Exciting times ahead!

Quite a bit has changed here at Scotty’s Cartoons this month, so I thought it may be a good idea to discuss the changes here so that everyone knows what to expect. I decided to take a few weeks out of commission time to really reassess what I would like from my business... and I'm so glad I did..!

Scotty’s Cartoons was founded about 14 years ago, and in that time I’ve added new services along the way. The downside of this, is that it reached a point where I felt like it had watered down my special services, and I realised that something wasn’t feeling right.

It's been just over a week since I returned, and the passion for my business is lighting me up again, so I know it’s been the right decision. So, onto the changes...

What is staying?

PET PORTRAITS (including…)

• Dog portraits

• Rainbow bridge

• Family portraits

BOOK ILLUSTRATION

Family portrait of a little girl with her dog

A portrait by Scotty of a very happy staffie dog

Book cover illustrated by Scotty's Cartoons

'Dogs on the run' book cover, illustrated by Scotty

Illustrated book cover of 'diary of a pet sitter'

Beautiful vibrant dog memorial portrait by Scotty

Sometimes in business you need to stop and remind yourself where your passion lays. For me, that was an easy question. My pet portraits, are completely unique, and different from any other pet portraits out there. I designed the pet personality forms myself, and the focus is on your dog’s character. I absolutely LOVE doing these, and have decided to bring them to the forefront of my business again.

Similarly, I get excited about book illustration, and love helping bring authors characters to life, so that is definitely staying too.

What is going?

• TATTOO DESIGN

• LOGO DESIGN

• CHARACTER DESIGN

• SUBLIMATION ITEMS

Scotty logo design on a fridge magnet

Scotty logo design on a dog treat tin

Logo for Seeka K9 Massage, by Scotty's Cartoons

Sugar skull tattoo design by Scotty

Character design for Rover, by Scotty's Cartoons

Logos designed by Scotty's Cartoons, on keyrings

I’ve lovingly hung up the hats for these services to make room for the things that truly light me up. I’ve loved doing them over the years, but they feel less “me” than the services that I’m bringing to the forefront.

The sublimation items were a great experience learning how to make the products and a long trial and error period before getting the products perfect. I’m glad that I did them, but they take too much time away from actually drawing, so reluctantly they have to be put aside too.

Wait! What about the other services?

• VISUAL STORIES

• DOG EVENT ILLUSTRATIONS

• CATS

• OTHER PETS

Rabbit pet portrait by Scotty's Cartoons

Woofstock event map, illustrated by Scotty

East Ruston Cottages visual story, illustrated by Scotty

Cats pet portrait by Scotty

Don’t worry, they’re all still available! They’re just no longer on my website at the forefront of my business, so please just let me know if you’d like any of those services, as I’d still love to help.

Sometimes if something doesn’t feel right, taking a step back from it is the best thing to do, and that’s certainly the case here. My passion has been reignited and I’m loving it all again. I couldn’t do any of this without the lovely people following, sharing, subscribing, and of course commissioning my work. Thank you so much. Onwards and Upwards!

Interested in the PERFECT gift for the dog lover in your life? PET PORTRAITS HERE

Ready to bring your book characters to life, visually, just as you imagined? BOOK ILLUSTRATIONS HERE

If you'd like a chat about any of my services, or simply just to tell me that you have the best dog in the world, feel free to get in touch HERE