Elliott Fairweather writes on his Patreon: "Dogs on the 4th is an outlet for a never-ending stream of weird thoughts. Creating something that may make someone's day a bit better helps to keep me sane (and going). I hope for this to eventually allow me to step away from my current career and focus on disturbing jokes full time. Paying for diapers with illustrations of clouds finding love in the wrong places would bring me endless joy!"
In a previous interview on Bored Panda, Elliott told us how he started creating comics: "I started casually creating comic strips a couple of years ago. As a corporate middle manager of little note, I’m someone who grew up and got boring. Writing and drawing Dogs on the 4th helps give me a much-needed outlet. My first strips were sketched out alongside notes I was taking in business meetings, and I would try to flesh them out at home when I had the time; which was absolutely never. Eventually, I started using my phone (and finger, now a stylus) to do the majority of the cartoon drawings and I’ve been more consistently creating content since."
Elliott is the perfect example of changing your life and becoming who you want to be. From a corporate background to creating fun and out-of-the-box comics. That's a really brave and amazing step to take in life. Following your dreams is often a very difficult and doubt-paved path.
The artist's main motivation is to make people laugh and make their days better: "The best compliments I've ever received without exception are being told that someone was having a bad day and needed the chuckle. I've received awesome feedback, and it really encourages me to keep going. I try my best to stay engaged with my readers, and honestly, they're one of the best parts of doing this. Making weird content attracts fellow weird people, and I've met a lot of truly great and interesting folks as a result!"
In a recent interview, we asked Elliott about the main goal of illustrations: "The main goal is my illustrations is to make you think about the absurdity of life in an ever-changing social landscape. Also, poop jokes."
The artist also shared what the most difficult part of making these comics is: "The hardest part of creating for me is finding the time to create. Between work, family, and expired car registrations life sometimes gets in the way of planned silliness."
"I cover virtually every topic, But I generally try to avoid current events as by the time pen hits the paper it's likely the jokes already been done a hundred times. It's nice to know that I'll be the only one making a comic about cloud s*x or murderous mice on a given day."
"I often create to provide myself with an outlet. I can't tell the lady in front of me at the grocery store fumbling through her purse to find exact change and holding up the line to stop being obnoxious, but I CAN make a comic about it!" Said Elliott when asked what inspires him to move forward.
If you're an aspiring artist here's some advice from Elliott: "My best advice to any content creators is to write every idea down as it comes up. 90% of it may be terrible, but in the remaining crumbs, you'll find some tasty cookies. I feel like that reads gross.. whatever, I'm keeping it."
