June 19th, 2012 | Posted in MAD Magazine
¬¨‚Ć Standing from left to right Nick Meglin, me, model Lynn Vacek, Don “Duck” Edwing, model Mona Burns. Seated from left to right: Jack Davis, Sergio Aragon?¬©s, Al Jaffee, and Sam Viviano. ©2012 Sampsel Preston Photography- Clicky to Embiggen This was one of my favorite moments from last month’s NCS Reuben Weekend. Photographer and author of The Artist Within Greg Preston set up this awesome photoshoot of the attending MAD artists and writers (plus a couple of gorgeous models) in a 60’s MAD MEN setting. Of course, this is what it always looks like when the Usual Gang of Idiots gets together. I still pinch… READ MORE
June 18th, 2012 | Posted in General
Things might be ugly here for the next week or so. Talk amongst yourselves. READ MORE
June 17th, 2012 | Posted in Mailbag
I get a number of frequently asked questions in the Mailbag (you know, like “what kind of pen do you use?”. :Where do you get your ideas?”¬¨‚Ć and “Can you draw my caricature?”), and every once and a while I post an updated answer based on a previous post.¬¨‚Ć This is one of those “once in a while”s. From the Mailbag Archives. Q: I want to learn to draw caricatures. What should I do? A: Seek professional psychiatric help. If you are still intent on drawing caricatures, the best way to become a good caricaturist is to have been dropped on your head a lot… READ MORE
June 15th, 2012 | Posted in Freelancing
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2hhgbEau5k[/youtube] MAD’s Al Jaffee spends two minutes giving you some of the best advice about being a professional freelance artist you will ever hear. Via the Daily Cartoonist via Mike Lynch. READ MORE
June 14th, 2012 | Posted in General
A couple of days ago I mentioned here on Tom’s MAD Blog that I did the art for a parody of the TV show “Breaking Bad” in the latest issue of MAD. Reader Anthony wrote in the comments: Breaking Bad satire?? YAAAAY! Best show, cannot wait to see this. Hey with the satires of big drama serials, do you watch the whole series so far or just the most recent season? The cast and locations change a bit over the course of the four seasons. That’s a good question, and really begs a little examination of how I approach a TV or movie parody in… READ MORE
June 13th, 2012 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week
Professional caricaturists have a term for a face like Richard Harrison’s aka “The Old Man” from the History Channel’s “Pawn Stars”. . . it’s called a “field day”. READ MORE
June 12th, 2012 | Posted in MAD Magazine
As promised, a small peek at the art from MAD‘s satire of Breaking Bad in this month’s issue: Final splash- Clicky to Embiggen Pencil Roughs- Clicky to Embiggen A few random panels from the parody: Last week I was asked about the process in doing TV parodies, and if I had to watch every single episode of the series or just the last season or what. I thought that might make an interesting article, so look for that on Thursday after tomorrow’s SotW. READ MORE
June 11th, 2012 | Posted in MAD Magazine
On news stands June 19th, in comic book shops this week, in many subscriber mailboxes already and, surprisingly, already available for download on the iPad: MAD # 516 (August 2012) Cover (Mark Fredrickson) The Fundalini Pages (Matt Lassen, Kenny Keil, David DeGrand, Glen Le Lievre, Scott Maiko, Rick Tulka, Jeff Kruse, Paul Coker, J.C. Duffy, Anton Emdin ) Fading Bad (Desmond Devlin, Tom Richmond) Tip-Offs that a Civil War Re-enactment Isn’t Quite Accurate (Matt Lassen, Rick Geary) Spider-Man Tweets While Watching “The Avengers” (Desmond Devlin, Hermann Mejia) A MAD Look at Hospitals (Sergio Aragon?¬©s, Colors: Tom Luth) CNN.Com (Scott Maiko, Scott Bricher) 8 Practical Pointers… READ MORE
