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Just printed: Gnasher's in a good mood.  Dennis the Menace's companion, a Beano favourite in his own right, first appeared in the comic's issue 1362, back in the rebellious 1960s. Gnasher is a black-haired Abyssinian Wire-Haired Tripe Hound exclaims "gnash!" instead of barking. The print is a two-ink design: here are photos showing the red ink first (the lightest ink is always put down first), then the black ink goes down (using a sheet of acetate to register it accurately) and the finished article.  Finally, four prints dry on my wall-mounted drying rack.  As usual, the paper I've used is lovely...

Here's a glimpse of Dogmatix just after he's been printed: I've just applied the black on top of the blue, making sure that the image lands perfectly on the page so that his blue nose fits perfectly. 

 

Eduardo Alessandro Studios in Broughty Ferry have mounted a huge exhibition of my screenprints - many of them beautifully framed. Go visit - the staff are lovely.

 

Cats and dogs by Thelwell, George Herriman's surreal Krazy Kat, Dennis the Menace's Gnasher, and Uderzo's Dogmatix - or Idefix to the French. They're all here. Screenprinted with affection by John Patrick Reynolds, with thanks to DC Thomson, Editions Albert Renee and David Thelwell

Screenprints to hang together: Oor Wullie on his bike.