Cartoon Service Process

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If you should want me to draw something for you, this would be how the process would unfold. Take the sketches above, for example. This is an actual drawing for my friend, August. He gave me a detailed description of what he wanted. This isn’t a direct quote, but he said something like, “Draw, like, a cherry bomb character on wheels. Kind of like those stickers that were around when we were kids, called Hot Rods, I think it was.” So, once I get your description and a down payment of $10.00, I will do some doodles, then you let me know what you like and what you don’t like. Let’s find out if we both have the same idea in mind. In this case, August liked sketch number 3, and he told me the character should be a female.

Next, I sent him another drawing with a female face (and a tire) after he sent me another $10.00 installment. He approved them but also told me to make all of the tires the same size. So, I made the changes and sent him another drawing with color.

He liked it as it was and sent me the remaining $30.00. Let’s talk things over by email to hammer out all of the details. oddboxcomics@att.net

Now Available at Walmart.com

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The ScribblePad is now available at Walmart.com. Rumor has it that if a product makes a decent showing on Walmart.com, that product has a good shot at being considered for Walmart’s physical, brick-and-mortar stores. Go to https://www.walmart.com/ip/The-ScribblePad-A-Funny-Novelty-Notepad-Choose-from-12-Smile-Inducing-Varieties/15355673627

Passing the Rorschach Test

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When I meditate, I see these two colors (black and violet?) constantly morphing into various abstract shapes. I thought, “Hey. Why don’t I make something like that out here in the real world?” I made some scribbles and stared at them for a while. I saw a face in there, so I made an outline of what I saw. To me, it looks like a man in a parka peering around some rocks or bushes at nighttime on a hillside with a pine tree in the background. What could it mean? Nothing weird, I hope.

This is the same image in a lighter hue to better illuminate the outlines. This is what it looks like when viewed through ultrasonic binoculars. My one regret? I didn’t save an image of the colors before adding the outlines. If I had, I could’ve gotten your interpretation. But I didn’t know I was going to see a picture within the colors! Well…maybe next time.

Christmas in September

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This is a caricature portrait of my brother Joey, his wife Jennifer, and their granddaughter, Everlee. This was a Christmas gift from Everlee’s mom, Autumn, to Joe and Jennifer.

I got back to basics when drawing these caricatures. Although my drawing tablet has its advantages, using just a primitive pencil and eraser on paper is much more enjoyable. I drew the faces with pencil, scanned them into Photoshop, and then created the rest of the portrait using the drawing tablet.

Would you like to give a caricature portrait to one of your loved ones this Christmas? Let me know what you want and I’ll quote you a price, then you will say, “yes or no”, then we dicker and haggle maybe, and then you say, “yes”. Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!

Contact Bob at oddboxcomics@att.net

I think, therefore I am, I think

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I have taken the next step in evolution by creating my first “talky”. I have animated my comic strip! The plan is to produce one per month. Enjoy the existential hijinks! At this time, only my followers here at Oddbox Comics get to see this. I have a little bit more work to do on this before I make it public on YouTube. I’m going to make a new thumbnail that parodies YouTube thumbnails. You know, a lot of sensationalistic bullcrap with plenty of arrows and red circles. Also, I plan to attach my animated ScribblePad ad.

I hope you enjoy this Exclusive Showing!