Tom's Mad Blog
November 28th, 2012 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week
This week’s SotW is an example of how the caricatures I draw for the Limited Artist’s Edition of my book turn out. The one above is from LAE #5, and the subject is German caricaturist Tuncay Erol. Here are two of the pics Tuncay sent me (greatly reduced in resolution) that I worked from: There are still plenty of the 120 Limited Artist’s Editions available, and there’s still time to order one and get it in time for a Christmas gift. Check out the order page for more details! You can check out Tuncay’s blog here! He’s a talented guy! READ MORE
November 27th, 2012 | Posted in General
I received this email the other day from reader Randy Arnold: I know you keep up on things like this, but just in case you didn’t know Adobe is changing their upgrade policy. This is where I found out. I believe you have mentioned you are using CS3 now and it is probably like your favorite pen and you may not care to upgrade.¬¨‚Ć Wouldn’t mind hearing…seeing…reading your opinion on upgrading software on your blog. This from Adobe on their new upgrade policy: “Special upgrade offer for CS3 and CS4 customers. Take advantage of our special introductory upgrade pricing on Creative Suite 6 for customers… READ MORE
November 26th, 2012 | Posted in Freelancing
I did a rare local job recently for Minnesota Monthly magazine, illustrating a part of their annual “best of” issue. The caricatures are of Minnesotans of note for 2012 . . . not many most people would recognize outside of Bob Dylan and maybe the Timberwolve’s Kevin Love. The issue was a “Greatest Hits of 2012” motif, so music was the theme. Opening page for the article above. The circles are for inset text. What followed was this two page spread, with text boxes for descriptions of the people pictured: Clicky to embiggen… Actually I didn’t get a copy of the issue so I only… READ MORE
November 25th, 2012 | Posted in Mailbag
Q: When you go from the “final pencilling” to “the inking,” what is your process of getting rid of the pencil lines? Do you simply erase them? Or are they not a problem once the pictures are scanned into your computer? Just wondering, because I want to get the cleanest final drawing as possible. A: Erasing underling pencils from inked pieces is every cartoonists bane. There are a number of ways to help make it less painful. Which one would work the best for you depends on your drawing technique, the final effect you want to achieve with your cartoons, and the way you prefer… READ MORE
November 23rd, 2012 | Posted in General
After a few brutal deadline jobs earlier this month, I am steaming full ahead on completing all the Limited Artist’s Editions of my book that have been ordered. Many thanks to those who placed an order for one, I should be caught up and all shipped by the end of next week. For anyone not familiar with this one-time offer, I am doing a series of 120 Limited Artist’s Editions of my book, The Mad Art of Caricature! In it I draw a caricature of YOU (or whoever you send me pictures of) from your photos, and the book is signed and hand numbered on… READ MORE
November 22nd, 2012 | Posted in General
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November 21st, 2012 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week
Better late than never today . . . the last three Bat-movie’s Alfred Pennyworth, Michael Caine. READ MORE
November 20th, 2012 | Posted in Freelancing
Now that season 3 of the MAD show on Cartoon Network is over, I can probably share some of the work I did this season. I didn’t do much this year… only two episodes. One was entitled “Jurassic Park and Recreation”, and the other “The Poop-sodeon Adventure”: Most of the ones for “Jurassic Parks and Rec” were based on the ones I did in the parody for the magazine. Stephen Lang was the only extra character. I tried something different for the “Poopsideon” segment… I drew those directly on the Cintiq. No paper involved. It was a quick turnaround job so I gave it… READ MORE
