December 22nd, 2019 | Posted in Mailbag
Q: I’ve drawn my whole life. Pretty much everything I know is self taught. No one taught me how to “start to become an artist” step by step. I looked up stuff online or in books. I’m always learning to draw a variety of things, with a variety of different styles, and in a variety of different mediums. I know a lot but I’m not really a “master” at anything as an artist. I take on a lot of different things at once. Is that a bad approach to learning? Should I first study and “master” figure drawing, then portraits, then anatomy, then caricature, then… READ MORE
December 20th, 2019 | Posted in News
I almost never use this blog to complain about a commercial business or service… there’s too much of that on the interwebs as it is. However this complaint is wrapped up in an apology and a relevant update to readers, so… A few weeks ago I announced a revised version of my Doctor Who print which added the marvelous Jodie Whittaker to the existing lineup, and offered to replace any of the previously purchased prints via a print “regeneration” program. I went against my better judgement and made this announcement while the print was in production and not once I had it in my hands.… READ MORE
December 19th, 2019 | Posted in Illustration Throwback Thursday
Here’s another “Marlin Workplace Poster” illustration from way back… READ MORE
December 18th, 2019 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week
I’m under the gun with work today so no time for a sketch. Here’s an old one from 2006 of TV show “Heroes” star Hayden Panettiere. I added the grays in with the pencils for inclusion in The Mad Art of Caricature. It’s hard to believe that show was almost 15 years ago now. READ MORE
December 17th, 2019 | Posted in MAD Magazine
Here’s a look at one of the two pieces I did for MAD #11. A bit of a departure from my usual line and color style… READ MORE
December 16th, 2019 | Posted in MAD Magazine
Yes, they are still publishing it. Arriving in subscribers mailboxes already, and in comic book shops everywhere Wednesday! Cover (Mark Summers) Star Wars Funnies (Kerry Callen) Christmas Greedings* (Al Jaffee, Bob Clarke) A MAD Look at New Year’s Resolutions (Sergio Aragonés, Colors: Carrie Strachan) Spy vs. Spy (Peter Kuper) Meanwhile (Ian Boothby, Pia Guerra) The MAD 20 Dumbest People, Events and Things of 2019 Boeing’s Max Stupidity (Bob Merlotti, Ed Steckley) Amazon’s HQ (Sheryl Zohn, Gideon Kendall) Deporable Migrant Detention Camps (David DeGrand, Michael Gambriel) Admitting to Admission’s Fraud (Ellis Rosen, Raven Juergensen) Micheal McConnell’s Bill Killing (Desmond Devlin, Kerry Callen) Game of Thrones Coffee Cup (Amanda Stellberg, Laurie Greasley)… READ MORE
December 15th, 2019 | Posted in Mailbag
Looks like it’s that time again… no questions to answer in the mailbag. I actually only have to post this maybe once or twice a year, and only because many of the questions I get are repeats of ones I have answered more than once in the past (I’ve had this feature running for over thirteen years, and this is the 615th “mailbag” post) or of the “please show me how to crosshatch” variety that are impossible to answer in a few paragraphs. It’s entirely possible that people have run out of questions. There are only so many questions people might have about freelancing, illustration, MAD,… READ MORE
December 14th, 2019 | Posted in MAD Magazine
Here’s a couple of more close ups of my art from the “Democratic MADvent Calendar” that MAD posted on their Instagram feed. Written by Amanda Stellberg. MAD #11 on sales in comic books shops on Dec 18th. READ MORE
