Fish Cartoons

Hello All,

I am a cartoonist who enjoys drawing tropical fish. I was doing some general pet cartoons when someone suggested that I try tropical fish. Well, it was so much fun I had built up a nice inventory cartoons. I hope you enjoy them.

Bob

I'll have to wait until after my seven day probation period before I can post my cartoons.

Bob

 

So your not in the hobby, just a cartoonist of the hobby?

Madness wrote: 

So your not in the hobby, just a cartoonist of the hobby?

Correct; I maintained a tank during my teenage years but that was many decades ago. I have been targeting the pet market with my stuff and tropical fish has become my favorite theme. I pick up a lot of material by just reading the various threads and I try to incorporate that material in my art.

I hope you like my work.

Bob

Can't wait till 7 day probation is up! Welcome to fish box!

ShortyKiloGyrl wrote:Can't wait till 7 day probation is up! Welcome to fish box!

Thank you. In the mean time I will be taking suggestions. (My last forum had me doing snails.)

I of course suggest Angelfish but that because they are my favorite. I'm sure shrimp would also be popular on here as well.

ShortyKiloGyrl wrote:I of course suggest Angelfish but that because they are my favorite. I'm sure shrimp would also be popular on here as well.

I have a cartoon that makes an angle fish reference. But shrimp is something new. Thanks for the idea.

Apistogramma or some of the SA and CA cichlids like midas, dempsey, and flowerhorns. As well would be liked. And of course the new faze axolotl. The axolotl would be good cartoon subjects.

Angels? Blah... Shrimp, Blah.... You need some of the big boys in there, the meat and potatoes of the fish world, THE CICHLIDS. The South/Central American Cichlids

Hey I suggested those too

I've got my work cut out for me.

You've gotta do some puffers too. With those big open mouths with teeth showing and bubbly eyes sticking out, they are already cartoony as is!

Lol I say do whatever strikes your fancy. Not what we all say. just a bunch of ideas thrown out there for ya And don't mind me and madness' banter. It's all in fun. He's a good guy. Check out his 'on the road with madness' series of YouTube videos. The videos of the fish he films might give you some ideas too.

MRTom wrote:You've gotta do some puffers too. With those big open mouths with teeth showing and bubbly eyes sticking out, they are already cartoony as is!

Puffers for the win!

watch some videos of shell dwellers online. their tenacity and spunk is surely worth illustration, also yellow labs, plecos in some kinda got wood slogan, etc. GL with your art

Excellent suggestions - it's funny that this thread is nearing 100 views and I have not posted a cartoon yet. Talk about building expectations.

Dovii

rcleary171 wrote:Excellent suggestions - it's funny that this thread is nearing 100 views and I have not posted a cartoon yet. Talk about building expectations.

That could be a bad thing though ... if you don't deliver a fish picasso, this lot will probably riot ... breaking into LFS, stealing NLS, kidnapping fish ... it would be horrible.

omg do a calvus and syno thing (like calvin and hobbes, but w/ a calvus, and a syno. petricola ) they could even build snowmen of a maniacal nature...

On a side note: im readying my fish bugout bag for the possible fishpocalypse

Anthraxx wrote:they could even build snowmen of a maniacal nature...

Could we substitute Marimo Moss Balls for the Snow?

omg i love it.. maybe even use shrimp as sort of a squirrel type "pest" in the background.

haha I don't think rcleary171 knew what he was getting himself into when he asked this question. LOVE the Calvin and Hobbs idea though. One of my favorite cartoons growing up

dwarfpike wrote:

rcleary171 wrote:Excellent suggestions - it's funny that this thread is nearing 100 views and I have not posted a cartoon yet. Talk about building expectations.

That could be a bad thing though ... if you don't deliver a fish picasso, this lot will probably riot ... breaking into LFS, stealing NLS, kidnapping fish ... it would be horrible.

Thank you for the added pressure; sleep is over rated anyway.

ShortyKiloGyrl wrote:haha I don't think rcleary171 knew what he was getting himself into when he asked this question. LOVE the Calvin and Hobbs idea though. One of my favorite cartoons growing up

Calvin and Hobbs was one of my favorites too. Maybe that is where the seeds of inspiration came from? Thought I don't know if replacing a stuffed tiger with a stuffed shrimp will work. Hey, you never know.

I just joined a Snail Forum and I made a commitment there also. At least for here I have built up an inventory of fish cartoons (60+) that I can share. In the snail department I have a grand total of two. I hope I can come up with some funny snail ideas soon or there are going to be a group of disappointed snail enthusiasts.   

Well, I came up with another (and possibly my last) snail cartoon. Humor is a funny thing (you may quote me) and I'm not sure where it comes from. I read that a writer for Johnny Carson had to have at least one of there jokes read on-the-air in two weeks or they would be fired. I don't think I could take that kind of pressure.

If anyone is interested you can see my snail stuff at the following location; just precede the url with http//.

petsnails.proboards.com/board/26/forum-chatroom

All comments welcome.

Bob

lol LOVE the cinnamon roll one! Too funny, I like how they are kind of rough sketch work looking. Most cartoons are filled in and anime looking.

I'll just post these in chronological order. My humor may be a bit odd at times but be patient. I'm sure one of my cartoons may make you smile.   

Bob

Like it.

Lol! I love the cat one!

Thank you - I like mixing it up with the animals.

Haha these are awesome!

Thank you - I'm glad you like them.

Really nice

Haha I like them

Those are awesome! Love them. Very talented.

Thank you - I appreciate the feedback.

RoboFish

Oh I like that one very much.

That Robofish is hilarious! Lucky murphy gets to speed along now!

Thanks!   

HA robofish and lure-date made me smile for sure . i notice you get a lot of inspiration from salt water fish. certainly is entertaining
id definitely look at doing a joke with a wrasse in it.. for instance, i was checking out ur wrasse.. rofl