Category: Cartoons

Thank You Notes

Alright – the last of the presents have been opened, and you’ve had a full day to hit all the after Christmas sales. Now is the time to start getting those thank you notes written to Aunt Belinda for the socks, Grandpa Joe for the new hammer, and Mom for the new underwear.

Whomever in your life made the time to thoughtfully pick out a gift just for you, be sure to send them a proper “thank you!”

 

Even this bear didn’t want to hibernate without first saying a proper thanks!
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Reindeer “Presents”

Nobody ever talks about the unpleasant reality of working with reindeer. That being said, run Rudolph, RUN!
Things like this don’t usually happen to me at my job in an animation studio. Usually.
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2018 Monster Month: Scare School

I believe the children are our future. Teach them well and let them lead the way.

 

Finally! A class where you can’t wait to do homework!
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Bunny and Bear

Had some time between storyboards the other day to just let my mind and hand wander. This was the result.

 

Yes, it was a hot, muggy wind, but the bunny thought it was just an affect of summer. The fish knew otherwise.
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Drawn & Quoted: Mob Mentality

“Remember your dreams and fight for them. You must know what you want from life. There is just one thing that makes your dream become impossible: the fear of failure.“

– Paulo Coelho (1947 – present)

 

Nothing worse than a hitman with unfulfilled dreams and aspirations. Makes you bad at your job.

 

I don’t know. Sometimes it is just fun to pair an inspirational quote with an image that one might not initially think should go together. Or maybe they DO go together!

Perhaps the average hitman has dreams of being at the top of his game, right? Or maybe he has an unfulfilled aspiration to leave his dirty work behind and become a primo ballerino. Who knows?

Whatever YOU choose in life, knock ’em dead! (Figuratively speaking if you are not a hitman.)

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I’m Batman

Every now and then I get a little time where I can experiment. Still playing with some new brushes (to me) in Photoshop, working in a rough painting style. It’s kind of fun blocking in colors to get the feeling and action across instead of the detailed noodling I’m used to doing.

Also, I’m Batman.

Things that go bump in the night.
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Dino Dentist

Perhaps it’s just me, but I thought the two T-Rexes in Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom looked super fake. See for yourself…

 

I do dino impressions. This one is of a T-Rex mime trapped in an invisible iceberg.

 

In actuality, the dinosaur behind me made an appearance in Pee Wee’s Big Adventure many years ago. It is one of the Cabazon Dinosaurs out by Palm Springs which is part of a creation museum. If you go there, tell ’em Large Marge sent you.

I got to thinking about how silly that ol’ photo was, that another silly dino joke came to mind, so I sketched it up when there was a little window of free time.

 

Tiny arms make it impossible to floss.
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Monstrous Birthday Card

I recently attended the birthday party of a grown-up friend of mine who is quite the collector of things. What do you get such a person who probably already has most of the cool stuff out there? You make them their own custom birthday card, with added extra credit for making it monstrous.

So, here’s a card starring Frankenstein’s monster and his irrational fear of flame.

 

Fire also bad for paper cards.
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