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The alarm system

2026-06-10T22:57:31Z

Alarm system cartoon

About this cartoon
This cartoon first appeared in the Church Times, and can be found in the book ‘The PCC Strikes Back‘ (Canterbury Press).

Using this cartoon

This cartoon is free for individuals to print off (though tip jar contributions appreciated…)
If you represent a church or similar organisation the resources on this site can be used on a ‘pay what you can afford’ basis. See using the cartoons for licence details.
Any other usage / not sure? Get in touch.

Download the high resolution cartoon

Alarm system cartoon: High resolution png (Approx 2mb)

Instructions for downloading the cartoon
In Google Chrome or Firefox you can save the cartoon onto your computer by right clicking on the link, then selecting ‘Save Link As…’, choosing where you want to store the image on your computer, then clicking ‘Save’. In Internet Explorer right click on the link and select ‘Save Target As…’.

Conditions for using the cartoon online
If using on your church website please post a link to CartoonChurch.com. On Twitter, please tag @davewalker, and on Facebook CartoonChurch.

The Frequently Asked Questions page has more information about the technical aspects of adding a cartoon to your publication should that be useful. (Link will open in new window).

Any other questions or comments?
Please send me a message.

[Additional tags to help searchers find this cartoon: alarm, security]

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Hats

2026-05-20T12:31:04Z

Hats cartoon

About this cartoon
This cartoon first appeared in the Church Times, and can be found in the book ‘The PCC Strikes Back‘ (Canterbury Press).

Using this cartoon

This cartoon is free for individuals to print off (though tip jar contributions appreciated…)
If you represent a church or similar organisation the resources on this site can be used on a ‘pay what you can afford’ basis. See using the cartoons for licence details.
Any other usage / not sure? Get in touch.

Download the high resolution cartoon

Hats cartoon: High resolution png (Approx 2mb)

Conditions for using the cartoon online
If using on your church website please post a link to CartoonChurch.com. On Twitter, please tag @davewalker, and on Facebook CartoonChurch.

The Frequently Asked Questions page has more information about the technical aspects of adding a cartoon to your publication should that be useful. (Link will open in new window).

Any other questions or comments?
Please send me a message.

[Additional tags to help searchers find this cartoon: hats headwear headgear cowboy]

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Water

2026-05-20T07:01:26Z

Water cartoon

About this cartoon
This cartoon first appeared in the Church Times, and can be found in the book ‘The PCC Strikes Back‘ (Canterbury Press).

Using this cartoon

This cartoon is free for individuals to print off (though tip jar contributions appreciated…)
If you represent a church or similar organisation the resources on this site can be used on a ‘pay what you can afford’ basis. See using the cartoons for licence details.
Any other usage / not sure? Get in touch.

Download the high resolution cartoon

Water cartoon: High resolution png (Approx 2mb)

Conditions for using the cartoon online
If using on your church website please post a link to CartoonChurch.com. On Twitter, please tag @davewalker, and on Facebook CartoonChurch.

The Frequently Asked Questions page has more information about the technical aspects of adding a cartoon to your publication should that be useful. (Link will open in new window).

Any other questions or comments?
Please send me a message.

[Additional tags to help searchers find this cartoon: Water plumbing plumber leaks urn tap condensation]

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The church hall

2026-06-10T17:24:37Z

Church hall cartoon

About this cartoon
This cartoon first appeared in the Church Times, and can be found in the book ‘The PCC Strikes Back‘ (Canterbury Press).

Using this cartoon

This cartoon is free for individuals to print off (though tip jar contributions appreciated…)
If you represent a church or similar organisation the resources on this site can be used on a ‘pay what you can afford’ basis. See using the cartoons for licence details.
Any other usage / not sure? Get in touch.

Download the high resolution cartoon

Church hall cartoon: High resolution png (Approx 2mb)

Conditions for using the cartoon online
If using on your church website please post a link to CartoonChurch.com. On Twitter, please tag @davewalker, and on Facebook CartoonChurch.

The Frequently Asked Questions page has more information about the technical aspects of adding a cartoon to your publication should that be useful. (Link will open in new window).

Any other questions or comments?
Please send me a message.

[Additional tags to help searchers find this cartoon: Church hall weekday preschool keep fit committee light bulbs weekly activities]

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Thanks for using real images, not AI

2026-02-24T16:14:37Z

AI illustrations. They are everywhere online these days, if your Facebook feed is anything like mine. And you can see why. It takes seconds to make a cartoon using AI, compared with the hours (trust me) that it takes an actual human cartoonist (this human cartoonist, at least!).

