{"id":7408,"date":"2021-04-15T15:59:47","date_gmt":"2021-04-15T14:59:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog-content.thortful.com\/?p=7408"},"modified":"2021-05-12T17:17:55","modified_gmt":"2021-05-12T16:17:55","slug":"creator-spotlight-off-the-leash-dog-cartoons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog-content.thortful.com\/creator-spotlight-off-the-leash-dog-cartoons\/","title":{"rendered":"Creator Spotlight: Rupert Fawcett"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Following National Pet Day last week, we caught up with Rupert Fawcett, one of our talented creators who has been a part of our Creator Community since the very beginning. His relatable cards have sent giggles through our office, and they’re a hit with our customers too, with Rupert recently reaching over 100k thortful sales! Let’s find out a little more about the genius behind the cards…<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Tell us a little about yourself? <\/b><\/p>

Born and raised in London, I have been a professional cartoonist for thirty years and had twenty-eight books published. I’ve created various cartoon properties over the years including Off the Leash and On the Prowl, which focus on living with dogs and cats; I also post Off the Leash animations on YouTube.<\/p>

Additionally, I’m also an illustrator and animal portrait artist in a completely different drawing style. My wife helps me run the business and my daughter is involved in the design and creation of my greeting card ranges.<\/p>

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Where do you get your inspiration from? Are you a pet owner yourself?<\/b><\/p>

I was brought up with dogs and currently have a young whippet called Daisy. I am sometimes inspired by particular things I see but at other times the ideas just seem to pop into my head.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Do you have a favourite comic to date? <\/b><\/p>

One of my favourite Off the Leash cartoons shows a couple in bed which is smothered in dogs and the woman is saying \u2019David, are we normal?\u2019. I love the idea of a passionate dog lover questioning their sanity. When I first posted it on Facebook I was deluged with comments and photographs from people saying \u2018So, other people do this too? It\u2019s not just us!\u2019<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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What made you decide to sell through thortful?<\/b><\/p>

Another artist very kindly introduced me to Thortful when they were just getting started and it has worked out really well. They are a fantastic innovative company who really respect and take care of their artists. It feels good to be published by a philanthropic company which has an ethos which is not all about profit and sincerely wants to give something back to society.<\/p>

What advice would you give to other creatives starting up?<\/b><\/p>

Try to be original and keep banging on doors, I received over eighty rejection letters before I first got published in 1989!<\/p>

Are you Team Cat or Team Dog? Either way, Rupert has you covered for your next occasion with his card ranges!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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