June toons 2026 #18: Motivation Cycle

Martin · 4 hours (10:55 PM · Jun 18, 2026)
A cartoon illustration of a small round creature running on a treadmill trying to grab some money hanging in front of him, which another creature of the same type relaxes above him, holding the money out with a pole and string. The treadmill is connected to a silly machine that is printing out money, which is shooting out over the resting creature. The running creature has sweat droplets coming from him and he looks stressed out. The resting creature is smiling and has his eyes closed and is wearing a top hat. The drawing is done in a style a bit like Dr. Seuss, with garish colors and harsh shading reminiscent of his books. The creatures are orange, the machine and treadmill are pink, purple, and blue. The pillows the relaxing creature is resting on are yellow. The money is green. The background is a light yellow with a white ellipse that goes behind both creatures.

Today's June Toons cartoon is probably the most complex one I'm going to do for this project, but I had an idea that I wanted to get it out of my brain before I forgot it!

I didn't really plan on making this look Seuss-like when I started, but when I began making the machine and the apparatus that the top creature is resting on, it just felt like a good idea to make it silly. It didn't need to be technical; it just needed to get the idea across.

But I like the garish colors from those old books too, so it's a win-win. 😄

This was created in Procreate with an iPad Pro and Apple Pencil, using the Procreate Pencil brush for sketching, and the Syrup brush for everything else.

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