What is the big deal about drawing "funny animals"?

I don't know what your novel is about. The point I an making is if you are MAKING A CARTOON OR COMIC BOOK SERIES or an ANIMATED FILM, YOU HAVE TO HAVE SOME BACKGROUND TO FLESH IT OUT. I LEARNED ABOUT STORYTELLING WHEN I WAS AN ANIMATION STUDENT. I WASN'T AN ILLUSTRATION/CARTOONING MAJOR. MANY PEOPLE WHO GO INTO COMICS - ARTISTS AND WRITERS AND CREATORS were ILLUSTRATION/CARTOONING majors.

One of the ADVANTAGES of USING THE NET is being able to get this INFO TO YOU FASTER.

CREATING A HUMANIZED CARTOON ANIMAL as OPPOSED to CREATING A HUMAN CHARACTER is a LOT EASIER than TRYING TO CREATE A HUMAN CHARACTER. IT IS A LOT MORE FUN ALSO BECAUSE IT IS FANTASY.

CREATING NON-HUMANIZED ANIMALS ARE FUN ALSO.

I DO HAVE SOME HUMAN CHARACTERS I CREATED FOR MY COMICS.

I needed background as well, plot narrative etc. There's considerably more of that because the pages aren't taken up with drawings. You could draw a couple of graphic novels now with all the research you've done. You've just got to do it. And the end of the day research can only get you so far, and six+ years is more than plenty. Start doing it, stop talking about it, the only person who you've convinced that you're actually working is yourself.

I know what procrastinating is, because I've done it. If you don't recognise that, you will go to your grave with 60 years of research and nothing drawn.

It is written, Jesus came that we might have life and have it more abundantly. I don't talk about death- I profess and confess to live a long time.

You'll have to live for eternity if you expect to get your comic written.

There are things I have put off dealing with that I need to deal with - that is what the "hold-up" is.

The hold up is all this 'research.'

No- that is NOT what I am talking about. I ran into some issues DEALING WITH CERTAIN GROUPS/CIRCLES getting what I need to get my comics going. I NEED TO CONFRONT THEM.

Will you be doing some shouting?

You aren't a Christian. I am not discussing this with you.

You've never discussed anything, why have a conversation when you can shout?

Human beings tend to have a limited palette. In a cartoon, you have to be able to create a really unique-looking human character to make it stand out, especially if you are doing a funny, cartoony character.

Characters like

Elmer Fudd:



Yosemite Sam:



and Popeye:



Have unique features and characteristics that make them stand out and easily recognizable.

Creating funny animal characters doesn't require that much thought.

But does require over ten years of "research" before you start....

If you are creating characters to REPRESENT CERTAIN GROUPS AND CULTURES there IS a certain degree of RESEARCH that you SHOULD do when you create them.

Ten years of it and counting?