Behind the Scenes: Part 1

PART 1
To start my “Behind the scenes” series of posts, I’m taking you back to where my cartooning all began, when I was a little sprog…😜

I grew up in a very close family with my Mum, Dad and sister who is a year older than me. My Dad was really good at drawing cartoons (still is, but he denies it 😉 ), and one that I specifically remember was for our infants school fete. He drew his own character,- a huge white elephant for the fete’s white elephant stall, and I remember proudly telling anyone and everyone who would listen that “My Dad drew that, he did!”

I showed an interest in joining in, and so he showed me how to start by trying to copy other cartoons first to get a feel for it. In our case, it was nearly always Disney cartoons and we both loved the roundness and cuteness of the animals especially.
With some relief, I didn’t save my sorry attempts, but I had my Dad’s versions up on my wall for years, hence why they’re a little age-worn now…

(Pictures by Pops Scott, full copyright and acknowledgements to Walt Disney)...

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