However, in 1879 Diderich Aall could no longer manage to support him, so Kittelsen had to earn his money as a draftsman for German newspapers and magazines.
Në vitin 1879, Diderich Aall nuk mundi ta përkrah Kittelsenin, kështu që ai filloi të punoj si vizatues për gazetat dhe magazinat gjermane.