丁聰開始主要是創(chuàng)作漫畫，同時(shí)也編輯過電影畫報(bào)，從事美術(shù)編輯工作。在內(nèi)地和香港期間還設(shè)計(jì)過舞臺(tái)布景。這些經(jīng)驗(yàn)對(duì)他為小說作插圖很有幫助。

　　Ding Cong started his career by drawing cartoons and helping to edit film magazines and pictorials. In the interior and Hong Kong he also designed stage sets and costumes, an experience which stands him in good stead when illustrating stories from the past.

　　If an experience stands a person in good stead, it is or will be of great use to them:

　　Getting some work experience now will stand you in good stead (for) when you apply for a permanent job.

　　太平洋戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)爆發(fā)以后，他從香港回到內(nèi)地參加“香港受難”展覽，并隨劇團(tuán)到各地寫生，接觸到當(dāng)時(shí)難民的生活，畫出他們困苦的處境。

　　After the outbreak of the Pacific War in 1942, he went back to the interior and contributed to the exhibition“Hong Kong in Torment.”His travels with a repertory company brought him in touch with social outcasts, whose sufferings he often took as his theme.

　　如他在成都曾為當(dāng)時(shí)妓女的悲慘生活畫了一幅“花街”，還畫了其它揭露戰(zhàn)時(shí)國民黨腐敗社會(huì)的作品。由于他的貢獻(xiàn)，他成為當(dāng)時(shí)中國美術(shù)家協(xié)會(huì)的一位杰出代表。

　　Thus his “The Red Light District” and other drawings of social phenomena portray the hard life of prostitutes in Chengdu as well as the rampant corruption in wartime China. In recognition of his outstanding work he was made a member of the Modern Art Association.

　　丁聰是一位多才多藝、技巧全面的畫家，特別擅長的是漫畫和書籍插圖。一幅好的插圖不僅能反映出作家所說的內(nèi)容，而且能加深作品的藝術(shù)深度。丁聰正是成功地做到這一點(diǎn)。

　　Ding Cong is an all-round artist but above all a brilliant cartoonist and illustrator. A good illustration should do more than simply reproduce what a writer has said: it should give it a new dimension by adding the artist's insight.

　　他的獨(dú)特風(fēng)格和簡潔手法是長期探索的果實(shí)。他作畫速度驚人，畫面簡潔明了，而這正是他苦心經(jīng)營的成績。

　　Over the years he has evolved his distinctive style and simplified his compositions. His drawings can be recognized at a glance. The speed with which he now works is based on painstaking practice.

　　丁聰?shù)睦吓笥褌兌冀兴�“小丁”，這不僅是因?yàn)樗�年少成名，而且是因�(yàn)樗�“不失其赤子之心”，為人坦率、真誠、正直。他到哪里，人們都會(huì)聽到他那爽朗的笑聲。他的作品的風(fēng)格正反映了他本人的性格。

　　Ding Cong's old friends still call him Little Ding, not simply because he won fame under this name but because of his lovable childlike qualities.

　　He is frank, enthusiastic and straightforward, full of fun and with no malice in his make-up. Wherever he goes we hear laughter.“The style is the man”— this applies to both writers and artists.