October 1st, 2012 | Posted in Freelancing
Clicky to Embiggen… Back in the early-mid 2000’s I did an illustration of the entire Minnesota Twins baseball team roster each year, which was given away as a poster at the ballpark on the last home game of the season aka “Kid’s Appreciation Day”. I hadn’t done one since 2006, but this year the Twins hired me to do it again. The above is the result, given away at yesterday’s game. The ones I did in earlier years were ink and watercolor original paintings, which now hang in the Twin’s offices. This new one I did digitally. *EDIT– Due to popular request (and since no… READ MORE
September 30th, 2012 | Posted in Mailbag
Q: Do you think the printed version of MAD will eventually stop, and it will become digital only? A: That’s a question with two answers. Will the printed version of MAD ever stop? Yes, of course it will. Nothing lasts forever, and eventually MAD will cease publication. Hopefully not for a long time. Will it stop because the “digital revolution” will eventually kill all traditional printing? No, I don’t think so. I think magazines and especially books will continue to exist in printed form for a long time. The death of radio has been predicted since TV really got going in the 1950’s, but radio… READ MORE
September 28th, 2012 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week
Sketch week wraps up with this far less ambitious caricature of actress Mila Kunis, drawn while being very distracted by Michael Jantze‘s excellent presentation on his animation process at the Kenosha Festival of Cartooning. Full report to come next week! READ MORE
September 27th, 2012 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week
Since everybody seemed to like my pen sketch yesterday, here’s another one using the same technique–multiple Oscar winning actress Meryl Streep. READ MORE
September 26th, 2012 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week
This is a little different . . . done with a thin marker/pen: actor Steve Buscemi. Sketch week is getting a little too testosterone-heavy. I’ll try and find some ladies to make fun of tomorrow and Friday. READ MORE
September 25th, 2012 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week
In honor of his Emmy win for Best Supporting Actor, it’s the man with the biggest head on television, “Breaking Bad”‘s Aaron Paul. READ MORE
September 24th, 2012 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week
I am kicking off a week of nothing but sketches with Minnesota native Bob Dylan. This is actually a study for an upcoming job. READ MORE
September 23rd, 2012 | Posted in General
Q: Tom, what factors do you take into account on who (or what) to draw for “The Sketch O’ The Week”. I’ve noticed that you’ll draw someone who’s in a popular movie, or a person that’s currently on the news. What dictates your choice for the SoTW? Is it favoritism towards a celebrity you like? Or maybe someone who you enjoyed sketching out? Insight on this topic would be nice as I’m always entertained by the spontaneous decisions you make every week for the SoTW! A: When I sit down to do the SotW, I usually just grab a current magazine and start paging through… READ MORE
