The creator of the comic strip series "Peanuts", Charles Monroe Schulz, was born November 22, 1922. Schulz discovered he had a talent for drawing when he was young. Then he new one day he was going to become an artist. Schulz was drafted into the Army during World War 2, once he was dischared from the army he bagan working as an art instructor. Soon beginning his career as a cartoonist with his cartoon panel called "Li'l Folck" in the local newspaper St. Pioneer Press.
Peanuts was released in newspapers October 2, 1950. He began drawing his favorite cartoon charactrs when he was 6 years old. Schulz decribe his thoughts of cartoning as this: "Drawing cartoons is a great way to share your ideas. A cartoonist is not different from any other type of artist--he or she wants to express him/herself. There is a joy in playing the piano or painting a wonderful watercolor. There is also a joy in communicating a thought, whether serious or funny, to another person." When he created "Peanuts" he orignially wanted to call it "Li'l Folks".
The cartoon began appearing in newspapers in 1950, with the characters Charlie Brown, Shermy, Patty (not Peppermint Patty), and Snoopy.
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Thursday, May 19, 2011
3rd URL
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday
1. What inspired Charles M. Schulz of creating Charlie Brown & Snoopy?
Schulz wanted to become a cartoonist as a child. When he taught at an Art Intitution Inc. there he fell in love with a red haired girl named Donna Johnson. She refused his proposal and he never forgot about Donna Johnson in which inspiring the Little Red-Haired Girl Charlie Brown fell in love with.
2. When was Peanuts first created?
Peanuts series was first created 1950.
3. What were Schulz's thoughts of Charlie Brown & Snoopy?
Charlie Brown was a wishy-washy boy with a baseball team that always lost. snoopy was a beagle who does not get upset or confused easily with a fancy inner life.
4. How did the characters appearance change throughout the years?
Schulz introduced new characters such as Linus, Lucy, Sally, Schroeder, Peppermint Patty, Woodstock and many more.
5. Why did Schulz make Charlie Brown the main character?
Schulz began with Charlie Brown but later on through the years it become more of Charlie Brown and Snoopy.
1. What inspired Charles M. Schulz of creating Charlie Brown & Snoopy?
Schulz wanted to become a cartoonist as a child. When he taught at an Art Intitution Inc. there he fell in love with a red haired girl named Donna Johnson. She refused his proposal and he never forgot about Donna Johnson in which inspiring the Little Red-Haired Girl Charlie Brown fell in love with.
2. When was Peanuts first created?
Peanuts series was first created 1950.
3. What were Schulz's thoughts of Charlie Brown & Snoopy?
Charlie Brown was a wishy-washy boy with a baseball team that always lost. snoopy was a beagle who does not get upset or confused easily with a fancy inner life.
4. How did the characters appearance change throughout the years?
Schulz introduced new characters such as Linus, Lucy, Sally, Schroeder, Peppermint Patty, Woodstock and many more.
5. Why did Schulz make Charlie Brown the main character?
Schulz began with Charlie Brown but later on through the years it become more of Charlie Brown and Snoopy.
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
1st URL
http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/peanuts.htm
1. What inspired Charles M. Schulz of creating Charlie Brown & Snoopy?
Schulz met many friends in which inspired him to create Charlie Brown and a girl with red hair who broke his heart.
2. When was Peanuts first created?
He featured his first comic "L'il Folks" in the St. Paul Pioneer Press but "Little Folks" already existed and and was renamed "Peanuts".
3. What were Schulz's thoughts of Charlie Brown & Snoopy?
He put Snoopy as a main focus of the comic other than Charlie Brown.
4. How did the characters appearance change throughout the years?
More characters were introduced.
5. Why did Schulz make Charlie Brown the main character?
During the years he soon focused on Snoopy and Charlie Brown
1. What inspired Charles M. Schulz of creating Charlie Brown & Snoopy?
Schulz met many friends in which inspired him to create Charlie Brown and a girl with red hair who broke his heart.
