Category Archives: Comic

Taking the cake

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Catnip Cat

Catnip Cat’s creator celebrates his birthday Check out his latest comic kippers (er) capers!

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Bad Cartoon Friday

Posted on September 3, 2012 by Catnip Cat

See Catnip’s entry at Fountain Pen Geeks!

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Cowboy Catnip

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Catnip Cat

Get along lil’ doggy… er… kitty? Catnip roams the lone prairie in search of adventure. Make sure you bookmark this page (MJ) and tumble along with his “Wild West” escapades.

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Everyone loves a hero

Posted on March 18, 2012 by Catnip Cat

Well, almost everyone. Give your hero super-powers, a team of like-powered partners and, last but not least, a beast to contend with… The recipe is too easy. Creating the characters and posing them together is the real challenge!

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Swatch this space…

Posted on February 19, 2012 by Catnip Cat

Collected some Tabmans colour samples from the hardware store. The names of the individual colour names amused and inspired my artistic neurones. I penned cartoons directly on the individual swatches. Check them out at my Ink Pad  

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Ronald Searle tribute

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Catnip Cat

As a young graphic design student, in the late 70s, I used to spend many lunch hours in the library flicking through Graphis magazines in search of cartoons by my favourite graphic satirist, Ronald Searle. I was saddened to read … Continue reading →

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Candy Store

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Catnip Cat

Ever experienced one of those moments? Like a kid in a candy store you’re spoilt for choice. Correction: you’re paralysed! Too many colours. Too many candies. Too many decisions. I’m like that in an art supply shop. Gotta say though, … Continue reading →

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New Pen

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Catnip Cat

My lovely wife got me a 25th anniversary pressy – an elegant Pelikan M215 fountain pen. It has a great piston ink filler hidden within the barrel (the nib end is transparent so I can monitor my ink supply) and … Continue reading →

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Sweet Spot

Posted on June 5, 2011 by Catnip Cat

CatnipComic060, a photo by Catnip Cat by Jeff Hoyle on Flickr. Finding that “sweet-spot” isn’t always easy. It’s worth the effort though. coming up with a cartoon idea can be a similar process. You “wiggle” ideas around in your head … Continue reading →

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Calling all Copy Cats

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Catnip Cat

Ok, my first “‘toon for June” is repetitive—I was deliberately being lazy,  hoping my facsimiles would get a few smiles. Anyhow, who says you can’t make a legitimate reproduction? Speaking of legit copying, may I remind you that Catnip is free to … Continue reading →

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