It's almost immediately obvious that drugs are a big part of his work, with almost every Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers comic focusing on them either getting into trouble as the result of taking drugs, or getting into trouble in the search of drugs. The stylized characters and vibrant colour palette add to the hallucinogenic theme of his work. The vibrant colour scheme might be a result of the older printing methods used, but I would say it's intentional, especially as one comic centres on the brothers deciding not to take drugs, during which the colours get more dull and the characters become more realistic.
Another thing of note is that besides the characters, everything else is drawn quite realistically, with a lot of detail and the use of vanishing points, which almost seems to anchor the characters in a surreal reality. It really adds to the 'drug trip' theme in a way that an unrealistic background would not.
Here's my experiment:
For this I was focusing on using a vibrant colour palette with a more detailed illustration, which did make it more surreal looking. I think if I were to do it again I would have put more effort into the background, which could have only added to the surreality.
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