Tom's Mad Blog
November 21st, 2019 | Posted in Illustration Throwback Thursday
For about 15 years I did work for a client called “The Marlin Company”, who provided signage and visuals for workplaces that helped employers communicate messages to their employees about things like handling stress, safety, etc. Their main product was called the “Marlin Board”, which was a wall frame with multiple different sized slots that accommodated various sized graphics and signage. Companies would subscribe to their service and periodically get new, industry-specific signs and graphics that would fit into the Marlin Board and replace the previous lot. Nearly every month I did a 17″ x 17″ humorous illustration depicting something to do with teamwork, safety,… READ MORE
November 20th, 2019 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week
I’m reposting this old sketch of Neil Young because it appears in a new book called “Neil Young– Art of Gold” compiled by Herman Verbeke and published by Witsand Publishers of Belgium. It’s a wonderful collection of artistic depictions of the legendary musician that includes paintings, drawings, sketches, cartoons in both portrait and caricature form. Looks like you can only get it via the publisher directly or through bol.com. READ MORE
November 19th, 2019 | Posted in General
Last week Wednesday I was honored to be a guest speaker for “Pixar University” at the Pixar Animation Studios in Emeryville, CA! This all came about thank’s to Pixar’s Josh Cooley, whom I met many years ago when he was a guest speaker at the annual meeting of the National Cartoonists Society North Central Chapter. Josh was a Pixar story artist at the time and had just worked on “Up” and was then working on “The Incredibles 2”. How the chapter officers convinced him to to go Omaha to speak at our little get together I have no idea. Turned out Josh was a big… READ MORE
November 18th, 2019 | Posted in MAD Magazine
This week’s Monday MADness is a look at the pencil sketches of the first “Xander and Kam’s Sneaky Previews” written by Ian Boothby and appearing in MAD #2 (the 2018 one, not the 1952 one). Clicky any to embiggen… READ MORE
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
