Karl

LATEST ARTICLES ( 250 )

• Caught Short

  

  One of the occupational hazards to being a cartoonist is that as soon as someone finds out what it is that you do, they immediately launch into the retelling... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2012 ART & DESIGN, COMIC BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE

• Creation of a New Character---Part 3

  

  Creation of a new character part 1Creation of a new character Part 2First I’d like to apologize for the change in plan that I’d originally promised in last... Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2012 ART & DESIGN, COMIC BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE

• Broken Toe

  

  A couple of weeks ago I broke my toe. It was the little one on the right foot for those of you who need to know these things, and I did it while rushing out to... Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2012 ART & DESIGN, COMIC BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE

• Pot Boiler

  

  Cartooning can be hazardous to your kitchen. I know because today it very nearly was.I had been working on the scripts for a new comic strip when the incident... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2012 ART & DESIGN, COMIC BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE

• Creation of a Character--- Part 2

  

  Creation of a Character--- Part 1So here we are again on the second part of five posts on how I personally go about creating a character, taking it right up to... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2012 ART & DESIGN, COMIC BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE

• The Creation of a New Character---Part 1

  

  Cartooning is by no means an exact science and therefore any ideas I come up with are very much hit and miss; I can never tell if I’ve invented another Snoopy o... Read more

  Posted on 11 January 2012 ART & DESIGN, COMIC BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE

• Monkeying Around

  

  Going further on from my other puzzle page idea that I talked about a few weeks back, I thought I'd give these pleasing little asides some more thought. The... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2012 ART & DESIGN, COMIC BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE

• New Years Eve 2012

  

  The plan was to go out for a quiet New Years Eve drink, and until we hit the final pub, that’s exactly what we did do.We’d stopped at a few places but for one... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2012 ART & DESIGN, COMIC BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE

• Slightly Puzzled

  

  I've always been fascinated by puzzle pages and creating new ways to entertain the reader with vivid color and lots of detail.. Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2011 ART & DESIGN, COMIC BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE

• Note from the Author

  

  Over the next few weeks I'll be fiddling and tinkering with this blog to make it the best it can possibly be.I aim to continue posting about what I'm up to but... Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2011 ART & DESIGN, COMIC BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE