Tom's Mad Blog
November 17th, 2019 | Posted in Mailbag
Q: When are you going to video your workshop and/or offer an online version of your workshop? A: Probably not for a long time, if ever. I know that’s not an answer most people in the internet age want to hear, but I prefer to keep these workshops in person and of limited size. It makes them a very personal and focused sort of experience, and while it makes the expense of doing one (cost of the workshop and travel expenses if necessary) prohibitive for some, it also provides those who do it a much greater value and experience than some video series. I’ve got… READ MORE
November 15th, 2019 | Posted in General
I’m in the City by the Bay doing a workshop at the Cartoon Art Museum today through Sunday! I’ll be announcing my European workshop dates and locations later next week, as well as at least one more US one in the late summer. In the meanwhile, I still have a few spots open in Burbank (only ONE left!), Las Vegas (Only TWO left), Phoenix, Chicago and Long Island City (Only ONE left)! Go grab one before you miss out on 2020! READ MORE
November 14th, 2019 | Posted in News
This week I am a guest on the terrific Comic Lab Podcast with hosts Brad Guigar and Dave Kellett, where we talk caricature and MAD Magazine. If you are a cartoonist but unfamiliar with this podcast, then get familiar with it. Brad (Evil Inc.) and Dave (Sheldon, Drive) are two of the most prominent webcomics artists out there, both in terms of their work and their knowledge of the industry. The ComicLab Podcast is solid gold, full of advice and information on the business and creative side of cartooning in the 21st century. You can listen to the show by following this link, or look… READ MORE
November 13th, 2019 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week
I did this quick sketch of Mike Myers for a presentation I am doing today. More on that later. READ MORE
November 11th, 2019 | Posted in General
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November 10th, 2019 | Posted in Mailbag
Here’s my annual “what kind of ________ do you use?” post, updated to 2019. Any links are just one possible source for purchase, do some web searching and you are bound to find the same things elsewhere and possibly cheaper. In the Studio For doing my publication work I use a lot of different tools and materials. While most of what I do these days is digital I do occasionally, when the job calls for it, pull out the old paints and such. Here are the tools I like to use in the studio: Pencils– Honestly I usually use whatever I end up grabbing from… READ MORE
November 8th, 2019 | Posted in News
Jake Tapper, George Clooney and a few other celebrities are hosting an auction featuring, among other things, some cartoon artwork by the likes of Garry Trudeau, Bunny Hoest & John Reiner, Stephan Pastis, and many others. The proceeds go to Homes for Our Troops, benefiting wounded veterans. I have the original MAD page you see above in the auction which was Unfortunately they do not do a very good job of explaining what this page is. It’s part of the feature “Xander and Kam’s Sneaky Previews” that was published in MAD #2, featuring a short spoof of the movie “Solo” and a quick appearance by… READ MORE
November 8th, 2019 | Posted in General
Back in late June I did a caricature workshop with 16 terrific artists in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. It was a great group, and we had a terrific weekend drawing and working together. Unfortunately the timing of the class was tough, because I was up against the print deadline for MAD #9, which included my “Once Upon a Time- Lousy Law” retro parody and the “Lion King” spoof. In fact The Lovely Anna spend the first day and a half seeing the sites of Amsterdam on her own while I was holed up in our AirBnB frantically trying to finish the last of the “Lion King”… READ MORE
