Tom's Mad Blog
October 17th, 2011 | Posted in News
It took a solid week, but all orders for my book, The Mad Art of Caricature! (at least those placed through today at about 3:00 pm), have shipped. If you pre-ordered or ordered a copy, it is either already delivered or on the way! For those who ordered the book with the “original sketch from the book” option, a handful will find a note in the package saying to expect their original art to come separately. This is because a handful of the sketches were too big to fit in the package with the book without being folded. Those are being shipped in a separate… READ MORE
October 16th, 2011 | Posted in General
Q: Now that you’ve self-published a book, can you share with us how to do it? A: Wow, that would be a LOOOOONG blog post. I did a lot of research for this, including picking the brain of my friend and very successful self-publisher Steve Silver about printers, the process, etc. Much of it was a learn-as-I-went process, especially with the book designing. I had never used Adobe Indesign before, and by the end of the book’s assembly I had become an Indesign Jedi. I could spend an hour or three on a long-winded post, but honestly Steve gave me one piece of advice that… READ MORE
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
