
What an asshole.
Category Artwork (Traditional) / General Furry Art
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This kind of clever and playful absurdity is what made me take notice of your work in the first place, and I must admit, I regret the absence of that idiosyncratic "all ages" humour in your recent pictures. Some of these recent pictures I've liked very much... but I could show this one to a child or adult, and both would appreciate the quirky weirdness on different levels.
I think that reveals one of your strengths, and I would love to see you poke around in that direction, to see what you could find.
Mark
I think that reveals one of your strengths, and I would love to see you poke around in that direction, to see what you could find.
Mark
I'll be honest, I have been joking around with everything lately. Most of my stuff is meant to be tongue in cheek. I haven't been serious with my stuff for a while. That is because people don't see my art as being anything other then a joke. Especially in the fur fandom. If you are a furry cartoonist, you must be a troll. If you mimic what you see and recreate the grotesque way, you must be trolling. And I just want to be immature while I am still a teen. I feel being a troll/snarker is a very immature thing and I am part of it while I am still really young (but I will always be immature ) However, I do want to start doing illustrations for children so the "dirty" stuff will be cut down in the future.
Hey, the best cartoonists are always immature!
I agree with Robert Crumb: cartoonists need to draw what they need to draw. And if that takes you into nooks and crannies that others find weird or creepy (or immature), then so be it. You need to joke around, you need to express all aspects of your personality, or else you dry up, lose your passion, and end up like that guy (oh, what's his name?) who draws that newspaper comic strip (oh, what's it called? The one about the cat... I think. I stopped reading it decades ago).
But you do have a definite flair for playful, funny, weird yet endearing pictures like the one shown here -- *not* a picture for children, but a picture for *anyone*, child or adult, with a sense of playful, funny, endearing weirdness. If you decide to follow that route for a while, you won't be compromising anything... because it's a part of what you are.
Mark
I agree with Robert Crumb: cartoonists need to draw what they need to draw. And if that takes you into nooks and crannies that others find weird or creepy (or immature), then so be it. You need to joke around, you need to express all aspects of your personality, or else you dry up, lose your passion, and end up like that guy (oh, what's his name?) who draws that newspaper comic strip (oh, what's it called? The one about the cat... I think. I stopped reading it decades ago).
But you do have a definite flair for playful, funny, weird yet endearing pictures like the one shown here -- *not* a picture for children, but a picture for *anyone*, child or adult, with a sense of playful, funny, endearing weirdness. If you decide to follow that route for a while, you won't be compromising anything... because it's a part of what you are.
Mark
*I apologize for the late response. I have a bad habit of reading my comments and forgetting to reply back*
You know, you always make me feel good with your posts here. And I love how you give me constructive criticism. Most people see something messed up in a drawing and don't point it out because A) they are afraid that they would "hurt my feelings." And B) some people don't know how to explain a flaw(s) in a drawing. Thank you man.
You know, you always make me feel good with your posts here. And I love how you give me constructive criticism. Most people see something messed up in a drawing and don't point it out because A) they are afraid that they would "hurt my feelings." And B) some people don't know how to explain a flaw(s) in a drawing. Thank you man.
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