Here’s a rare (because I almost never scan my finished pencils before I ink them) look at all four stages of a MAD job, this from MAD‘s parody of “Brokeback Mountain” written by Arnie Kogen, MAD #465, May 2006… Initial roughs: Finished pencils: Finished Inks: Finished color: READ MORE
Q: As an artist that still uses the traditional method of pen and India ink, I still get very frustrated with ink blots and I find that my ink gets extremely blotchy in its inkwell due to paper scrap build-up at times. After all these years, I still have my good days and bad days with the ink cooperating and there’s really not much on the topic out there beyond calligraphy pens (I use a 513 EF for the majority of my comics) on how to maximize the efficiency of using a dip pen. I’m curious how you keep your inkwell clean and how do… READ MORE
Tom’s MAD Blog will be taking a short hiatus between now and the New Year due to an overwhelming workload and a Christmas cookie detox. See you next year! READ MORE
Q: Concerning your drawing process: If you are not satisfied with a caricature, what do you do? Do you start over again on a new sheet, or do you erase parts of your drawing and just draw some details new? A: That’s a tough one to answer because it depends on how “off” the drawing is. If I’m not liking how a caricature is turning out, I have to decide if what I have done so far is salvageable or if it’s a complete loss and I need to start over completely. To be honest, most of the time I SHOULD just start over… if… READ MORE
Here’s a couple of final Santa/Holiday illustrations… Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays! My most recent one Christmas illustration for The Marlin Co. READ MORE
The National Cartoonist Society Foundation just released a holiday edition of their FREE digital magazine The National Cartoon!st. Read and/or download the PDF publication absolutely free here! READ MORE
This was for National Geographic World magazine… Our 2009 Christmas Card… READ MORE
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