First thing to say: the ethics around AI are complicated, and I’m not going to make any general pronouncements (you’ll be glad to hear) about the technology in general. But as an artist I do have views on AI art in particular.

So, why not use AI to make a picture for your [thing you need a picture for]? Well, here’s my perspective. There’s a number of things to dislike about AI illustrations, and reasons not to use them:

They look terrible. There’s the obvious things, like the wrong numbers of fingers on a hand, the cliched (yet inconsistent) style, and quite often the yellowish tinge. But it’s more than that: AI really can’t do composition, for instance, meaning that an image is quite likely to say things you really didn’t mean it to. There’s examples of pages that show up in my feed that are posting cartoons they really haven’t bothered to think through, and are saying things they really don’t intend.
There’s an ethical element. AI models are trained on real artists work, those creators not giving permission or being compensated in any way. Essentially: from my point of view – it’s theft.
There’s an environmental issue. Data centres use a huge amount of water and power, and the current stats for this are only set to increase astronomically. In a time of climate crisis we need to drastically reduce energy use, most especially when it’s non-essential.
Other people notice if you post AI artwork. Use of AI artwork on a page / book / website / magazine says more about the person posting it and their values than they realise.
Real human creators and craftspeople are worth supporting. Every use of an AI image is a vote against genuine artists.

The response from people who use AI is often ‘It’s the real world we live in now – get with it’, or similar. But to me that just doesn’t wash. Just because lots of people are doing something doesn’t make it right, and doesn’t make it something you are obligated to join in with.

So, here’s my request. Please resist use of AI for creation of images. Please don’t support (for example) Facebook pages that use it by liking or following. And when, inevitably, someone says ‘we could use AI illustrations for our church magazine’ please be the person who votes against!

Thank you to everyone who supports real artists – we really appreciate you.

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The PCC Strikes Back

2026-05-19T06:44:42Z

I’m pleased to announce that there’s a new book of my church cartoons, and it’s available now. The title is The PCC Strikes Back, and it’s a selection of cartoons drawn for the Church Times from 2019 to 2023. It’s the ninth collection of such drawings.

Thanks again to Canterbury Press and the Church Times for believing in my work and publishing it.

I’ve written a bit more about the book here, on the Canterbury Press website.

I’ll be posting some cartoons from the book here on the CartoonChurch.com site very soon.

You should be able to order via a local bookshop, or online via one of the following links:

Buy The PCC Strikes Back – Canterbury Press

Buy The PCC Strikes Back – Bookshop.org

Buy The PCC Strikes Back – Amazon UK

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The ecclesiastical detective

2025-02-25T14:25:51Z

Ecclesiastical detective cartoon

About this cartoon
This cartoon first appeared in the Church Times, and can be found in the book ‘Revenge of the Flower Arrangers‘ (Canterbury Press).

Using this cartoon

This cartoon is free for individuals to print off (though tip jar contributions appreciated…)
If you represent a church or similar organisation the resources on this site can be used on a ‘pay what you can afford’ basis. See using the cartoons for licence details.
Any other usage / not sure? Get in touch.

Download the high resolution cartoon

Ecclesiastical detective cartoon: High resolution png (Approx 2mb)

Conditions for using the cartoon online
If using on your church website please post a link to CartoonChurch.com. On Twitter, please tag @davewalker, and on Facebook CartoonChurch.

The Frequently Asked Questions page has more information about the technical aspects of adding a cartoon to your publication should that be useful. (Link will open in new window).

Any other questions or comments?
Please send me a message.

[Additional tags to help searchers find this cartoon: detective, sidekick, suspects, clues, crime]

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A time of silence

2025-02-25T14:25:10Z

A time of silence cartoon

About this cartoon
This cartoon first appeared in the Church Times, and can be found in the book ‘Revenge of the Flower Arrangers‘ (Canterbury Press).

Using this cartoon

This cartoon is free for individuals to print off (though tip jar contributions appreciated…)
If you represent a church or similar organisation the resources on this site can be used on a ‘pay what you can afford’ basis. See using the cartoons for licence details.
Any other usage / not sure? Get in touch.

Download the high resolution cartoon

A time of silence: High resolution png (Approx 2mb)

Conditions for using the cartoon online
If using on your church website please post a link to CartoonChurch.com. On Twitter, please tag @davewalker, and on Facebook CartoonChurch.

