Tom's Mad Blog
April 16th, 2017 | Posted in Mailbag
Q: I draw caricatures at weddings all the time. Recently I was hired to draw at a wedding by the mother of the bride. She was a really nice lady and I had a great time drawing at the event, but I ran into a bit of a dilemma when it came time to draw her. Physically, her most defining feature was that she had no neck or jaw line. Her head looked like is had sort of melted onto her shoulders. She was obviously a bit self conscious about it, so I did a drawing that played down her lack of a neck but… READ MORE
April 14th, 2017 | Posted in News
I sold out of the first printing of this collection of 100+ sketches, but ordered another run because I am not planning on printing a volume 2 until October. They just arrived today, this is back in stock! I’ll have copies for C2E2 next weekend. READ MORE
April 14th, 2017 | Posted in News
Just a quick update on what’s left in my scheduled 2017 caricature workshops: Eagan, MN: April 28-30th, 2017– 3 spots left Eagan, MN: May 5-7th, 2017- 4 spots left Pittsburgh PA: June 9-11th, 2017- 7 spots left Munich, Germany: July 7-9th, 2017- SOLD OUT! Long Island City, NY: Aug 8-10 2017- Only 1 spot left!! SOLD OUT!! I’m surprised the Pittsburgh workshop is not doing so well, considering of all the places I said I was considering for a workshop that one got the biggest response. Plenty of places left there. The two MN ones have a few spots left, but time is running out… READ MORE
April 13th, 2017 | Posted in Illustration Throwback Thursday
Sorry for the poor scan, but this is the only image I have of this piece. This was a spot illustration for Minneapolis/St. Paul magazine back in 1995 of some of the stars of the stage musical “Victor/Victoria”, pictured are Julie Andrews, Tony Roberts, Michael Nouri and Rachel York. The Broadway show premiered in a test run here in the Twin Cities in the summer of ’95, and then had a couple of years on Broadway. This was done in ink and watercolor on illustration board. READ MORE
April 12th, 2017 | Posted in Classic Rock Sketch Series
Back to my “Classic Rock” series of caricature sketches… this week is legendary guitartist, Eric “Slowhand” Clapton. As always the original is available in the Studio Store. READ MORE
April 11th, 2017 | Posted in MAD Magazine
You’ve already seen a sneak peek of the splash page, but here’s a look at a few panels from MAD‘s parody of “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” written by David Richards with art by me: Whaddya mean you want to read the words in the balloons? What do you think this is, a furshlugginer library? Go out and buy a copy, clod! READ MORE
April 10th, 2017 | Posted in MAD Magazine
In subscribers mailboxes, comic books shops and via digital now, on news stands next Tuesday!!: Cover (Mark Fredrickson) Letters and Tomatoes (Ed.) Remembering Gerry Gersten (John Ficarra, MAD Executive Editor) The Fundalini Pages (Kenny Keil, Ward Sutton, Jonathan Edwards, Bob Eckstein, Bob Staake, John Kerschbaum, Sam Sisco, Aabye-Gayle D. Francis-Favilla, Rich Powell, Christian Alsis, Alejandro Rivas, Jeff Kruse, Steve Silver, Jose Garibaldi, Kevin Pope) World Flags (Writer: Desmond Devlin) Rough One: A Star Bores Snorer (David Richards, Tom Richmond) A MAD Look at YouTube (Sergio Aragonés, Colorist: Tom Luth) No Donald! (Kenny Keil, Sam Viviano and Jim Campbell) The MAD Vault- Duck Edwing D.O.A. (Duck… READ MORE
April 7th, 2017 | Posted in General
Q: Did you have a mentor? Where you a mentor? A: I guess that depends on your definition of “mentor”. To me, that means someone who has actively helped teach you and guide you in your career and goals, as opposed to just being an inspiration with their own work and career. The latter are more “influences” than mentors. I have been lucky to have had (and have) a few people in my life that I would say fit the mentor mold. The first would have to be Steve Fasen and his brother Gary, who gave me my first job in art as a caricaturist… READ MORE
