Tom's Mad Blog
October 30th, 2012 | Posted in On the Drawing Board
I just wrapped up a bunch of jobs over the weekend including a three page magazine spread, a magazine spot illustration and a workplace poster jobso things are a lot less hectic than usual. Here’s what’s still currently on the drawing board: MAD movie parody (seven pages!) Penthouse spot illustration Another Workplace poster illustration Lot’s of caricatures for the “Limited Artist’s Edition” of my book Speaking of those workplace posters, here’s the final from my past assignment with them: Clicky to Embiggen… READ MORE
October 29th, 2012 | Posted in News
Announcing the availability of a Limited Artist’s Edition of my book, The Mad Art of Caricature! A Serious Guide to drawing Funny Faces, just in time for the holidays! This Limited Artist’s Edition will be limited to 120 editions, and will feature the following: A handsome, hand-numbered bookplate on the inside front cover (see above)! signed (and personalized as directed by you) by the author (me)! a pen and ink caricature of YOU or the PERSON OF YOUR CHOICE, drawn by the author (again, me) from photos you send me! Here’s an example: You send me your photos I draw you on the half title… READ MORE
October 28th, 2012 | Posted in Mailbag
Q: When you were in college and first working at Six Flags, what was it like? Was it really nerve-wracking? Did it help build confidence in your drawings and style, and what kind of feedback did you get from the people you drew? Do you have any examples of the work you did back then? A: For those who may not know this story: I got my start in caricature working at a Six Flags theme park during my college years in the mid to late 80s. I was skipping a highly pretentious art class while attending the University of Minnesota, hanging around the studio… READ MORE
October 26th, 2012 | Posted in News
I just received the shipment of the third printing of The Mad Art of Caricature! today, so the book is back in stock both with my direct sales website and my distributor . . . we were only out for a week. Not bad timing. Monday I will be announcing the availability of a “special edition” of the book, so if you are inclined to think about ordering a copy, you might want to wait until then to see what that is all about. Some people might think it’s cool, others might just go “meh”, but it will be limited to a run of 120… READ MORE
October 26th, 2012 | Posted in MAD Magazine
That episode of CBS “Sunday Morning” featuring the segment on MAD Magazine’s 60th anniversary that I may or may not actually be on camera for is going to air this Sunday on . . . ummmm . . . CBS! Check your local listings but here In Minneapolis is is running from 8-9:30 am. Guess I’ll be DVR’ing it! READ MORE
October 25th, 2012 | Posted in Freelancing
These books didn’t make it past the editorial department of their prospective publishers . . . the authors names have been blocked out to protect the guilty: The above one is a little over the top. READ MORE
October 24th, 2012 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week
Clicky to Embiggen… Not the NCC-1701(x) imaginary version, but the CVN 65 real thing. I actually did this for the USO and it will appear in their magazine On Patrol soon. Marker/pen on sketch paper. READ MORE
October 23rd, 2012 | Posted in News
It finally happened, I am totally out of copies of The Mad Art of Caricature. I am supposed to have the third printing in stock by this Monday, but we will see if the shipping people stay on schedule. In the meantime, there are still a few copies on Amazon, and they sell it cheaper there (but unsigned!), but they will be out shortly as well. My apologies to those looking for a signed copy. READ MORE
