Critical Diary Entry - Fat Pie Cartoons

I first stumbled across the cartoon creations on fat-pie.com during my Art Foundation year. I wouldn’t advise anyone who is easily offended to watch the animations as there is some shocking and dark content, but personally I can’t help but laugh at some of it. There is a strange off-the-wall humour that somehow appeals to me (however the content isn’t a reflection of my character. You will understand why I had to clear that up if you ever watch the cartoons!)

It is the style of animation that I particularly like, roughly drawn and animated in Flash and some drawn on paper before being manipulated in Flash. The flickering lines and odd looking characters that David Firth creates suit the random storylines.

My favourite character or cartoon is the Salad Fingers series. He is a strange creature who comes across as being quite innocent and naïve with his faltering voice, yet there is something creepy and dark about him that adds to the weird humour. The slow moving animation also adds to the unnerving atmosphere.

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www.fat-pie.com