Saturday, June 10, 2006

Notes: Playing God...

I'm very happy with this weeks cartoon., I think it's a pretty funny one. I was really happy with how the illustration turned out. From time to time I mention how I sometimes find it odd the way some cartoons just 'happen', or come out right, while others - even if I work and rework them - just won't look right no matter what. This one is one of my favourite illustrations for a while. I think it has all the qualities that make a great BifSniff cartoon.

I don't know what it is. Some cartoons just work for me and then some don't. I think to start with I have to really believe in the joke. I liked this one as soon as I read it, that helps. It's bound to really, it's easier to work on something you love. I think maybe, as I said in the post I linked to above, a bit of a challenge doesn't hurt either. I mean I had to fit in the nurses, the doctors and God all in that little panel :D And the doctors had to be playing God at cards...

Anyway, I hope Bif doesn't read this or he'll be wracking his brains for ways to make EVERY cartoon a challenge... ha ha.

You might recognise the doctors, if you've been visiting here for a while, from the cartoon 'Medical Law' back in May 2005!

This cartoon also gave me a chance to draw people playing Texas Hold Em, which is another love of mine. Not that I am very good at it, but I do love losing my money playing it! I even went to the trouble of setting up my own poker blog so I could chart my progress as I learned how to play. Which brings me to a little plug for my poker stuff - I also have a Spreadshirt shop set up for Poker T-Shirts I design, such as the one pictured here.

I haven't set up a US shop yet on Spreadshirt, but I will get around to it. In the meantime, some of my designs are available on CafePress:
'All In' T-Shirt
'Dead Man's Hand' T-Shirt
'Jackson Five' T-Shirt
'Pocket Rockets' T-Shirt

So, if you're into that kind of thing, check them out!