Glen the Caterpillar Comics

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Category: 2020’s

Glen Starts a New Business

I know, I know, all this past week there have been memes flooding the internets with adorable horned alligators. You’re probably already sick of them but you know what? Glen loves himself a good trickster god so I had to run with it. Now we get to sit back and see how long it takes before Disney sues us. *innocently whistles*

The Making of Glen

So for the past week I have been watching all sorts of tattooing videos hoping to learn enough to become a proper artist and maybe do some sort of creative endeavor that actually pays some bills. It’s interesting because it’s a completely different art form from comic design but weirdly I can still apply some of the lessons I have learned from both. For a while now I haven’t really enjoyed drawing Glen as much as I used to because I always felt I could make it somehow better – more realistic looking. And although I still want to achieve realism I realize now that I should do so when doing other projects. The beautiful thing about comics is they’re simple – they get to the point with the least amount of details possible and that’s good! So today when I drew the squirrel I didn’t give his tail individual hairs, nor did I give anyone fingers and toes on their paws because I realized I didn’t have to and it wasn’t adding anything to the piece. So for now laziness wins!

Glen Discusses the Unfair Type Casting of Space Spiders…

Oh, it feels so good to be back after this unanticipated two week hiatus! I apologize for our conspicuous absence – it was a combination of technical difficulties and illness but we’re back on track now! And we’re tipping our hats to all you wonderful sci-fi geeks out there. You know we love you!

The Making of Glen

As with everything lately this comic started out as something completely different – a joke about space grasshoppers – but do you know how hard space grasshoppers are to draw?! I THOUGHT mechanical space spiders might be easier but whew… I’m not so sure now! Even so I had fun with this one and with the additional jokes coming from the mouths of the spiders themselves. The sci-fi genre should be careful or these little buggars might unionize and demand at least one series show them in a positive light!

Glen Adopts a Series of Terrifying Napping Positions…

Last week I had a screaming migraine which resulted in me staying home instead of spending time with my muse. I fear this week’s Glen comic has suffered from this lack of creative inspiration. With that being said this is a shout out to everyone out there who has a pet that thinks it’s hilarious to sleep with their eyes open in the most death-like position they can muster.

The Making of Glen

Despite the migraine I have managed to accomplish a lot as an artist in the past couple weeks and this is starting to drift into my Glen comics. For instance I have discovered brush strokes – which is what I used to make the background.

In other news I am excited to share the fact I am studying tattooing in the hopes of maybe finding an employable use for my various artistic skills. God knows Glen isn’t breaking the bank with his little shop. Despite blasting his adorable face all over FaceBook, Twitter, and LinkedIn for almost two years he is almost up to one visitor a day on this website. Siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiigh.

And so I have started playing with creating tattoo designs and stabbing them into leather. Even better yet I got this awesome little transfer copier and look! Here are some of my designs ready to apply in mere seconds!!

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Glen Fixes the Monkey’s Paw

Ah! Another week and another horror related comic! This one was inspired by a spirited discussion on The Monkey’s Paw. It all got me wondering, what would Glen do with a monkey’s paw? What would he wish for? And his very innocent (but potentially horrifically backfiring) answer had to be this! With any luck the monkey will be pleased and won’t curse his remaining wishes… but that’s up to you to decide what happens next.

The Making of Glen

So, since I was doing so well with posting a Glen every week and I am getting into other illustrations and tattoo design I thought it would be a great idea to invest in a gaming PC (which is coincidentally the same kind of PC illustrators use.) And I must say this combined with the better drawing tablet and a kneeling chair is SWEET!! LOVING the new set up! So sleek! So fast! So easy! I must be moving up in the world.

The new PC with its much larger screen has also allowed me to see the details in the things I draw so much better! I don’t know how this is going to play into my Glen comics in the future but for now it’s mesmerizing.

Glen’s Post Easter Nightmare

I was going to draw Glen being pursued by earless chocolate Easter bunnies but somehow that turned into him hatching all goo-covered out of a Cadbury egg. both scenarios are terrifying and sadly hilarious so I make no apologies.

The Making of Glen

There were A LOT of layers in this comic and it seemed like every time I forgot to make a new layer I had to pay for it by re-drawing whatever it was into a new layer after erasing the first attempt. I am slowly learning how to draw freehand better so everything on this strip was done this way – no tracing! I am content in how far I have come and where I am going. The future of my illustrations seems bright. The only thing I had difficulty with was making a basket that looked woven… which I think I failed but at least it’s basket shaped and no one is going to nit pick at this tiny detail – save for me.

Glen Learns Why the Itsy Bitsy Spider Went up the Water Spout

After a surprise week off I am back and so is Glen! Up to his usual chatting with the other bugs in his world, this time it’s the Itsy Bitsy Spider who seems a bit banged up…

The Making of Glen

As of late I have been really getting into the illustration but most of it has been creating designs to use as tattoos on leather scraps I have. I just want to see if I can grow my talents and make this little doodling hobby of mine actually useful in some way. As much as I love Glen he’s… a poor fundraiser. To date no one has ever bought anything from his shop or thrown me a few bucks for making them smile. It just doesn’t happen.

Glen Interviews a Murder Hornet…

The past couple of weeks have been absolutely horrible for me so I haven’t had the time, energy, or funny in me to draw a Glen comic on time. That’s why this one is going up a day late… and is darker than usual. As I have stated in my other blogs gallows humor is how to get through the dark times.

The Making of Glen

I am starting to experiment with the idea of multiple panels when I can’t get a concept out in one. And that more layers is always better than less. My life has been so stressful as of late I am struggling to find the time but I really wish to grow as an illustrator and maybe do a short Glen animation in the future. It’s always good to evolve as an artist.