October 27th, 2019 | Posted in Mailbag
Q: How can I identify my own drawing style? If I practice copying your drawings or another cartoonist, how will I know what my style is? A: An artist’s “style” is a surprisingly difficult thing to define. It’s easy to see and identify, but not so easy to pigeonhole into where it comes from and how it’s developed, because it just happens and you can’t stop it. In most cases an artist’s style is a natural extension of their drawing, and is a completely unconscious and uncalculated thing. The late, great Jack Davis is a perfect example of this. Everything Jack drew, from a chair to a boat… READ MORE
October 25th, 2019 | Posted in General
Subjects suggested onsite by the class, 10-15 minute sketches… READ MORE
October 24th, 2019 | Posted in General
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October 23rd, 2019 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week
I’m back to deadlines after my workshop in Austin this past weekend, so this week’s Sketch o’the Week is one of the “Workshop Warmups” we did… screen legend Bette Davis! For these warmups, I ask the class to suggest a subject, then I do an image search for a good picture of that subject and project that on the wall. We all do a 10-15 minute warm up sketch from the pic. I work on a Wacom Cintiq Mobilestudio Pro so they can watch me draw along with them. We usually do 3-4 of these on Saturday morning. I’ll post a few more tomorrow. READ MORE
October 22nd, 2019 | Posted in News
I’ve just booked two more workshops for early 2020: Tempe AZ on March 27-29th and Chicago IL April 17-19th! Although I am still going with the longer days (9-6) on Sat and Sunday to fit MOST of the workshop into the weekend days, Friday night is now going to be an official (but still optional) “Meet and Greet” which will take place from 7pm-10pm at a local restaurant where we will have class introductions, an overview of the workshop, Q&A, and social time. I also still have a few spots available in Burbank and Las Vegas! READ MORE
October 22nd, 2019 | Posted in General
Here’s the other piece I had in the latest issue of Viz. READ MORE
October 21st, 2019 | Posted in MAD Magazine
This week’s Monday MADness is a look at the pencil sketches of MAD #1’s “Starchie Reconstituted”, an homage and sequel to the brilliant original “Starchie” from MAD #12 by Harvey Kurtzman and Will Elder, and “Riverdull”, the spoof of the CW’s “Riverdale”. This was one of my favorite things I’ve ever done for MAD. Written by Ian Boothby. Clicky any to embiggen. READ MORE
October 20th, 2019 | Posted in General
Since I only need 12 students to fill one of my workshops I very rarely offer a discount on the tuition fees. However, I (very unusually) have had several people either cancel very late or become non-responsive in completing their registration for my Dec 6-8th workshop in Orlando. Since the deposits for those spots had become non-refundable, I can offer them for a $100 discount to new artists. So, here’s a chance to take my workshop at a discount! Grab a spot here! READ MORE
