eejits

Good morning folkies!
A new eejit is here just for you (just you!) Meet eejitus sunflooweris - a creature who is friends with nature and all creatures great and small. Like a ray o’ sunshine  However, wrong him or it’s friends and you’ll see it’s not-so-sunny side!!
George
P.S. Forgive the selfless self promotion, but I would LOVE to have you visit the eejits Patreon page. I upload loads o’ exclusive sketches and posts. Plus there are some FANTASTIC rewards posted out to members each and every month. Gee it a look over at www.patreon.com/eejits

Good morning folkies!
A new eejit is here just for you (just you!) Meet eejitus sunflooweris - a creature who is friends with nature and all creatures great and small. Like a ray o’ sunshine  However, wrong him or it’s friends and you’ll see it’s not-so-sunny side!!
George
P.S. Forgive the selfless self promotion, but I would LOVE to have you visit the eejits Patreon page. I upload loads o’ exclusive sketches and posts. Plus there are some FANTASTIC rewards posted out to members each and every month. Gee it a look over at www.patreon.com/eejits

And.... we have a new addition. Meet the eejitus uuuuuumiuuuum - A transcendental being, eejitus uuuuuumiuuuum is a wise ol' eejit who exists on a higher plane. Usually about 2ft off the floor, which is handy at times when other wee eejits need to reach something on the top shelf.....

Ok guys and gals... here is the next one.
eejitus ammaunicornius is just delighted to have grown such a majestic, and oh so sparkly, horn that it is proud to show it off to everyone! 
George
P.S. Did you know you can get early access to new creatures (like this guy below), exclusive sketches, eejit colouring-in pages, DIGITAL prints and actual 10x8" Prints (delivered direct to your door) by joining the eejits Clan over on Patreon? It's flipping' awesome over there, you gotta take a look....
www.patreon.com/eejits

Ohhh My! Guess who's got themselves stuck up a tree... Thankfully our favourite firefighter Harriet came to the rescue. 
Harriet is my latest character, creating her has added some dynamics to My Strawberry Monkey, and has made me rethink about some of the roles the other characters play. Stay tuned!

It's been a while since i 'arted'. It's good to get back to creating creatures and using Affinity Designer. Here's a new one. He likes to chew yer charging cables (just to annoy you!)
 
George
 
 

Hey folks,
 
Been a wee while but I'm back at creating creatures with Affinity Designer (and paper & pencil). Instead of adding a new topic for every one I make, I thought I'd start this new thread to put them all in and show them off to you all.
 
So here's one for ya! :)
 
George

Thanks both!!
Comments like these spur me on to finish this. At least, get the first draft outta the way. Then it’s onto the fun stuff o’ polishing and editing. Once I get one book, who knows where it’ll end up. But I’m getting ahead o’ myself. Onwards to the writing.....
Thanks guys, you’re the best. 
George

.....and another! 
 
Here's eejitus crickintheneckium, a poor wee eejit who's often clambered over just so others can get a better view point.  :D
 
George
 

Hey folks,
 
Been a wee while but I'm back at creating creatures with Affinity Designer (and paper & pencil). Instead of adding a new topic for every one I make, I thought I'd start this new thread to put them all in and show them off to you all.
 
So here's one for ya! :)
 
George

Thanks both!!
Comments like these spur me on to finish this. At least, get the first draft outta the way. Then it’s onto the fun stuff o’ polishing and editing. Once I get one book, who knows where it’ll end up. But I’m getting ahead o’ myself. Onwards to the writing.....
Thanks guys, you’re the best. 
George

Thanks both!!
Comments like these spur me on to finish this. At least, get the first draft outta the way. Then it’s onto the fun stuff o’ polishing and editing. Once I get one book, who knows where it’ll end up. But I’m getting ahead o’ myself. Onwards to the writing.....
Thanks guys, you’re the best. 
George

That is so kind. George is the genius with the incredibly inventive mind.  I can't draw a straight line with a ruler and would give my right arm (left-handed) to be able to draw what I see in my head!  On the other hand (left hand), I am told that I learned to talk at 9 months, and -- obviously -- have never stopped!   H'm'm'm'm.  

I am following this discourse between you two and  would like to add my support for this venture.  The book would most definitely be a success I'm sure!   The eejits characters alone would be worth the price, and a story to go along with them would be the icing on the cake.   Just know that I admire you two more than you know....

