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We
see cartoons everywhere from our TVs, to our books, to our newspapers,
to our various products.
They can be printed on anything that will hold ink, basically, and
can be used in a number of ways digitally as well.
Here
are some of the more common places that cartoons can appear:
Newsletters
Church Bulletins
Posters
Books
Children’s Books
Magazines
Posted in Your Cubicle as a Conversation Piece (Ha!)
Presentations
T-Shirts
Advertising
Coloring Books
Websites
Intranets
Invitations
Calendars
CD-ROMs
Greeting Cards
Stationary
You
can scroll through the following information regarding the use of EZG
toons or click on any of the following links to take you directly to
your area of specific interest:
Use
in Print: Churches or Nonprofit Organizations
Use in Print: For-Profit Organizations
Use on Websites
Auto-Updating Cartoons for Websites
Customizing EZG Toons
Special Projects
Other Ways You Can Support EZG Toons
Use in Print: Churches or Nonprofit Organizations
EZG Toons exist to spread the
Gospel of Jesus Christ and can be used free of charge by churches and
nonprofit organizations provided the circulation is less than 1000.
See the for-profit guidelines if the intended print circulation
is more than 1000. Even
though this ministry can be used free of charge, your donations of any
size ($1, $5, $10, $20, or more) are always appreciated.
See Other Ways You Can Support EZG
Toons for more details.
Print
Guidelines:
- Do
not have more than one cartoon in your publication at any one time.
- The
text or artwork may not be altered in any way.
- Include
the following near the cartoon: Copyright by Erin Gillespie.
All rights reserved.
- You
must get permission prior to using cartoons.
Email me at erin@ezgtoons.com.
- Please
do not attempt to use the cartoons shown on the web in your print
publication, because the resolution is not high enough on these
images to look good on paper. Simply
send me an e-mail and I will forward the print versions of the
cartoons.
- Please
provide a hard copy of any publication that contains an EZG Toon.
Once
permission is granted, print-quality copies of the cartoons can be sent
to you…
Via
E-mail: Cartoons will be
high-resolution 300 dpi Tiffs unless otherwise specified.
Via
US Postal: If paper copies
are needed, you will be asked to forward a SASE envelope.
Up to five 8.5” by 11” cartoons can be sent.
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Use
in Print: For-Profit Organizations
EZG
toons can be used by your for-profit entity in a variety of ways
including but not limited to magazines, newspapers, newsletters,
flyers, advertising, etc…
Basic fees:
Circulation of
1-999: $20
Circulation of 1,000-29,000: $30
Circulation of 30,000+: $40
Note:
All licensing rights are nonexclusive.
All rates are subject to change without notice.
Custom projects or ‘slanting’ the toon to fit your particular
need may change the price somewhat, depending on the complexity of your
request. Just
e-mail me and describe your specific need.
See also Special Projects or
Customizing EZG
Toons.
Print
Guidelines:
- Do
not have more than one cartoon in your publication at any one time.
- The
text or artwork may not be altered in any way.
- Include
the following near the cartoon: Copyright by Erin Gillespie.
All rights reserved.
- Permission
must be granted prior to using cartoons.
Email me for permission at erin@ezgtoons.com.
- Please
do not attempt to use the cartoons shown on the web in your print
publication, because the resolution is not high enough on these
images to look good on paper. Simply
send me an e-mail and I will forward the print versions.
- Please
provide a hard copy of any publication that contains an EZG Toon.
Once
permission is granted, print-quality copies of the cartoons can be sent
to you…
Via
E-mail: Cartoons will be
high-resolution 300 dpi Tiffs unless otherwise specified.
Via
US Postal: If 8.5” by 11” paper copies are needed, you will be asked
to forward a SASE envelope. Up to five
cartoons can be sent.
Payment:
Payment can
be made via PayPal, check, or money order.
E-mail me for the address to send payment to.
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Use on Websites
EZG
Toons can bring a touch of humor to any website.
You
may wish to show just certain cartoons on your site.
E-mail me, and let me know a little about your site, which
cartoons you wish to use, and where the cartoons will be displayed.
Cartoons can be displayed on your website for free, provided the
Web Guidelines listed below are followed.
Auto-Updating Cartoons
Another
way to use the cartoons is through free auto-updating cartoons.
Just by copying a simple html code into your site, you can display a
cartoon that updates to a new cartoon once or twice a week. Providing your readers with fresh cartoons throughout the week is
another way to keep them coming back to your site.
