Tom's Mad Blog
April 26th, 2012 | Posted in General
As many regular readers know, I am an avid listener to audiobooks at certain stages of my work in the studio. I can only listen to them when doing inking or coloring, which is more of a rendering process for me and less a conceptual one and therefore allows my mind to focus on both the work and the story. I’ve found these to be a great way to stay on task during grueling marathons of finish work. Regular readers might also be aware that I am a big fan of Stephen King‘s writing, especially his epic Dark Tower saga, which are some of my… READ MORE
April 25th, 2012 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week
Okay, so it’s not really a “sketch” per se, but rather a theme park example I did on my trip to my park in New England of The Avengers star Robert Downey Jr. Bear in mind that the purpose of an example like this is to demonstrate the results of our live caricature techniques, so the drawing and painting reflect that quick, totally freehand live style. READ MORE
April 24th, 2012 | Posted in On the Drawing Board
All due in the next week to 10 days: NBA promotional cover project Marlin Workplace poster 6 page MAD Parody Illustration for Warner Bros. Consumer Product line MAD TV show segment art Jeff Dunham illustration art My Directory of Illustration page artwork Sooooo…. things might be a little sparse here on The MAD Blog for the forseeable future. READ MORE
April 23rd, 2012 | Posted in MAD Magazine
The show “What, Me Worry? 60 Years of MAD” opened this past weekend at the Cartoon Art Museum in San Fransisco, CA. Here’s one of many pictures you’ll find on the CAM Facebook page: Clicky to Embiggen… Shown above: MAD #1 cover reproduction, hand-colored by Marie Severin; Hex! splash page by Jack Davis from MAD #2; Melvin! splash page by John Severin, from MAD #2; cover to MAD #3 by Harvey Kurtzman; splash from Dragged Net! by Will Elder from MAD #3; cover to MAD #4 by Harvey Kurtzman; splash page from Shadow! by Will Elder, from MAD #4; house ad by Wally Wood from… READ MORE
April 22nd, 2012 | Posted in Mailbag
Q: I am contemplating a resurrection of my own cartooning talents that I abandoned years ago, and am considering the art of caricature as part of that. Do you think it would be beneficial to study real life portraiture first, then go into caricature? I think if you could master a good portrait, caricature would be easier to accomplish. Would you show a sample of one of your portraits that you have done? I, along with most of the visitors to your site, would be quite interested in seeing one. A: No question that having a strong grasp of realistic drawing will only help an… READ MORE
April 20th, 2012 | Posted in General
I’m currently in Massachusetts where my theme park art concessions just opened at Six Flags New England, and I’m even working the chair! These guys are clearly thrilled to be getting thier drawing done… Another satisfied customer(s)! READ MORE
April 19th, 2012 | Posted in News
Last year I was honored to be one of the speakers at a fantastic cartooning event in Kenosha, WI called…oddly enough…the Kenosha Festival of Cartooning. The festival was organized by Anne Hambrock, wife and assistant of cartoonist John Hambrock (The Brilliant Mind of Edison Lee), and featured Tom Bancroft, Sandra Bell Lundy, Paul Gilligan, John Read, Scott Standis, John and myself. While there were no guarantees this would become a recurring event, it was such a big hit there was a lot of talk about having another one down the road. Well, Anne and Company are ready to go down that road . . .… READ MORE
April 18th, 2012 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week
After hearing of his passing away, I had to do this quick study of TV icon Dick Clark for today’s Sketch o’the Week. I’m sure the tributes will be endless in the next week or two . . . the man worked with everyone in show business at one time or another, and was universally liked. Rest in Peace, Mr. Clark. READ MORE
