_{I've put a few of my various styles on display lately, for all to see.} ^{Did you know I also work on cartoon-like characters from time to time?}

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^Woody

Today

^{We dive into the archives.}

When I began sharing my artistic talent to the world here, on this platform, I never thought I'd plunge into the realm of comics and cartoons.

I was more about bright, abstract images back then.  Simple eye candy.

Then one day I produced this image:

^{I'm Melting}

Things changed after that.

^{I began experimenting.}

When I started here, I was still stuck in the stone ages.  The technology I was using to produce images was ancient and I knew, in order to be competitive here, I'd have to up the ante.  I'm Melting was one of my first experiments using new technology and software I had invested in to help advance my career here.  I had a lot to learn though and even today, there are still a few buttons and tools I have not tried.

Because I was combining art with writing, there were days when I'd need illustrations of characters to go along with the stories.

I started out with a simple and fast approach.  Producing new content daily for my early viewership here meant I'd have to be quick.

^{Melvin Tap Dancing Christ}

^{Is He Out?}

Finger Puppets?

^{I can do better, I thought to myself.}

I was right and I found that out after working on my first ever animation:

I produced the images for the animation nearly two years ago.  After earning $1.22 for the entire post, I was feeling slightly discouraged, but not defeated.  I learned a lot producing that post but also realized I wouldn't be able to produce content daily unless I found a happy middle ground between cheesy finger puppets and full out animations consisting of twenty stills, that took hours to produce, amounting to about twenty seconds of entertainment.

Enter, Chuck

Chuck taught me a valuable lesson.

If I wanted to include illustrations of characters to go along with some creative writing, all I really needed to do was create a cast of characters, then place them in different settings, much like actors in movies.  If Arnold Schwarzenegger can be a Terminator in one story and a twin of Danny DeVito in another story, so can Chuck.

So I set out creating this cast of characters.  Strangely enough, and due to the fact I assumed my following would want to see something new and exciting every day, I rarely used the characters more than once or twice.  Instead, I've been creating new characters on an almost regular basis, mainly because I simply enjoy doing it now.

Let's have a look at this cast of characters.

^{The theme of this collection is basically every cartoon/comic character I've created.  Not all have names of their own yet.  If it had eyes, it's here.  What started out as an idea to create a cast of characters quickly turned into one fascinating collection of standalone works of art.}

^{Peeping Tom}

^{The Love Child}

^{Bloody Mess}

^{Inside the Belly of the Beast}

^{Superman In A Blender}

^Sven

^{Mr Fukensmausch}

^Assface

^Bomer

^Friday

^{Cow Boar Fish}

^{Tony The Cleaner}

^Yeller

^Lucy

^{Cow Lick}

^{Choke the Chicken}

^Showtime

^{Out of the Blue}

^{What Have I Become}

^{The Looker}

^{The Helper}

^{Mind Blown}

^{Unfinished Business}

^{Right Back Where I Started}

^{Head Instead}

^Tumcat

^Meanchester

^{Two-Faced Cat Lady}

^{The Nasty Cold}

^Mohratahr

^{The Scary White Man Sleeps}

^{What's Up Sasha}

^Belinda

^{The Magnificent Morton}

^{Wonderful Information}

^{What's On Your Mind}

^Emily

^{The Contentinator}

^{Bob Loblaw}

^{Wicked Warren}

^{This Mirror Looks Cool}

^{John Thinks A Lot}

^{You're Finished}

^Snicklefritz

^Woody

I hope I didn't forget anyone.

 

I tried my best to list them all in the order they first appeared.  Even I can see the gradual improvement over the months.  This madness started over two years ago, I hope you enjoyed seeing it all together like this, and I look forward to sharing many more with you in the future.

Have a nice day.

Credits:All art and images seen here were produced digitally, by me.
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