Please
see Linking to EZG for more details about auto-updating cartoons.
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Web Guidelines:
- Do
not have more than three cartoons on your site at any one time.
- The
text or artwork may not be altered in any way.
- Include
the following near the cartoon: Copyright by Erin Gillespie.
All rights reserved.
- You
must get permission prior to using cartoons.
Email me at erin@ezgtoons.com.
- Please
use only the web copies of the cartoons on your website.
Any use of print-quality copies may slow your site down due
to higher file sizes.
- If
you are not already using the Auto-updating cartoons, then please
provide a link from the cartoon back to my site.
URL: http://www.ezgtoons.com
Note:
If you are not interested at this time in displaying the cartoons on
your website, but are willing to simply provide a text or graphic link
from your site back to this one, the URL is http://www.ezgtoons.com.
I am happy to link back to your site as well.
See Linking to EZG for more
details.
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Customizing EZG Toons
EZG
Toons are designed to be as effective as possible in their current form.
However, you may wish to make changes to the cartoon to make it
more suitable to your specific need.
This should never be attempted without permission.
Submit your ideas via e-mail to erin@ezgtoons.com
and I will let you know what I can do for you.
Prices for Slanting
The
most common special need is the slanting or altering of an existing
cartoon to be more relevant to your particular need.
All slanting should ultimately retain the integrity of the
original work or produce a new equally functional and God-glorifying
idea.
These changes can range from the very simple to the very complex.
Prices for changes to cartoons, like all special projects, are
quoted on a case-by-case basis.
So please e-mail me with your ideas and I will respond with a
quote if possible.
I reserve the right to turn down slants for any reason.
Prices for
Coloring
Most of the time EZG Toons are to be printed
in black & white. However,
the style of many of the cartoons does lend itself to computerized
coloring. A few of the
cartoons are displayed on my site in color to give you some idea what a
cartoon might look like in color. At
this time, I am quoting prices for coloring cartoons on a case-by-case
basis because the difficulty of coloring varies from cartoon to cartoon.
If you wish to have a cartoon colored, contact me at erin@ezgtoons.com
with your needs and will do my best to help you.
Resizing
You may have a need that involves the resizing of
a cartoon to be larger or smaller than normal.
Web
copies
of cartoons are sized to load quickly on a website and take up only a
small amount of area, but also big enough that they can still be easily
viewed. However, if you
need to alter the size, let me know and I will work with you.
Print copies
of cartoons are high resolution and should look good at a variety of
sizes including small poster sizes and, therefore, should suit most
needs. You may have a need
that requires an even better copy to be displayed much bigger or you may
need the cartoon changed to make it work at a very small size.
Admittedly these needs are the most rare, but I will work with
you, if these needs exist. Pricing
follows the amount of work involved in changing the cartoon.
I love to draw and would love to
team with you on your special project to advance the cause of Jesus
Christ. I am willing to help any way I can, but I cannot do
everything, as my time is limited.
If you have an illustration need that has not been addressed in
this page and you believe that my style of cartooning suits this need,
please let me know! I will
adjust my schedule as best I can for the right projects.
Thanks for your consideration.
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Other Ways You Can Support EZG Toons
Prayer: I sincerely appreciate
your continued prayers for this ministry.
Every Christian has seen first hand the power of prayer and I
have many to thank for the way they have supported me mightily in this
way. If you are a prayer
warrior for this ministry, please send me an e-mail and let me know.
I want to personally thank you.
Word of mouth:
If you have been blessed by this ministry and would like others
to share in that blessing, then spread the word.
Print out a cartoon and put it on your refrigerator or on your
office wall. E-mail a
cartoon to a friend who needs to smile.
Post one on a bulletin board.
Leads: It is the goal of this
ministry to reach as many people as possible.
In view of this, I couldn’t possibly thank you enough for any
leads to projects, publishers, editors, or whoever else may facilitate
the spread of these cartoons.
Ideas: From time to
time you may want to share your own ideas for cartoons. I
appreciate your help in this way as well. I want to draw as many
of your own ideas as time permits. All ideas will be considered;
not all will be completed.
Donations:
The majority of the use of EZG Toons is totally free of charge.
However, if you feel led to do so, your donations of any size are
much appreciated. Your gift
of $1, $2, $5, $10, or $20+ helps tremendously in supporting this work.
E-mail me for an address to forward checks or money orders or you
may also use PayPal.
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Thank you so much for all your
help.
Sincerely,
Erin Z. Gillespie
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