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1. 22 days ago on Savage Chickens

   If you want to get really accurate, it’s unlikely that Shakespeare would say “nauseous” OR “nauseated”. Neither word appears in his work!

   He probably would have said something like “And thus the native hue of 8K-per-Eye resolution / Is sicklied o’er with the pale cast of low bandwidth.”

2. about 1 month ago on Savage Chickens

   Probably a 2017 Lieu Dit Sauvignon Blanc?

3. about 1 month ago on Savage Chickens

   Glad to hear you’re enjoying the comics!

   Back in 2012 when GoComics got in touch with me about including my comics here, they suggested it would be a good place to share my archives. We decided to start with my 2008 comics (I thought the earlier ones were too scruffy for GoComics) and the comics have been 4 years behind ever since. I like it. I get to rediscover comics I’d forgotten about – like this one today!

   And I’m still doing new comics every weekday. It’s been 18 years now! Will I ever stop? I don’t know! I’m still having fun! :)

4. about 1 month ago on Savage Chickens

   I remember doing a LOT of research on this one – not by drinking wine with oatmeal! – just by reading a ton of articles by wine experts to try to find the right wine!

   In fact, this comic got me thinking about the most meticulously researched comics I’d ever drawn, and I wrote this blog post about it: https://www.dougsavage.com/the-top-5-most-meticulously-researched-savage-chickens-comics/

5. 2 months ago on Savage Chickens

   Yeah I’ve enjoyed what I’ve seen of Discovery but I’m still like “Why redesign Klingons? They already looked cool!” Worf and Kruge are the best!

6. 3 months ago on Savage Chickens

   I’m a time traveler from the future! :)

7. 4 months ago on Savage Chickens

   That’s awesome! And thanks for your email! I tried responding but my email got bounced back to me for some reason! So glad you’re enjoying the chickens and I hope you keep drawing! :)

8. 4 months ago on Savage Chickens

   It’s all about practice. Draw every day. Even if it’s just for 5 minutes. That’s how I started. And when that seems easy, push yourself by drawing things that you’re uncomfortable drawing (like people, horses, hands, bicycles – everybody has something they don’t like drawing). Being a bit uncomfortable means that you’re learning, which is a very good thing! And you can develop your own style by looking at other people’s art and comics. Pay attention to the things that you like, and try to figure out how the artist created them.

   It’s also helpful to take art classes, partly because they teach you the basic techniques, and partly because they give you assignments and deadlines, so you’re forced to try new things and produce new work. I’m mostly self-taught, but I have taken a few courses here and there just to push myself to try new things.

   If you have more questions, I’ve got more advice on my website (here, for example: https://www.dougsavage.com/beginner-advice/), and feel free to send me questions via my contact form: https://www.dougsavage.com/contact/

9. 4 months ago on Savage Chickens

   What I really love about doing school visits is that kids are absolutely fearless. Up to about Grade 7, they never doubt that they can draw and they just leap into the drawing exercises and come up with some pretty amazing stuff. It’s inspiring!

10. 4 months ago on Savage Chickens

    Oh yes I’m still drawing cartoons every weekday. When I started posting on GoComics in 2012, the idea was to post my older strips and we started with 2008. So my GoComics postings have been 4 years behind ever since!

    I’m also still doing school visits. They’re a lot of fun!