December 4th, 2014 | Posted in Freelancing
The other day writer extraordinaire Mark Evanier posted an interesting article on his must-read blog about making a living as a writer. Some of the post is about how people you might think are rolling in money are actually struggling to get by, but the gist of his message is that in order to make a living as a writer (or anyone in the creative field), you need to write (or do whatever your creative skill is). That sometimes means you take on jobs that others looking from the outside in might think to be “selling out” your artistic integrity. Mark tells a story… READ MORE
December 3rd, 2014 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week
Our “Walking Dead” series concludes this week with Michael Cudlitz as Abraham Ford. I might pick these back up as the February second-half premiere approaches. READ MORE
December 2nd, 2014 | Posted in General
The great Jack Davis is 90 years old today! This from a post here in 2006: Any conversation about the greatest and most influential cartoonists of the last half century must, at some point, include the name Jack Davis. From the notorious E.C. horror comics of the 1950?s to MAD Magazine to TIME and TV Guide covers, record covers, movie posters, advertising, animation design and even US postage stamps, Davis’s art has entertained, amazed and inspired generations. John Burton “Jack” Davis Jr. was born in Atlanta, GA on December 2nd, 1924. An incurable doodler, the young Jack Davis drew on textbooks, writing tablets and anything… READ MORE
December 1st, 2014 | Posted in Monday MADness
Totally Useless Fax Dept. You would think it a fairly common occurrence that, in the process of doing movie and TV parodies for MAD, I would often end up drawing the same actors over and over in different shows or films. Actually outside of when an actor appears in the same role in sequels or movies series, that hasn’t happened all that much for me. I remember drawing both Gene Hackman and Owen Wilson in the spoofs of “Behind Enemy Lines” and then “The Royal Tennenbaums” just a couple of issues later. I drew Hugh Jackman in “X-2” and then “Van Helsing” less than a… READ MORE
November 30th, 2014 | Posted in Mailbag
Q: When teaching people to draw caricatures, do you have them draw a hundred variations of a nose, eyes, chin, etc., or do you have them jump right in and attempt to draw caricatures. In other words, what’s the best way to practice drawing caricatures? A: While practicing individual features on their own is a useful exercise for learning to draw those features convincingly, it doesn’t really help you get any better at drawing caricatures. A good caricature is the sum of the parts, not the parts themselves. The exact same nose on one person might be exaggerated in a completely different way on another… READ MORE
November 28th, 2014 | Posted in News
It’s Black Friday and the Studio Store has a special deal on all our prints… today only! Get one of our Limited Edition Batman prints “Bats in the Belfrey”: or one of our Limited Edition Sherlock Holmes print “The Game is Afoot!”: for the low, low price of $19.99 (regularly $25)! That’s more that 20% off… perfect for that Batman or Sherlock fan you know and love. But we aren’t stopping there! Back by popular demand are a limited number of our sold-out 2013 Doctor Who print “The Doctor is In”: While the original Limited Edition of 450 prints is long sold out, we still… READ MORE
November 27th, 2014 | Posted in General
Here’s hoping you have a wonderful holiday with friends and family! READ MORE
November 26th, 2014 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week
The Walking Sketches continue with Chandler Riggs as Carl Grimes. READ MORE