The Frequently Asked Questions page has more information about the technical aspects of adding a cartoon to your publication should that be useful. (Link will open in new window).

Any other questions or comments?
Please send me a message.

[Additional tags to help searchers find this cartoon: silence, quiet, wittering, babbling, yabbering, not shutting up]

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Drones

2025-02-25T14:26:34Z

Drones cartoon

Using this cartoon
The cartoons on this website can be used by churches who purchase a very reasonable unlimited-cartoons-for-a-year licence – you can find out more here. Once you have a licence come back to this page and use the cartoon!

Download the high resolution cartoon

Drones cartoon: High resolution png (Approx 1-2mb)

Instructions for using the cartoon
If using on your church website a link to CartoonChurch.com is appreciated, or on Twitter, @davewalker

The Frequently Asked Questions page has more information about the technical aspects of adding a cartoon to your publication should that be useful. (Link will open in new window).

Buy this cartoon in a book
This cartoon originally appeared in the Church Times and can be found in the book Revenge of the Flower Arrangers, published by Canterbury Press. Click here to buy the book!

I have a newsletter if you’d like to receive occasional updates about the latest cartoons. Thank you!

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[Additional tags to help searchers find this cartoon: Uses for drones, collection]

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Pay what you can afford

2026-02-23T17:41:45Z

Pay what you can afford: I’d like everyone to be able to be able to use CartoonChurch resources during what has been a challenging time for churches, and for clergy in particular. So, the site now operates a ‘Pay what you can afford’ system – full price is still the same, or there’s a half price option if that is more doable, or a free licence for those that couldn’t justify buying a licence at the current time. Please take advantage of this if you need to – I don’t want anyone not to use my work because of the cost. At the moment I’m doing this through a coupon system – see details of the codes to use on the How to use the cartoons page. If you have any technical problems signing up please get in touch.

I hope you enjoy the content. If you’d like to support my work, and at the same time have all kinds of cartoons, illustrations, colouring pages and worksheets at your disposal, then I’d love it if you were to consider buying a licence. I’m hoping that, with everything new on the site it is good value and will provide a lot that will enhance your church publications, or whatever you do. And if you know a church magazine editor – please pass this on. Thank you!

If you find any part of the site that doesn’t work, or isn’t as useful as it could be, or there’s anything that you’d like to see more of then I’d love your feedback.

Anyway, you’re probably here for the cartoons, so don’t let me keep you. Show me the cartoons.

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[Other changes to CartoonChurch.com]

Larger cartoons: The cartoons section of the site is essentially the same as it was, (for ease of use), but I have made the cartoons a bit larger and therefore easier to read. I’ve just edited the latest 60 or so images for now, but all new cartoons will be in this larger format, and I’ll go back and do more of the older ones when I can.

Click to view a larger version: The cartoons on the main cartoon pages and single cartoon pages can now also be seen at a larger size by clicking on them. And a tip for advanced users: if you’re on a page containing more than one cartoon you can then swipe or click left / right to the other cartoons on that page, although once again this doesn’t yet work with the older cartoons on the site. See the cartoon page, click on a cartoon and do some swiping for an example.

Thumbnail view: This, I hope, should make it more straightforward to find the perfect image for this month’s church magazine, or at least make it easier to browse worksheets and colouring pages. Select ‘thumbnail view‘ from the menu below ‘CartoonChurch.com’ at the top left of the site. A note – the thumbnail pages may take a few seconds to come up as the page is having to load a lot of images. I’ll be honest – this function will probably be more useful on a computer or tablet than a mobile, where everything is small anyway…

CartoonChurch illustrations: Like clipart, but better. The Illustrations section is is a new addition to the site, with smaller and simpler images that are ideal for, say, illustrating an article, filling up a gap in the notice sheet, or to make a point in a talk. Go and have a look! (There are some examples on this page.)

New colouring pages: See the colouring pages for the full selection. Ideal to get people talking, for mindfulness, or for those few minutes when you just haven’t got anything else planned.

Cartoons in portrait format: A number of landscape cartoons are now also available in portrait format, so they could be used to (for instance) fill an entire A5 page in a church magazine. If you find these helpful it would be useful to know, and I will create more!

Pandemic cartoons: Not that we need them now, but I’ve gathered resources that particularly related to the pandemic in the 2020 cartoons section.

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