Hi all,
It took me long enough, but I've finally drawn up a cartoon for this year. It's posted at Behold The Cheese under "New Cartoons". As a treat for all of you who have waited patiently, I wanted to show you some of the creative process I go through via a series of pictures.
I started to draw myself having writer's block, but I thought that if I could take the time to do that, I could just as easily draw a new cartoon.
Then I had the idea to draw a comic strip. I've always admired comic strips, from Dilbert to Calvin and Hobbes to Farside, and I used to draw my own comic books when I was a kid. I tried again to practice the art of comics, and this is what I came up with. I needed some practice.
Then I came up with this one. I thought it had the vibe I was going for, but the execution wasn't right.
I tried again, but the girl looked like she had a mullet and the boy looked like he had a divot in the back of his head.
I then said, "Let me just draw a rough draft in pencil so that I don't have to keep doing this!" The girl came out a little too brawny for the purposes of the strip, but the ideas were all there.
I ended up with this one. I thought it came out great, except that I realized I don't know how to spell "SCHOOL". I hope you enjoy it too!
-Art
