Aaron Kovalcsik's Monkey Chow comic art strikes that tricky balance between cute and edgy with ease to create quirky, snarky, and a bit morose characters that you just want to bring with you everywhere you go (check out his sweet Etsy shop). He's brought some of his critters here to live on Sorta too, with his Drawing-a-Day templates which are specifically designed to guilt you into keeping your drawing chops sharp through daily exercise. Available in three versions: 2up, 3up and 6up (for microfine drafting pen hounds, I guess).
Learn more about Aaron and his wonderful art at his Sorta designer page.