Showcasing Rupert Fawcett Cartoons
Cartoon Art
"Where everyday life meets brilliant absurdity"
BIOGRAPHY
Rupert Fawcett is a British cartoonist & writer, best known for his critically acclaimed comic strips, Fred, Off The Leash, On The Prowl. Fred was published in Midweeks & The Mail on Sunday for many years. Off The Leash appears in The Sunday Times Magazine. Rupert's cartoons have over 1 million followers on Facebook .
About Rupert fawcett cartoons
My Background
My Background
My Background
Rupert Fawcett studied at Wimbledon School of Art, Bath Academy of Art and Byam Shaw school of Art. Rupert first came to prominence with the creation of his Fred series of drawings which blended surrealism and humour and became a popular card range selling in millions around the globe
Who is Fred? Who is he based on?
"I am not sure
Rupert Fawcett studied at Wimbledon School of Art, Bath Academy of Art and Byam Shaw school of Art. Rupert first came to prominence with the creation of his Fred series of drawings which blended surrealism and humour and became a popular card range selling in millions around the globe
Who is Fred? Who is he based on?
"I am not sure who Fred is really. He is a combination of several things, suburban man, an inventor of ridiculous things like the ten-man spade, and a big baby. His life is also a combination of recognisable domesticity and surrealism." - Rupert
Why Cartoons?
My Background
My Background
Rupert went art school wanting to be a 'serious painter' but kept drawing cartoons and always enjoyed them. During and after art school Rupert had a few wild years in which he started a punk band and drank too much, then in 1985 he cleaned up his act, got back onto the straight and narrow and a short time later created Fred which was Rupe
Rupert went art school wanting to be a 'serious painter' but kept drawing cartoons and always enjoyed them. During and after art school Rupert had a few wild years in which he started a punk band and drank too much, then in 1985 he cleaned up his act, got back onto the straight and narrow and a short time later created Fred which was Rupert's first big success as a cartoonist.
"It is really the perfect medium for me because it gives me the combination of visual and verbal communication. I guess I am a cross between a writer and an artist and somehow one of those mediums on its own would not be enough for me. " - Rupert
My Success
My Background
My Success
Rupert thinks that people identify with the situations and behaviour he portrays in his my cartoons and recognise their own lives. They frequently say "You must have cameras in my house!"*
Success in comic / cartoon art is determined by factors such as visual layout, density and nature of lettering, and emotional resonance. It requires var
Rupert thinks that people identify with the situations and behaviour he portrays in his my cartoons and recognise their own lives. They frequently say "You must have cameras in my house!"*
Success in comic / cartoon art is determined by factors such as visual layout, density and nature of lettering, and emotional resonance. It requires variety & relatibility to make cartoons interesting. Rupert's work is a combination of recognisable domesticity and surrealism, which appears to be his key to success.
*Extract from a recent interview by Small Animal Talk