I don’t know if other cartoonists feel the same way, but often when I do a sketch I love, the finished drawing doesn’t come out nearly as nice. it’s almost as if a good sketch dooms a final drawing, for me.

This was not the case late last week.

I can’t say what the drawing is for, yet (go on…guess!), but the sketch was the fourth one I’d done, trying to nail down this character design. I really liked the look of it. And lo and behold, the finished drawing ended up looking (IMO, of course – you guys know how I seldom like my own stuff) even better!

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On to other matters:

Did I post pics here of those celebrity chefs I was caricaturing for a game?

Due to reader demand, we added Gordon Ramsay – or, Gordon Spamsay, as he will probably be known in the game.

Here are the earlier…uh…victims:

Alton Brain and Rachael Raytard

Anthony Disdain and Wolfgang Puke

Rachael Ray is the only one I don’t think I captured at all. I’m not a natural caricaturist, so 10 out of 11 ain’t bad. But I’ll re-do her…

- John