Roughs, Volume 250

Ding-Dong! Roughs are here!

I let these build up a little bit before I made a blog of them, didn’t I? Our last batch of roughs was on February 14, so it’s been nearly a month between them. I started writing this blog about a week ago, and it originally had around ten cartoons. I kept drawing roughs as the days went by (and still I think of you), and the next thing I knew, I had a much longer blog. The video is going to be over ten minutes.

This was drawn on February 21. This was roughed out for The Fredericksburg Advance. I don’t think it’s the best cartoon I’ve ever drawn. I think the rough kinda looks better.

This was drawn on February 11. I was going to use this until I saw another cartoonist use the tree branch thing, and then another, and another, and another, so I let it go. I liked the swing imagery, though.

This was drawn on February 13. This was roughed out for the Advance, but it turned into something else.

This was drawn on February 13. This was along the same theme.

This was also drawn on February 13. This is the final version that grew up into a real cartoon. Sometimes, you gotta draw three cartoons to get one cartoon. I don’t think if I sent all three of these to my editor because I knew the “hold my beer” was the best one.

This was drawn on February 15. I showed the completed version during my speech and slide show to the Rotarians, and it got the most laughs. Go figure.

This was drawn on February 20. I didn’t like this one, so it stopped here.

This was drawn on February 21. This one didn’t go anywhere, either. This is what I created on Kash Patel’s confirmation, but there’s not a rough for it.

This was drawn on February 22. I tried several different angles for this one until I hit the final version.

This was drawn on March 7. This grew up into a real cartoon. It never calls.

This was drawn on February 27. It was drawn multiple times. This might be better than the angle I eventually went with.

This was also drawn on February 27. Second version. It was important to me.

This was drawn on February 27. Another drawn for the Advance. Check it out.

This was drawn on March 6. It’s another where it was hard to get the angle I wanted. Check it out.

This was drawn on March 7. Are you getting tired of those EZ-Pass texts about unpaid tolls? This was drawn for the Advance, and we didn’t go with it. But if you get those texts, ignore them. I may come back and do something on this subject.

This was also drawn on March 7. We went with this one.

I drew this on March 8, and I just couldn’t find the angle I wanted, so I drew it again.

I was very indecisive, so I drew it again.

And I drew it again.

And then I drew it again and thought, “This is it! Right?” And then I got a better idea. Sometimes, you gotta draw four cartoons to get one cartoon. This is another reason why I don’t have time to get a girlfriend.

This was drawn on February 9. The plane is coming in from the right, and this angle felt more natural to me, but I made the official cartoon coming in from the left because I wanted the ear patch to show more clearly.

Which of these are your favorites?

Timelapse:

Signed prints: Each signed print costs $40.00. Every cartoon at Claytoonz is available. Payment is accepted through PayPal, Venmo (clay-jones-87), or snail mail to Clay Jones, P.O. Box 3721, Fredericksburg, VA 22402. Add to the note what you’re purchasing.

Tales From The Trumpster Fire: Signed copies of my second book are $50 and available only through me. I currently have seven copies in my personal stash. Add to the note what you’re purchasing.

Knee-Deep In Mississippi: There are only seven copies left of my first book, published in 1997. They can be purchased for $40.00. Add to the note what you’re purchasing.

Tip Jar: If you want to support the cartoonist, please donate through PayPal to clayjonz@gmail.com, Venmo to clay-jones-87, or snail it to Clay Jones, P.O. Box 3721, Fredericksburg, VA 22402. All support is appreciated.