think of all the comics about horses and cats that never were

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okay, I confess; there were no comics about horses. And, I already did one with a cat.

This comic turned out exactly the way I wanted when I first made it, but little did I know that I would get much better at drawing cats in a couple of years on account of adopting an intermittently evil cat named Gideon who is currently sitting on the windowsill and probably conspiring against me.

One thing I’ve found tremendously helpful for drawing animals in general is just to use reference photos for goodness’ sake — not everything has to be off the top of your head, and even in copying something else you can make it your own.

Since we’re on the subject of things I can’t draw well, I hope I never have to do one about pregnant woman. I have no idea why it would ever come up, and if it does, I’m hosed. [May 22, 2011]

opposite day: fascinating paradox, or just a way to insult people and get away with it?

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I actually got a good deal of positive feedback on this one. Mostly words of thanks from people with kids. There’s one of those comments on the site itself, but I’ve also gotten verbal feedback from people. The way out of Opposite Day is so simple I wonder how I never thought of it before. I won’t say I was the first to arrive there, surely, but I’m still proud of myself for getting there at all. [May 12, 2011]