Clangnuts Cartoon Blog

Please spread this around.

2012-02-10T17:55:00.001Z

This is quite a fresh one. It was laid down just a few minutes ago. It's steaming. It also probably stinks. So if you like it, then please share it with your friends. Many thanks.

Pointless post of the day.

2012-02-08T12:34:00.003Z

What the hell.

2012-02-04T19:10:00.000Z

This week's entry in the caption contest. What the hell is it? Haven't got time to go into it right now. Head over to the CCGB public forums and you'll see.

Can't get to work because of the snow Cartoon.

2012-02-04T09:00:00.000Z

I was waiting for another snow storm to post this cartoon, but then I realised that somewhere in the world there will be someone struggling with the snow. Amazing how many people couldn't make it to work over the bad weather here in the UK. If you're stuck at home, forced to remain under your duvet, while your boss goes bankrupt - this cartoon is for you.

Hilarious photo of my cat

2012-02-03T14:59:00.000Z


Herbie sat on the shed roof.

I have been waiting to get this shot for a long time. At last, today I was in the garden with my camera, and so was Herbie (the perfect combination for cat/shed related photography).

Alternatively embarrassed.

2012-01-31T08:00:00.000Z

This was the other cartoon (with the giant hand) that almost got posted on the CCGB site. I don't know why they are both bottom based this week. Not intentional. Promise.

Using virtual pencils.

2012-01-30T08:00:00.000Z

Have been playing around again with Photoshop. It seems, no matter how long I use this software, it always has something new to offer. This was drawn at 200dpi, using these brushes to draw the rough drawing. It's a collection of very good "pencil" brushes for Photoshop. Although this isn't actually a pencil brush. That was under the previous layer, which you can't see.

I also played around with making this a 4 colour GIF.
This is how it was in full colour:

But I like the effect of the 4 colour best. Thanks to Mr Steve Bright for providing the link to these excellent brushes, and of course to Dave Nagel for the brushes.

God is embarrassed.

2012-01-28T14:06:00.001Z

God this is going to be embarrassing.

What a week! This is version 6 of this cartoon. One involved a giant hand, but I won't post that until the contest is over. Got there in the end (I hope). Just couldn't get it right. So over and over I worked it. This was freshly baked this morning, taking elements from all the false starts.

Face on a stick.

2012-01-25T22:04:00.003Z

Why? Because I can. I have no idea what this means.

Small World Pointless Post.

2012-01-24T13:09:00.000Z

What happened there? I have no idea. This is what happens when I don't have any ideas for a cartoon and I experiment with my Cintiq. Hmm. Interesting. Not sure what use it could possibly be to anyone, but I hope you enjoy it. Let me know what you think, using the comments feature below.

Please do that somewhere else.

2012-01-21T16:12:00.000Z

Angry Pilot

2012-01-17T07:30:00.000Z

I don't know why, but I nearly always draw pilots with moustaches. They've all been in the RAF, yes?

Now is a good time for this...

2012-01-16T18:48:00.000Z

Well that didn't go too well. Very poor score in this week's contest. This is the alternative cartoon I would have posted, had I thought of it at the weekend and not just now.

I will post this to the forum when the scores are in, giving everyone the opportunity to say that they would have voted for this as their top cartoon and would have almost certainly won this week! I suspect that my other cartoon was too similar to another cartoon already posted in the contest, but I couldn't remember when that would have been posted.

This is not a good time!

2012-01-14T15:15:00.000Z


"Now is not a good time for this"

This week's entry in the CCGB public forum caption contest (CCGBPFCC).

Silent Gag (Cheating).

2012-01-07T12:10:00.000Z

The first cartoon of the year (as technically last weeks cartoon was drawn in 2011). Really good theme set by Richard Skipworth, who won it last week. Thought about this all week. Went into it without any really solid ideas, but just doodled and doodled until I came up with this. Fingers crossed everyone likes this, but as I'm the first to post I have no idea what I'm up against.

Happy New Year.

2011-12-31T19:29:00.001Z

Well, that's it for 2011. No more cartoons from me. Not until 2012 anyway, when I will be mostly drawing more old people for the CCGB caption contest. Old people and Nazi's. Brilliant subjects for cartoons, and always guarantee me a massive score on the contest. In other news, I'm also going to start sending more cartoons off. I've been a bit slack at doing that lately. No house move this year should help, but it was a smashing excuse while it lasted.

Anything I accidentally give up in 2012 will be declared a resolution, after the fact. Fingers crossed. See you in 2012. It's going to be MENTAL!

Happy Christmas.

2011-12-24T12:09:00.002Z

Just time to squeeze out a cartoon for the cartoon club caption contest, and to wish all readers of Clangnuts a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year. Thanks for the all comments, and support over the year.

Joan Collins doesn't know.

2011-12-18T11:52:00.000Z

Holiday.

2011-12-13T20:39:00.003Z

Secret Santa

2011-12-12T21:08:00.002Z

Secret Santa Cartoon

Quick! Take a picture!

2011-12-10T18:12:00.001Z

This week's entry in the caption contest. To think, I nearly coloured it in as well. That would have been a mistake, I think.

A quick sketch.

2011-12-09T18:00:00.001Z

Just a quick doodle.

Home Soon...

2011-12-04T01:20:00.001Z

Catastrophe.

2011-11-26T20:00:00.001Z

dead cat cartoon #1

This week's entry in the cartoon contest. I do like cats. I just want to point that out. I have three. I haven't shown them this cartoon, for obvious reasons. (they are cats!).

Blowing a fuse.

2011-11-19T21:34:00.001Z

Bit of an in joke this one. For the CCGB public forum weekly contest. Wacom Cintiq, that is.