Tom's Mad Blog
October 6th, 2011 | Posted in General
The interwebs will be bubbling with homages and eulogies for the late Apple frontman Steve Jobs today, most written by people will a lot more passion and insight about the man than I possess, so I won’t go on about it here. However, you can’t lose someone who has had this big of an impact on the world in general without saying something. The terms “visionary”, “creative genius”, “ahead-of-his-time” and “innovator” will be heard and read much in the coming days when describing Jobs. It would be difficult to name someone who has influenced the path of technology and the way in which millions of… READ MORE
October 5th, 2011 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week
I know what you are thinking: “So, why is Janet Leigh of Pyscho fame dressed as an elf in this ink sketch?” That’s a good question . . . READ MORE
October 4th, 2011 | Posted in News
The Southeast chapter of the National Cartoonists Society, in conjunction with the Savannah College of Art and Design, will be hosting a special “MAD” weekend event Nov. 11th-13th in Savannah, GA. Special guests include: Sergio Aragon?¬©s Paul Coker, Jr. Jack Davis Duck Edwing Al Jaffee Nick Meglin Sam Viviano Me! To say I am thrilled and honored to have my name included in that list would be the understatement of the year. This is mainly an NCS Southest Chapter meeting, which is only open to NCS members. However at least one event, a discussion panel with all the above guests participating, is open to the… READ MORE
October 4th, 2011 | Posted in News
Original Art Sold Out! This is just a quick announcement to say that the option to buy a piece of the original artwork used to illustrate my book The Mad Art of Caricature! is officially sold out. You can still order the option for me to do an original sketch of Alfred E. Neuman in the book for an extra $15 (cheap!), and of course all copies are signed for no extra cost. Just a warning, though… once the book starts shipping I will probably raise the price of an Alfred sketch to $20 extra. This Friday will also be the last “sneak peek” of… READ MORE
October 3rd, 2011 | Posted in General
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October 2nd, 2011 | Posted in Mailbag
Q: When you were first starting out, how did your parents react to your decision to become a cartoonist? Were they supportive of your chosen profession, try to talk you out of it, or somewhere in between? Also, how did the in-laws feel about having their daughter marry someone who aspired to become one of “the usual gang of idiots”? A: As a young kid my parents were very supportive of my desire to be an artist. My dad worked as a manager for a chain of grocery stores and would bring home reams of this computer track-paper that was used with old dot-matrix printers… READ MORE
September 29th, 2011 | Posted in General
Click for a closer look… This week’s sneak peek is the opening splash of Chapter Eight: Caricature in Illustration. In this chapter, I discuss doing caricatures for illustration jobs for publications and other kinds of clients. I go over how “narrative” is a crucial part of successful illustration work, the differences between doing caricature for caricature’s sake and doing it for illustration work, the influence of style and some of the challenges live caricaturists face in taking what they do in a live setting and applying it to publication work. This chapter is 10 pages long and contains 17 illustrations, all of which are examples… READ MORE
September 29th, 2011 | Posted in Freelancing
These just saw print in the latest issue of Cleveland Magazine for their “Best of Cleveland 2011 Awards” feature: Best of Food: Luxury Sunday Buffet Best of Entertainment: October “Dead Ride” zombie bike race Best of Drink: The “Slap Shot”… A fun little project. They wanted bold and colorful… Here are the pencil sketches: READ MORE
