May 13th, 2012 | Posted in Mailbag
Q: As a caricaturist how do you avoid the reliance and clich?¬© of using props (as in properties) to bolster the recognition of a person? For example, if you are depicting a not so well known sports personality there maybe a tendency to add sports gear or team logos to the image helping to get the message across. Or say a “celebrity” who is surrounded by their associated paraphernalia, just so you know who that caricature is meant to be; which helps bridge the association of recognition but then destroys it with poor observational drawing. Sorry if this question has answered in your new… READ MORE
May 12th, 2012 | Posted in MAD Magazine
From The Idiotical…The Offical Blog of MAD Magazine: READ MORE
May 11th, 2012 | Posted in News
Bring on the lazy, obligatory “Holy (fill in the blank), Batman!” headlines. A near mint copy of Batman #1 sold recently through Heritage Auctions in a private transaction for $850,000. According to this story on CNN.com, this same copy was purchased by a collector three years ago for a mere $315,000. Not a bad return. It was sold to an “investment group” who I am sure are all avid comic book fans. These types of stories have become commonplace lately, as the price of rare and historically-significant (at least historically in the world of pop culture and comic books) comics have skyrocketed in the last… READ MORE
May 10th, 2012 | Posted in On the Drawing Board
Clicky to embiggen images . . . The pencil rough Finished inks Just finally wrapped up a 6 pager for MAD yesterday…right at the wire. Lot’s of other stuff still on the board, though . . . no rest for the wicked. The above was my Marlin assignment for April with pencil roughs and inks, here’s what’s currently on the board: NBA Poster project- gotta wrap that up this weekend Warner Bros. product illustration- Might be able to share the one I did back in Feb soon. This is another in the same vein. Due tomorrow. May workplace poster assignment for Marlin More Jeff Dunham… READ MORE
May 9th, 2012 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week
Have to cheat on the SotW this week as I am too busy with deadlines to do anything new. Thus, here is a small portion of the pencil sketch of a much bigger piece I did last month for a special project that will remain unnamed until such time as it’s released. READ MORE
May 8th, 2012 | Posted in General
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May 7th, 2012 | Posted in News
Earlier today I blogged about the Kenosha Festival of Cartooning’s Kickstarter campaign needing some support. Well, I’ve put a little of my artwork where my mouth is. The KFoC just added a new reward for a $400 or greater donation…an original page from MAD Magazine donated and signed by myself. There are five of these available, and I am sure the stampede for them will be fast and furious!!!! (crickets chirping . . .) Well, maybe not, but it is another option for those who are interested. All five pieces will be pages from a TV or movie parody that appeared in MAD. I’ll also… READ MORE
May 7th, 2012 | Posted in News
[vimeo width=”480″ height=”360″]http://vimeo.com/40327768[/vimeo] A week or two ago I blogged about the Kickstarter campaign to fund the second annual Kenosha Festival of Cartooning. Things started out with a bang with the drive but there is still a long way to go. Check out the video above, produced by Tall Tale Radio’s Tom Racine, to find out about the festival. If you can help out, even with just a small donation, please do. These kinds of public cartooning events are few and far between, and not everybody likes to go to comic cons to meet their favorite cartoonists . . . stormtrooper costumes get rank very… READ MORE
