November 6th, 2016 | Posted in Mailbag
Q: Ever had to do a convincing “bad” drawing–either for a tutorial or something like a child’s drawing? Every time I see a “bad” drawing done on purpose by a good artist, it always looks too… er… “good”… there’s good structure, good linework… it’s almost like the artist doesn’t know how to do a bad drawing anymore. How might you approach doing such a drawing? A: Some people would say I don’t need any special approach to do a bad drawing… I just let my natural talent take over! But, if I ever need to do something really, purposefully bad for some reason… a gag… READ MORE
November 4th, 2016 | Posted in News
If you are in the Dallas area come visit me and a bunch of the Usual Gang of Idiots (not listed above… Annie Gaines!!!) at the North Texas Comic Book show from 9:30- 5 pm at the Doubletree Hotel in the Dallas Market Center. I will not have my full compliment of junk to sell there (quick one day show), but I’ll have copies of my Sketch o’the Week and Mad Art of Caricature book, a bunch of mini-prints, some blank MAD sketch covers, a few pages of original MAD artwork, and I’ll be doing commissions and caricatures. Laughs are sure to ensue when this… READ MORE
November 3rd, 2016 | Posted in News
Dave Croatto and my Goodnight Batcave book has been out for a little over a week now. More reviews are in (here and here), and here’s a quick look at a couple of more pieces of my artwork from it: You can pick up a copy on Amazon, Barnes and Noble.com or wherever books are sold. READ MORE
November 2nd, 2016 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week
We continue with our “Stranger Things” series with Caleb McLaughlin as Lucas Sinclair! As always the original sketch is available in the Studio Store. READ MORE
November 1st, 2016 | Posted in Freelancing
I only do a couple of pieces a year for SI Kids but they are usually really fun ones. This “Athlete’s Thanksgiving” scene is becoming a tradition for me. You’ll find it in the November issue that just hit the stands last week. READ MORE
October 31st, 2016 | Posted in General
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October 30th, 2016 | Posted in Mailbag
Q: Is it hard to turn off your “artist mode”? That is, do you encounter new faces on TV or in the newspapers or even during real-life conversations and find yourself calculating angles and shapes and relationships as if you were going to draw them? A: It is impossible to turn that switch off once you have it going, or at least I find it impossible. I do not go around seeing EVERYONE in caricature, but sometimes I become fascinated by a person’s face or some aspect of their appearance and am driven to distraction by it. This can happen when I am watching a… READ MORE
October 28th, 2016 | Posted in News
Actually this is the North Texas Comic Book Show‘s third annual MAD themed show, but as I missed last year it’s my second appearance. I’ll be joined by fellow members of the Usual Gang of Idiots Tom Bunk, David DeGrand, Kit Lively and Scott Nickel for this one day show. If you live in the Dallas area, come by and say hello! READ MORE
