Tom's Mad Blog
October 13th, 2011 | Posted in News
My local chapter of the National Cartoonists Society, in conjunction with the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, are welcoming syndicated Pearls Before Swine cartoonist Stephan Pastis this weekend for a lecture on Friday and an appearance at the FallCon Comic Book Convention in St. Paul on Saturday. Friday evening at 6:30 in the MCAD auditorium, Stephen will be doing a presentation about his comic strip work and his career, followed by a panel discussion on cartooning int he 21st Century featuring Stephan, myself, editorial cartoonist Paul Fell, syndicated cartoonist Jerry Van Amerongen (Ballard Street) and freelance illustrator James Hungaski. We will also all… READ MORE
October 12th, 2011 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week
This week’s Sketch o’the Week is a quick study from a vintage picture of Pink Floyd front man Roger Waters. READ MORE
October 11th, 2011 | Posted in News
Yesterday the shipment of printed copies of The Mad Art of Caricature! finally arrived. Thanks to everyone who pre-ordered the book and who have patiently waited for them to arrive and for shipping to begin. Well… it’s begun. Last night we printed labels, I signed and sketched in books, then got placed into shipping envelopes and stacked up. Today the first batch of pre-orders get shipped, and we should have all pre-orders shipped by next Monday. It will take that long to get caught up as we have about 500 pre-orders to get out. That’s what 3,000 copies of a book looks like. I had… READ MORE
October 10th, 2011 | Posted in On the Drawing Board
My most recent workplace poster illustration Here’s what’s cooking on the board this week: Marlin Co. Workplace poster– Not the one above, but a new one. Animated MAD show art– new segment character designs Seattle Business magazine– Series of spots for a “best of” article Jeff Dunham art– More stuff for Jeff, hope to get to post some of this one of these days Last week I wrapped up the above workplace poster, illustrations for Sports Illustrated Kids, Cleveland Magazine and Penthouse. READ MORE
October 9th, 2011 | Posted in Mailbag
Q: Hey Tom! I sometimes find myself drawing fairly complex settings for many of my cartoon layouts and more often than I would like to admit I frequently end up illustrating things -especially oval related objects- using Photoshop tools. Earlier this year you posted an illustration of some folks washing dishes with stacks of plates all around the sink area. Do you use tools like the “Elliptical¬¨‚Ć Marquee Tool” to help you achieve some of your artwork or is everything done freehand? A: Here is the illustration he’s talking about: Click for a closer look… While I am all for using the computer to make… READ MORE
October 8th, 2011 | Posted in MAD Magazine
No, not from the MAD show on Cartoon Network this time. These are some YouTube gems. These are a collection of animated commercials based on the work of the great Jack Davis: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Axl9lpeKKU[/youtube] Here’s the adaptation of Wally Wood’s classic Batboy and Rubin from MAD #8, as seen on the CN’s The Brave and the Bold: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnQONUjdUCg[/youtube] READ MORE
October 7th, 2011 | Posted in News
This is the final Friday sneak peek from my book, The Mad Art of Caricature! Here is the table of contents and a few other pages (click them for a closer look): Final Book Delivery Update: According to the shippers, the books will be arriving here on Tuesday, Oct. 11th. That’s this Tuesday! Shipping will begin immediately. The books will ship in the order in which they were placed, including those that were ordered in person at the San Diego Comic Con. We have almost 500 pre-orders, so it will take a few days to get them all out the door. I expect all pre-orders… READ MORE
October 6th, 2011 | Posted in News
Happy sixth birthday to Alan Gardner‘s excellent cartooning industry blog, The Daily Cartoonist! Alan’s blog is a must-see for me every day, with multiple daily posts featuring news and links concerning the world of professional cartooning, comics and animation. If you aren’t reading The Daily Cartoonist, uh… daily… then you are missing a great resource for cartoonists. Congrats, TDC! READ MORE
