Karl
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Diary of a Cartoonist
http://www.karl-dixon.blogspot.com/
Life, thoughts and views from behind and in front of my drawing board...oh and a load of tutorials
LATEST ARTICLES ( 250 )
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A New Home for Adam & Eve...
Here's the latest Adam Eve but they now have a new home. It's largely under construction, but the thrice weekly updates will appear and the character sheet... Read more
Posted on 28 November 2022 ART & DESIGN, COMIC BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE -
Adam & Eve 602 Shark Attack
Welcome to the weekend and Adam Eve's last cartoon of the week. Please feel free to share on your social media pages. Just because I can't doest mean you... Read more
Posted on 25 November 2022 ART & DESIGN, COMIC BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE -
Adam & Eve...New Beginnings
Well, technically not a new beginning; more like a continuation of what was happening on my social media pages: when I had social media pages.Confused? Follow... Read more
Posted on 24 November 2022 ART & DESIGN, COMIC BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE -
the 12 Days of Sleepy Hamlet
Over on my Facelessbook page and its Sleepy Hamlet sister page, I have run a 12-day Sleepy Hamlet mini-story, and for those who like to digest it all in one... Read more
Posted on 24 December 2021 ART & DESIGN, COMIC BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE -
Adding a New Character
The introduction of any new character can be a worryingly heavy burden on the sensitive, creative mind. But when the creative part of that mind is screaming... Read more
Posted on 15 March 2021 ART & DESIGN, COMIC BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE -
The Idiot and the Internet
Yes this is a beautiful picture. The photographer, whoever's he or she is, did a stunning job on capturing the light as it danced and merrily tickled the... Read more
Posted on 03 December 2020 ART & DESIGN, COMIC BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE -
The Rise & Fall of the Yappy-Dog- An Adam & Eve Mini Story.
It's very heart warming to realise that the characters you have created seem, on some level, to touch your readers in a very personal way. And in my most... Read more
Posted on 30 November 2020 ART & DESIGN, COMIC BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE -
Latest Book
A short but incredibly sweet post.I have published my first collection of cartoons from my thrice weekly comic strip Adam Eve.There you go. That was very shor... Read more
Posted on 21 November 2020 ART & DESIGN, COMIC BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE -
Backlog of Videos
I've been working on my YouTube channel for quite some time now and at last--or should I say over the last few months---I've been producing fairly regular... Read more
Posted on 13 November 2020 ART & DESIGN, COMIC BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE -
WIX a Load of Rubbish
I am indeed back. Back from the dark and confusing world of the paid for website and blog.I guess blogger had been spoiling me over the years; what with the... Read more
Posted on 11 November 2020 ART & DESIGN, COMIC BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE -
Adam & Eve Get Their First Calendar
Adam Eve, the two unlikely stars of my larger comic panel NoodlePates, have just become the cartoon my followers most want to see. When they aren't there, the... Read more
Posted on 24 November 2018 ART & DESIGN, COMIC BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE -
Caricature Commission- Tutorial
I was actually supposed to be putting up another tutorial on another caricature, but that will have to wait. I hope you will think it worthwhile as that one is... Read more
Posted on 14 November 2018 ART & DESIGN, COMIC BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE -
More from the NoodlePates
I've been drawing these little cartoons on my Facelessbook page for almost three years now, and they've began to get more than a little traction. Read more
Posted on 09 November 2018 ART & DESIGN, COMIC BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE -
101 Uses for a Dead Mother-in-Law, Times Two
Times two?!Yes, that's the amount of times I had to scan, clean up, place squarely within the page and save in psd, JPeg and finally Pdf...as that's how Amazon... Read more
Posted on 05 November 2018 ART & DESIGN, COMIC BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE -
It Could've Been Me...
Matt's look at Brexit.I already had a blog post for today, but when I saw the British Daily Telegraph's headline this morning, I had a change of plan. Read more
Posted on 27 February 2018 ART & DESIGN, COMIC BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE -
Cartoonist & Writers Diary V
No Spring ChickenToday I decided to go and have a wander through my woodland to see what Autumn was doing to the leaves, when all of a sudden, about 20 yards... Read more
Posted on 30 November 2017 ART & DESIGN, COMIC BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE -
So Where Do You Get All Your Ideas From? II
If there is one question that all cartoonists get asked more than anything else its 'Where do you get your ideas from?' and frustratingly enough its the one... Read more
Posted on 24 November 2017 ART & DESIGN, COMIC BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE -
A New Sleepy Hamlet Short Story---OUT NOW!
Well the post header just about says it all.Yes I have produced a new Sleepy Hamlet short story and I've just started letting people know of its existence. Read more
Posted on 13 November 2017 ART & DESIGN, COMIC BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE -
Parting is Such Sweet Sorrow
Sometimes you just have to let go. And this week I learned all about that.I have been planning for the new year, cartoon and publishing wise, and had what I... Read more
Posted on 11 November 2017 ART & DESIGN, COMIC BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE -
Cartoonist & Writers Diary IV
Once again we delve into my odd world and even weirder thoughts. Today we talk natural laxatives, nuisance phone calls and mine and Stefka's trip to... Read more
Posted on 13 August 2017 ART & DESIGN, COMIC BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE