Pictures Of My Kids.

[Sugar Smack]

They're mostly very well-meaning kids but when they're on more than a nodding acquaintance with sugar or the mall, they become fiends. It's OK. I'm not scared. They've participated in several comic strips I've done over the years. And before you comment, no dentist will see them no matter what the cost.

[Elidor]

1. omg...did you do those? they're great!

Laugh-out-loud funny! :thumbsup: excellent caricatures of "sugar-metabolizing machines."

[Sugar Smack]

2. Thank you, Hardhead! The syndicates I sent them to

thought I was being unjustly cruel and unfair; I made their mouths look like Lampreys. Children chew things up, even WELL-BEHAVED children! Don't they KNOW that? :D

[Elidor]

4. You MUST do a book! I'll sign up for the first copy! This is just great!

You have it going on with these. Oh, you must do more! You're too good not to!

And you should market them to adults, too.

[Sugar Smack]

6. LOL! They're for adults like you & me.

:rofl: You're too good to me! And it's so nice to meet you because I don't think we've spoken before. I'm thinking of fashioning my smaller cartoons into a book and hoping for a human publisher with an open mind & a sense of humor.

The thing is, I like kids, but I see them as I see myself; fanged and sugar-sotted. These people do not get it sometimes. I really appreciate your response.

[tiddlywinks]

9. Hey there

The name of the publisher is lulu. Maybe try lulu.com?
Those are fantastic drawings!

[Sugar Smack]

31. WELCOME to DU!

:hi: Hey,, thanks for the hookup. And thanks for the compliment. :D

I'm going to check into that if I can be sneaky about it tomorrow at work.

[Elidor]

40. Aha, Tiddlywinks came through for me

Her father has self-published a book at lulu.com. I don't know if you'd be interested in that route, but he's pretty happy with them. Print on demand, no storage, good quality.

[ET Awful]

3. LMAO, have you shopped those to maybe Mad Magazine?

:P

These are hysterical :P

[Sugar Smack]

5. Coming from you,

I consider that a VERY HUGE compliment! Thank you! I have some young adults in my strips who act a little like kids, too.





I've shopped these babies around, ET Awful, but I won't stop trying. How's your photography, love?

[merh]

7. I love those images.

What great kids. :D

These are so much fun and I bet you do get your inspiration from them.

:hug:

[Sugar Smack]

11. Merh! YEAH buddy-

I babysat/ gave art lessons to an 8 year old girl I called "Princess Beastie". Her father was my Middle East History professor & I adored him (platonically). But she went wild when I called her "Princess Beastie". And don't tell anyone, I fed her peanut butter & strawberry jam sandwiches on white bread when she was at my apartment. 8 years old and she'd never had one before!

:hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:

[merh]

15. I introduced my 4 year old niece to peanut butter & jelly.

She had never had one either and now she loves them. (Too many happy meals and chicken nuggets :crazy: )

I don't get to see my babies the way I would like, not since the storm. We've been scattered about. Maybe that is what I am missing, they do warm my heart and make me laugh.

[Sugar Smack]

39. I'm sorry to hear about your family being scattered

like that. They make you laugh. I'm telling you, sweetie, I've had a couple of times in my life that I went without laughter, & I missed it. :hug: :hug: :hug:


On an aside- there is something magical about pb&j on cheap white bread.:* :7

[merh]

45. exactly - pb&j on cheap white bread is magical

I think it has healing qualities. :9

:hi: :hug:

[Misunderestimator]

8. Those are great Sugar Smack!!

Excellent and funny as hell! :rofl: Love the teeth! They look like the kids in Passion of the Christ. :o

:thumbsup:

[Sugar Smack]

12. LOL!

Thank you, MisU! The teeth are what got me blackballed from respectability in comics, but what can I say, THOSE ARE MY DAMNED KIDS!!!!!

Right? :P

[Misunderestimator]

22. And they are BEAUTIFUL kids, they are!!

:hi:

[Left Is Write]

10. Goodness, you have enormous talent!

[Sugar Smack]

14. I think YOU do.

I love your writing, and I wasn't at ALL surprised you're a list-maker. Give us a hug! :hug:

[Left Is Write]

18. Any time!

:hug:

And thanks for the compliment.

[Lavender Brown]

13. I'm so glad you shared these

Especially when I've been spending so much time with the little monsters. :rofl:

:yourock:

[Sugar Smack]

16. OMG! Are yours anything like mine?

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK!

Mine are out of control, but they are also based upon real-celled specimens. Thank you Lavender Brown! You are great! :D

[Lavender Brown]

19. You have no idea

And I know everyone says this, but I just know I wasn't like that as a kid. Things were different in my day! :D :P

I hope you'll show us more of your work sometime!

[Sugar Smack]

25. Hey, Lavender Brown! : )

I THINK that I wasn't like that as a kid, but photos tell me a different story, and so does my family. I'll bet you're exactly my age, 36, if not younger.

I do remember wanting everyone & their dog to see my belly button.:blush:

OOh, so here's some grown-up stuff, things I 've been working on for my portfolio for the last 3 or so weeks- page one:



ps-:hi: :loveya:

[Sugar Smack]

17. Dupe

Delete

[In_The_Wind]

20. I love your kids!

You've captured the very essence of the child's brain on sugar!

[Sugar Smack]

28. You & I have been there together-

and it was one of the best weekends~ I've ever had. Complete freedom. January's coming up, I have my Christmas bonus, and we'll go eat squid or Octopi or whatever suckered-appendaged thing I threw at you across the table. First, a little Brandy to juice the joints.

*exercising squid-throwing arm*

:D :D :D :D :D :D :D

[bridgit]

21. children do need to be able to express themselves however...

:D

[Sugar Smack]

29. However WHAT, boom boom?

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

We can get eggnog and jump on the bed! Man, what I wouldn't give for a trampoline when I visit you! We'll grow fangs together and maybe indulge in those weird ribbons our grandmas used to feed us.

[swag]

23. Looking great, as usual.

Are you working on your own art a lot more these days, or just showing more of it.

So good.

[Sugar Smack]

30. No, I'm working my tail off.

Thank you so much Swag. Wow; you put a smile on my face. I've been doing this in my off hours from work and may as well say goodbye to.. what's that word? Short, starts with an F, not "falaffel"...oh, FUN. I haven't seen fun in a while, til now.

[Redstone]

24. So, let's see: You're pretty, smart, and talented.

I predict you won't remain single for long.

Redstone

[Sugar Smack]

32. COUSIN!

Really? Hey, can you show me a picture of yourself and the missus, and the sweet child all together if you don't mind? Personal reasons which I'll reveal later.

In charcoal. If ya don't mind. You're the happiest-looking and sincerely most level-headed man I've come across, and it shows in your pics. So now, pretty please, fork it over, cousin!

Love,
Stefania

[Redstone]

35. You want me to convert the pic to a charcoal drawing?

Not a problem. But I gotta dig into the archives, because I'm generally the one using the camera, so it's kinda rare for the three of us to be in one pic.

But you've gotten me curious now, with the "reasons you'll reveal later," so I'll set up the camera on a remote and shoot a new pic of the three of us if necessary.

Oh, goody. I love mysterious requests. And you as well. In a cousinly sort of way, that is.

Give me two or three days, and PM me an email address that will take a high-resolution file. Or PM a postal address to send a print to, if you'd prefer a print.

Redstone

[Sugar Smack]

36. Oh, no...*whistles innocently* just a photo will do!

Just a photo! Mm, did I mention charcoal? No conversion necessary, hehe! I'd love to see a photo, high-rez, low, rez, whatever you have that I can print out!:D








*shuts mouth*

[GirlinContempt]

26. Nice!

:loveya: babe

[Sugar Smack]

33. Thank you, my baby. I'm going to hit the sack,

but sweet dreams to you, my honey. Thank you for the compliment!

:loveya: :loveya:

[progmom]

27. ha ha - they're wonderful!

:hi:

[Sugar Smack]

37. Thank you very much!

:-)

[elshiva]

34. You are a great artist!

:loveya:

[Sugar Smack]

38. Thank you!

You are so sweet. I loved your Betty Paige thread. :P :*

[Shell Beau]

41. Haha! Very good! You are very talented!!

:)

[Sugar Smack]

43. Shell! How've you been? I peek in the Lounge and

you're just running amok! Woo-hoo! *thank you so much for the compliment* I can't wait to see what you've done with your art! Post soon, pretty please.

:-)

[LaraMN]

42. Awesome, SS!

They're so lively and full of character! Very well drawn, you have quite a talent!

[Sugar Smack]

44. Thank you, LaraMN.

My kids are out of control, out of control. You know, every time I see your name I remember those adorable cookie batter-eating pics you posted. I LOVED those!

[Wapsie B]

46. Very creative!

You've really got a talent there. :thumbsup:

[Sugar Smack]

48. Hey! Nice to see you again!

I appreciate your thumbs up. Everone's taking my fanged wee bairns in just the right spirit, too.

[no name no slogan]

47. Hey Sug! I LOVE THESE!

Wow, these really ARE great! I've seen some before but I always like seeing your stuff!

I KNOW you have a lot more of these around-- are you gonna share those with us too?

:loveya:
:* Your #1 Fan :*

[Sugar Smack]

49. Hey, baby! Here's Phoebe, and then

little Frederick doing a little Valentino with his eyes at Lilith.





Thank you so much, honey. :* :* :* :* :* :*

[no name no slogan]

50. wonderful as ALWAYS!

I was late for work (again) today and feeling kind of crappy. Your art has brightened my day onehundredfold, dearest!

:*

[Sugar Smack]

51. That is so good.

Hey, if you want to see the stuff I've seriously been slaving at every night when I get home, look upthread at the new portfolio pages. That's what I'm talking about when I talk about being wiped out on the phone.

:hug: :hug:

[no name no slogan]

52. of course those are INCREDIBLE too!

and this thread needs another kick, anyhoo...

Almost time to go home thankfully. Talk to you later, Sug?

:loveya:

[no name no slogan]

53. I'm kicking Sug's kids

:kick:

[Sugar Smack]

54. Ouch, and yet,

THANKS! :D

[TK421]

55. Very cute, SugarSmack! Wow, they have some sharp-ass teeth!

:scared:

[Sugar Smack]

56. Someone really should file them, but I don't know anyone who's

brave enough! Thanks for the compliment, babe! Aah, frightening-looking children with hearts of gold. It may be a cliche, but I'm given to indulging a little in those! ;-)

[no name no slogan]

57. They look like Dee Snyder's teeth

the guy from Twisted Sister. IIRC he had his two front teeth filed into fangs at one point in his band's steady decline. I bet that hurt like a sumbitch.

:)

[Sugar Smack]

58. FILE YOURS and I'll kill you.

:*

Really, you have this snaggle tooth that you're talking about filing and we won't HAVE it. It's too cute.

[no name no slogan]

59. well, for you then...

I suppose I could save the several hundred $$$ and keep it. :7 :*