About

Scruff?

A jumped up country boy who never knew his place.

I’ve been called Scruff since I was 11. There I was walking along the corridor minding my own business when I was grabbed by the ear by a large Welsh Deputy Headmaster and christened ‘a little scruff’ (insert your own Welsh accent) because my shirt was hanging out. Unfortunately it was in front of about 1000 other little Cornish urchins. So the name stuck.

Woss on then?

It’s very nice of you to ask. Well I’m usually sat in my studio scribbling away making pictures to sell. Then I buy mostly ice-cream, sherbert and onions.

What do you use to make your pictures?

Anything really. Markers and pens of all descriptions, acrylic, watercolour, brushes, fingers, Photoshop, paper, canvas, wood, cow poo, anything that stays still for longer than a few minutes.

Do you have any artistic inspirations?

Lots and finding more each day. Gods bless the internets. It isn’t a complete list but some that are in my mind at the moment are Tony Hart, Dave McKee, Quentin Blake, Jon Burgerman, Scott Campbell, Van Gogh, Picasso, Oliver Postgate, Peter Firmin, Barbapapa, Mr Ben, Poguls, Weebles, Mr Men, Rhubarb and Custard, Hunt Emerson, Cornwall, Harryhausen, Monet, Seurat, 2000AD, Dennis and Gnasher, Whizzer and Chips, Trap Door, Robert Crumb, Michael Bentine’s Potty Time, Chagall, Carry On…

What’s all this about knockers?

I started The Cornish Knocker Company in 2008 with 3D artist and modeller extraordinaire Jack Tomalin. The folklore of Cornwall tells of a race of wee folk called the Knockers. The Knockers lived down the tin mines and helped miners find the ore by knocking on the richest seams. All the miners had to do in return was leave them the pasty crusts and keep the bad language to a minimum. We decided to take the Knockers and all the other legendary beings of Cornwall and push them into the 21st Century. You can buy originals, prints, toys and more in 2D and 3D. (Blimey). Pay the Cornish Knockers, Cornish Giants, Pirates, Spriggans and more a visit at www.cornishknockers.com

Are you Mr. Scruff that there famous DJ, cartoonist and tea lover?

No. Mr. Scruff seems a lovely gent and is proper famous. I am not he. He is ‘Mr’ Scruff. I am just Scruff, sometimes known as Captain Scruff in Cornish Knocker lands. We both like tea, draw fish, like ska, have beards and are proper jeenyus artists but we are not the same person. I’m sorry if you thought we were but they say everyone has a double of sorts, just think of us like The Prince and the Pauper. Mr Scruff probably has ‘Mr.Scruff’ embroidered in real gold thread on his Y-fronts whereas I have raggedy-arsed holes in mine, so if you’re not sure which one of us it is you see in the street, ask to check out the pants.

Do not buy my art if you think it is art by Mr.Scruff. It isn’t and I won’t give you your money back either.