Okay, so today I tried to recreate that “The Angriest Dog in the World” comic strip. You know, the one by David Lynch? Super weird, super simple, super…angry.
First, I dug up some references online. Just googled “The Angriest Dog in the World” and scrolled through the images. I noticed they’re all pretty much the same: black and white, super basic dog, same four panels, some weird text.
Getting Started
I don’t have fancy art software, so I just opened up MS Paint. Yeah, I know, super old school. But hey, it works for simple stuff!
- I picked the rectangle tool and drew four equal-sized boxes for the panels.
- Then, I used the line tool to make them look like, you know, comic panels.
Drawing the Dog
The dog… oh boy. I tried to copy the style from the references. It’s basically just a few lines, right? But man, getting that “perfectly angry” look was tougher than I thought.
I kept erasing and redrawing the dog’s face. The eyes are just little dots, but the placement is EVERYTHING. Too close, he looks confused. Too far, he looks… sleepy? I finally settled on something that looked at least a little bit menacing.
Adding the Text
The text is part of the whole vibe, so I tried the classic, and the classic dialog in each panel:
- “The dog who is so angry he cannot move. He cannot eat. He cannot sleep. He can just barely growl.”
- “He is trembling and straining.”
- “He barks and is choked to the point that he can no longer bark.”
- “Bound so tightly, and to the darkness around him. And there will come a day.”
I chose a simple, blocky font in Paint. Something that looked kinda like it could have been typed on an old typewriter. I typed out the iconic “The dog who is so angry…” line and positioned it above the panels.
Finally, I saved my masterpiece. It’s not perfect, and it is not David Lynch, but it’s definitely a version of “The Angriest Dog in the World”.
Maybe I should show my own drawing skills to get it better, but it was a good time for this old strip!
