Every cartoon starts with an idea on a Post-It note. I have Post-It note at my desk, by my bed and in the car (the only place I don’t have post-it notes is in the shower). I get the base idea down on paper as quickly as possible and in any way possible. Many times I have had a fantastic idea in the middle of the night and have forgotten it by morning. Stage One looks something like this:

I then play with the layout to see if the cartoon will be better framed in a different way. I’ll sketch out the image…

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