Right.  19 and 15 are temporarily out of the "once upon a time" category -- although they'll get back to it when a bit older!   How about borrowing an art class of local elementary school children (aged 8-10 or so) and read it to them but also give them free rein to suggest another ending?  You wouldn't have to use it, but I'll bet they would have some fun thoughts!  No matter what, the hard part is sitting down to the writing.  All those wonderful ideas bouncing around in one's head, but "the leaves need sweeping up," or "better tidy my desk," or "just going to finish this book first," or "got another eejits idea!" inevitably get in the way.   Called Writer's Block, but actually Writer's Procrastination.   I have been suffering from the same thing recently, so I have been writing moronic ditties for some of your previous little eejits, instead of getting to work on my Airedale Terrier story.       Anyway, I predict that your book is going to be as delightful as are your little creatures.  They are so full of life, and all have such a charmingly unhurtful aura!  Even the grumpy ones like bah humbugium!
Jennifer

@eejits  Bet your children could help you with the ending.  Or some children in your local elementary school.  As long as it is a happy one, and the baddie gets his come-uppance, or transforms into a decent chap, you can’t go wrong.  The illustrations will sell the book!!  

This has been a great read. It’s great to see the beginnings of it all and the progression. You’ll definitely growing a big oak tree from this wee acorn o’ an idea. Have always loved My Strawberry Monkey (even though my pre-school kids are now all nearly grown up). Seeing all the reviews and feedback you get from your work is brilliant too.
.....and I hate to say I told you so but, 
George

This has been a great read. It’s great to see the beginnings of it all and the progression. You’ll definitely growing a big oak tree from this wee acorn o’ an idea. Have always loved My Strawberry Monkey (even though my pre-school kids are now all nearly grown up). Seeing all the reviews and feedback you get from your work is brilliant too.
.....and I hate to say I told you so but, 
George

I wouldn't mind (one day) having someone look over my words. As some people here know, I have been trying to write a kids book for many, many, many years (seriously it has been ages). I started off with a whole world of creatures and an overly complex story with too many characters that I didn't know how to finish (I'm not a writer!) . Now I only have three main characters (2 good friends and 1 baddie type) and more simple story but I'm still wondering about the ending and getting it under 500 words for the young 'uns. That'll come once I finish the first draft and then edit.
Honestly, it has been a load of fun and writing it has put a big ol' smile on my face. It's like the feeling I got when I first started putting eejits up on the web. It's great. Of course, I'll have to get myself a copy o' Publisher to lay out this whole thing!
So maybe once I have grandkids I'll have a book for them to read!!
George
 
 

Hello again! How are you all? Hope you’re keeping outta mischief and bring creative!
Heres the appalled wee eejitus spoonfoolium. He’s appalled at the way his kind is used and abused, often kept in kitchens and hung from their heads.
George

Wait, wait..... what do you mean there's another one?!? Yup, patience can be rewarded and this eejit is a perfectly patient plonker who ponders and puzzles the whole day long. Meet eejitus ponderingitus
George

Ok guys and gals... here is the next one.
eejitus ammaunicornius is just delighted to have grown such a majestic, and oh so sparkly, horn that it is proud to show it off to everyone! 
George
P.S. Did you know you can get early access to new creatures (like this guy below), exclusive sketches, eejit colouring-in pages, DIGITAL prints and actual 10x8" Prints (delivered direct to your door) by joining the eejits Clan over on Patreon? It's flipping' awesome over there, you gotta take a look....
www.patreon.com/eejits

.....and another! 
 
Here's eejitus crickintheneckium, a poor wee eejit who's often clambered over just so others can get a better view point.  :D
 
George
 

Cheers!!
 
As promised, here's another critter created solely in Affinity Designer.  Had to put in a colour background as the white clouds werena showing up. Hope you guys like it! 

Hi @eejits.  Couldn't resist this little chap.
A Spoonfoolium’s Lament
Don’t they know that I hate beets?
Still red’s no worse than browning meats.
I much prefer stirring sweets
Spoonfooliums love making treats!
Sitting in a pot while it heats,
Or whupping kiddies with repeats
Breaks my heart.  I’m not “a spoon”
I’m here to help, not spurned so soon.
Then hooked again by my feets (*)
Left to ponder “Burns or Keats?”
(*) with apologies to  the Cambridge Dictionary