No no, I said "the artist in me can't keep things simple" ^^ So although I always start on a Polandball comic with the idea of "let's keep this simple", I never succeed, because I always end up adding new things (like a hat and cigar, in this case).
Have you seen my Palestineball cartoon? That also started from the idea "let's keep it simple, 3 panels, basic drawings, 30 minutes"... Before long, I was drawing vases, sand-layers, flags and dust effects, and experimenting with gradients. It took me like 3-4 hours instead of 30 minutes (but I like the end result)
I cannot into simplicity