that.  But beyond that, I created this poster to show that everything the 1% does isn’t necessarily bad and just because I am in the 99% doesn’t mean I am necessarily good or can relate to the needs of those in the bottom 10%.  We can’t broad stroke anyone.  Not all banks were involved in subprime lending, not all of Wall Street is out to hurt the little guy.

    We can get into whether Jobs is the best example given his notoriety for not being philanthropic like a Bill Gates or because his manufacturing is done overseas, but I am interested in your thoughts.  What is the top 2-3 things that would fix this (or your) country?

  • And the Winners Are….

    Last week, I put out a challenge for my 500th post asking you, my loyal readers to comment on your favorite post.  The numbers have been tallied and the winners are:

    • Lisleman
    • Binky
    • Nurse Myra
    • Rent Textbooks
    • And sadly…The Friggin Loon

    Yes, to celebrate number 500, I am going to do one caricature for every 100 posts.  Each will publish about every two weeks.  So winners, email me your photos (I need 3 clear ones of yours or the person you want dones face).  Also tell me something more about you that I may or may not know as I may or may not incorporate it in the drawing.  Email to:

    Congratulations to everyone…and remember, don’t blame me for what the end result looks like..haha

  • 500 Posts! – Free Caricature Giveaway

    My previous post was number 500 of my blog that started in the winter of 2008.  So to commemorate I am doing a caricature giveaway.   You have until midnight Saturday SEPTEMBER 17 to enter (for those of you who are slow to check in).

    All you need to do is comment on this post and tell me what your favorite of the past 500 posts has been and why.   Simple.  Head to the archive to get started if you are newer around here.  Winner will be drawn and posted on Sunday.  Winner agrees to let me post their picture and finished work so think about that before you enter.  If you win and you want a celebrity caricature instead of you, I will make that happen.

    Thanks as always for continuing to laugh and debate here.  It wouldn’t be the same without you.

  • Bearman Charity Challenge 2011 Final Tally

    Bearman Cartoons Charity Challenge

    Here is the breakdown for week 4:

    $2 each for 1 new follower on Facebook.

    $2 each for FreddyNOTLP,  Cat5ComicsGames,  TweetSmarter, Herta078, Leadershipfreak, LollyDaskal, lifeismarktrail, TheGoodyGoody, cowmumble, Josepf, Timtoons, crittertopia, strippedcomics, SgtElzetta, truebluecomic, JulieKayJKLD, krakhead, Roc_Cayard_Fan, executieveil, FLDreamr, itsnotaboutwork, DutieeTweets, mtupyro, ReShootComic, PopSmacker, TheVoidComic, MarshallRamsey, OfficeInkComics, lucentmediallc, Piecomic for following me on Twitter.

    $10 each for including me in their cartoon:

    $10 each to those who blogged about the challenge:

    Please let me know if I missed anyone!!!

    Which gives us a week 4 total of ………$122 and a GRAND TOTAL for the month of $690.  A new record

    Thanks to all of you who went above and beyond this year.  New record in money raised.  The people of the Red Cross and the FreeStore Foodbank I am sure thank you for your efforts.

  • Rapture

    Rapture final letter

    Charity Challenge continues for those still alive and kicking. I need all the brownie points in heaven I can get and I guess so do you so see how you can help by clicking below.

    Bearman Cartoons Charity Challenge

  • Charity Challenge Week 3 Results

    Bearman Cartoons Charity Challenge

    Here is the week three breakdown:

    $2 each for 12 new followers on Facebook.  I hit 200 and then someone decided to take it back so I hover at 199

    $2 each for iPeed, 700BillRinehart, Midtoon, Dustyad, astoreisgood, roystoncartoons, kaazaah, Malvinagp19, NetworkingLeads, Promote_Cincy, AddictionHealer, AlfijsLacis, sightsoblind, CincinnatiDealz, sjaakbewaak, CultureROI, edycott, RexMayBaloo, Learning3point0, ItsDRecord, newt0, TMComics, weirdnews, askyeshuaonline, animaticpress, learningcouncil, Dorino_rGUN for following me on Twitter.

    $10 each for including me in their cartoon:

    $5 each for those adding a link or banner to Beartoons on their site:

    $10 each to those who blogged about the challenge:

    Please let me know if I missed anyone!!!

    Which gives us a week 3 total of ………$193

     If you want to find out how to get involved just click the image above to go to the post that explains it all.

  • Charity Challenge Week Two Results

    Bearman Cartoons Charity Challenge

    Here is the week two breakdown:

    $2 each for 0 new followers on Facebook  (That is zero for you math buffs)

    $2 each for @francisbonnet, @robbieandbobby, @JonCDraws, @bobbyjkane, @ChickenChunkie, @Tim_the_Sheep, @CupcakeGothic, @caricaturekerry, @claytoonz, @costa_kout, @mikeroth, @brewsterrockit, @Neogrupo, @manninschool, @SalesmanTrainer, @EdwardLHeld, @RichardC, @robotfriday, @Tiffanyls36, @vipercomics, @AMAnet, @BogartsShows, @guyhodge for following me on Twitter.

    $10 each for including me in their cartoon:

    $5 each for those adding a link or banner to Beartoons on their site:

    $10 each to those who blogged about the challenge:

    Please let me know if I missed anyone!!!

    Which gives us a week 2 total of ………$171

    Now this may be upsetting to some that it isn’t more but in 2 weeks we are close to surpassing what was raised in year one so I am pretty happy.  Let me know if I missed anyone. If you want to find out how to get involved just click the image above to go to the post that explains it all.

    BONUS:

    Been doing some guest cartoons of late that have published so make sure to check them out at Tooned In, Mojo Comic, and check out all the entries for Dialogue Free Comic Day.