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Ear stroke

Good news Scrumpy fans. You've got a whole week of the blues-ridden bunny starting with this. I'll be playing with his ears all week.

Room for a little one?

You'll see a lot of this swan in the future.

Waterhole

Essentially setting up the locale for the next few strips. Watch as the pond gets bigger and smaller as the strip demands...

Holy Fuzz Balls.

Ever since T used this phrase in her sublime 'Snow Sez' strip here I've been searching for an excuse to use it myself. And here it is.

Cheat!

This is the first ever example of me using copy and paste in a Smith cartoon. I feel it's cheating usually, but I wanted the drawings in the first three panels to be identical in order to give the impression of time passing in complete stillness. I've made up for it by colouring each frame individually so it doesn't look mechanical, and slightly offsetting each frame so the grid doesn't look artificially rigid. It's a bit like Depeche Mode using randomisers on their drum machines to make them sound more human.

I have a new set and I'm going to use it...

Having introduced the pond last year as a way to get the dye out of Jones' fur, I'm now making it a new setting, and officially incorporating it into Smith and Jones' garden. Expect to see a lot more of it in the future...