August 29th, 2011 | Posted in On the Drawing Board
Summer draws to a close and the drawing board is heating up. Here’s what I have going right now: Cover Illustration for the UTNE Reader– Kind of like my last cover for them, only different! Spot Illustrations for Cleveland Magazine– Fun little job for the city publication Jeff Dunham work– More illustrations for Jeff. I’m told he will have a TV special soon that reveals some of the stuff I’ve been doing for him (even credits me for it!) and when that airs I will be able to finally show off some of the work I’ve been doing. CG Animated Character Designs– More work for… READ MORE
August 28th, 2011 | Posted in Mailbag
Q: Have you ever been asked to do a job that you weren’t comfortable with for philosophical or ethical reasons? How did you handle it? A: Yes, I have had a few occasions where I have been approached to do some job that I was not comfortable doing. I handled it by politely turning it down. What kind of jobs? Well, I am a pretty open-minded sort of guy, so there isn’t a whole lot of things that would bother me to the point of refusing to do work associated with it. There are shades of definition in everything, but in simplest terms I won’t… READ MORE
August 26th, 2011 | Posted in News
This week I have started getting a few PayPal transaction disputes from people who have ordered the book and are wondering why they haven’t gotten it yet. Huh? I am sure I have been very clear about this- all orders right now for the book are PREORDERS. The printing process is going on right now, as we speak (figuratively), in Korea through Asia Korea Printing, and the bound copies will shortly be shipping to me here in Minnesota. Printing was delayed somewhat by come color/value issues with the proofs, but that has been resolved and I had taken possible technical delays into account when estimating… READ MORE
August 26th, 2011 | Posted in General
Click for a closer look… This Friday’s sneak peek of my upcoming book The Mad Art of Caricature! is the beginning of Chapter 4: Drawing and Caricaturing the Features. This chapter details how to draw and caricatures the main facial features: the eyes, the nose, and the mouth. While it incorporates much of the information found in my online tutorials, this chapter goes into much more detail and includes dozens of additional illustrations . The chapter contains 33 pages and over 90 illustrations! You can preview other chapters here. The book is currently under production in Korea, and will shortly be shipping to my doorstep…immediately… READ MORE
August 25th, 2011 | Posted in Freelancing
Season two of MAD on the Cartoon Network will debut this Monday, Aug 29th. at 8:30/7:30 Central Time. According to the show’s website, the first episode will feature two segments I worked on: “Konan the Kardashian” and “Capt. America’s Got Talent”… I’ll leave it to your imaginations to figure out what those will be about. I will post some of the art I did for the segments on Tuesday. READ MORE
August 24th, 2011 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week
This week’s sketch is another from my studies for the Secret Agent Man print (limited edition prints still available!)- this one is the final pencil sketch of Sean Connery. READ MORE
August 23rd, 2011 | Posted in MAD Magazine
As promised, a look at the art for “Parks and Regurgitation” in MAD #511. Click for a closer look… Pencil Roughs- Click for a closer look… I have to say that Nick Offerman, who plays Ron Swanson in the show, might be my favorite person to caricature ever for MAD… and that is saying a lot. READ MORE
August 22nd, 2011 | Posted in MAD Magazine
On news stands tomorrow and in comic book shops today: MAD # 511 (October 2011) Cover (Charles Akins) The Fundalini Pages (Matt Lassem, Hermann Mejia, John Caldwell, Kenny Keil, Kit Lively, Marc Hempel, Glen LeLievre, Pater Bagge, Ward Sutton, Scott Nickel, Sam Viviano, Garth Gerhart) Parks and Regurgitation (Arnie Kogen, Tom Richmond) Dictators Next to be Overthrown (Jeff Kruse, Tom Bunk) 12 Good Things about Y0ur Smoking Addiction (Teresa Burns Parkhurst) Spy vs. Spy 50th Anniversary Poster (Various) Overheard at the Kardashian Wedding (Jacob Lambert and Jeff Kruse, Rick Tulka, Colors: Tom Luth) Planet TAD!!!!! (Tim Carvell, Brian Durniak) A MAD Look At Lady Gaga… READ MORE
