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Inking is Hard…

October 24th, 2019 | Posted in General

Workshop Warmups- Bette Davis!

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

New Workshops: Tempe, AZ and Chicago, IL!

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

The other Viz Piece…

October 22nd, 2019 | Posted in General

Here’s the other piece I had in the latest issue of Viz. READ MORE

Monday MADness- Starchie/Riverdull Pencils!

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

Discounted Workshop in Orlando!

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

Sunday Mailbag- Copics?

October 20th, 2019 | Posted in Mailbag

Q: How do you find working with the Copic markers for coloring? They seem to be the popular and recent/newest of the traditional art materials. I remember alcohol markers being around for a long time now but mostly for advertising comps and architecture/landscape renderings. A: I like the Copics a lot, but I only use them for quick style work like I do at comic cons. They are versatile and convenient, but while you can do a lot of blending of colors to get a wider palette, you are essential stuck with the colors and values of the markers themselves. Not all colors blend together… READ MORE