2. When was Peanuts first created?
He featured his first comic "L'il Folks" in the St. Paul Pioneer Press but "Little Folks" already existed and and was renamed "Peanuts".
3. What were Schulz's thoughts of Charlie Brown & Snoopy?
He put Snoopy as a main focus of the comic other than Charlie Brown.
4. How did the characters appearance change throughout the years?
More characters were introduced.
5. Why did Schulz make Charlie Brown the main character?
During the years he soon focused on Snoopy and Charlie Brown
Monday, May 9, 2011
2nd URL
http://www.schulzmuseum.org/faq.html#about-snoopy
1. What inspired Charles M. Schulz to create Charlie Brown and Snoopy?
When he was a young boy he was interested with comics nad characters by Walt Disney.
During the 1930's his parents gave Schulz a black and white dog named Spike which was his inspiration of Snoopy. Charlie Brown was inspired by is art teacher.
2. When was Peanuts first created?
In 1947 Schulz began is cartoonist career with his comic strip "Li'l Folks" but he was denied many times. Then 1950 he renamed it to "Peantus" which he never liked and was released October 2, 1950.
3.What were Schulz's thoughts of Snoopy and Charlie Brown?
Snoopy has over 100 different personalities. He first was an ordinary dog walking on 4 legs but then soon Charlie Brown taught him how to walk on 2 legs. Which becoming one of the most famous dogs in cartoon history. Schulz said that Charlie Brown had some of his character. He was just an ordinary boy but Schulz said he had a hard time drawing Charlie Brown's face.
4.How did the characters appearance change throughout the years?
New characters were introduced such as Linus and Lucy and Sally. Then soon Franklin the first black character which integrating the school. Snoopy also began walking on 2 legs and showed some of his brothers and sisters..
5.Why did Schulz make Charlie Brown the main character?
Schulz made Charlie Brown as the main character because it was funny when somehow he would always be the cause of the disaster.
1. What inspired Charles M. Schulz to create Charlie Brown and Snoopy?
When he was a young boy he was interested with comics nad characters by Walt Disney.
During the 1930's his parents gave Schulz a black and white dog named Spike which was his inspiration of Snoopy. Charlie Brown was inspired by is art teacher.
2. When was Peanuts first created?
In 1947 Schulz began is cartoonist career with his comic strip "Li'l Folks" but he was denied many times. Then 1950 he renamed it to "Peantus" which he never liked and was released October 2, 1950.
3.What were Schulz's thoughts of Snoopy and Charlie Brown?
Snoopy has over 100 different personalities. He first was an ordinary dog walking on 4 legs but then soon Charlie Brown taught him how to walk on 2 legs. Which becoming one of the most famous dogs in cartoon history. Schulz said that Charlie Brown had some of his character. He was just an ordinary boy but Schulz said he had a hard time drawing Charlie Brown's face.
4.How did the characters appearance change throughout the years?
New characters were introduced such as Linus and Lucy and Sally. Then soon Franklin the first black character which integrating the school. Snoopy also began walking on 2 legs and showed some of his brothers and sisters..
5.Why did Schulz make Charlie Brown the main character?
Schulz made Charlie Brown as the main character because it was funny when somehow he would always be the cause of the disaster.
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
5 Q's & 10 URL's
5 Questions
- What inspired Charles M. Schulz of creating Charlie Brown & Snoopy?
- When was Peanuts first created?
- What were Schulz's thoughts of Charlie Brown & Snoopy?
- How did the characters appearance change throughout the years?
- Why did Schulz make Charlie Brown the main character?
http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/peanuts.htm
http://www.schulzmuseum.org
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday
http://peanuts.com
http://www.notablebiographies.com/Ro-Sc/Schulz-Charles-M.html
http://fivecentsplease.org
http://www.infoplease.com/biography/var/charliebrown.html
http://www.factmonster.com/spot/schulz1.html
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Future Career and Animation
The career I would like to have is nursing. Just like animation, it has many fields. Also everyone has a different type of skill for a certain job.
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