About

A sketchbook full of character.

Ryan Jones has loved drawing cartoons for years. His portfolio brings together finished work, character experiments and a growing interest in animation.

A note about viewing figures

This site keeps simple daily page-view totals to help Ryan understand which artwork is being explored. This counting feature adds no tracking cookies and does not store visitor identities or IP addresses. The figures are private to Ryan's Artist Admin area.

Cartoon Ryan with Angel and Teddy perched on his shoulders
Ryan, Angel & Teddy: an AI-generated character reference.

Meet the regulars

Two little dogs. Plenty of inspiration.

Angel and Teddy are familiar faces in Ryan's drawings and character ideas. Their playful personalities are a starting point for stories, expressions and little everyday adventures.

They also inspired this site's new illustrated badge, created with AI to welcome visitors into Ryan's cartoon world.

Meet more characters in the gallery →

How Ryan works

Ryan draws and colours his original artwork by hand, developing his characters from pencil sketches through outlines to finished colour. The bold expressions, warm colours and little details start on his own page.

He photographs his finished drawings for the website. Some of those photographs receive an AI-assisted finishing pass, such as straightening or enhancing colour. That is different from generating a picture from scratch: the original drawing and colouring are Ryan's. Each artwork's description explains the finishing process where it is known. The portrait with the dogs on his shoulders is separately labelled as an AI-generated reference.

Follow his progress through the gallery, from character ideas and sketchbook pages to colourful finished illustrations. His two dogs, Angel and Teddy, often inspire the personalities and playful moments in his cartoon world.

Current focus

Finished cartoon artwork, character scenes, and the growing visual identity around Ryan, Angel, and Teddy.

Longer-term direction

Animation, storyboards, character turnarounds, and possibly commissions or prints.