Tom's Mad Blog
July 24th, 2011 | Posted in Mailbag
Q: I know of several excellent caricature artists that, from time to time, copy celebrity photographs found on the web in “caricature” form and then sell these works as art-prints. Are these artists at risk of copyright infringement as “Derivative Works”? I understand that some protection is offered under the Fair Use exceptions involving parody/satire, but I’m not sure if this would offer a bulletproof defense in court … especially when I look at the art involved in the famous Rogers v. Koons case involving Derivative Works. Of course, I have no idea whether these artists are getting permission from the source-photo’s copyright holder, which… READ MORE
July 21st, 2011 | Posted in News
Ordering is now online for my book, The Mad Art of Caricature! The book will ship in September, but by popular demand pre-ordering is now underway. Here are your ordering options: Signed book: $24.95 Signed book plus sketch of Alfred: $39.95 Signed book plus random original caricature art* from the book: $49.95 Signed book plus sketch of Alfred and random original caricature art*: $59.95 Shipping & handling: $5.00 in the U.S $10.00 for Canada $15 for any other country via US Postal International Flat Rate. * Regarding the original art option- these are celebrity caricature drawings that appear in the book. Most are former… READ MORE
July 20th, 2011 | Posted in News
I’ll be signing free copies of MAD (I think) at the DC Comics booth (#1915) at Comic-Con on the following days and times: Thursday, July 21: 2-3pm Friday, July 22: 1-2pm Sunday, July 24: 10:30-11:30am As I don’t have any copies of MAD at my booth, this will be the place to go to get the freebee signed. Then you can take it over to Sergio‘s booth and get him to sign it, and Peter Kuper, and who knows who else! I’ll mostly be at my booth all other times, except when I’m not. READ MORE
July 20th, 2011 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week
Because I am at Comic-Con I have to cheat this week on the “Sketch o’the Week” and post a rough drawing for a recent project instead of something I drew specifically for this feature. This may be one of the less sensitive illustrations I’ve done in a while, but the purpose of the job was to illustrate the absolutely worst things you could do in certain difficult situation, like visiting a terminal friend in the hospital. The article it illustrates gives advice on how to do the right things in the same situations. READ MORE
July 19th, 2011 | Posted in General
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July 18th, 2011 | Posted in News
Click for a closer look… If you are one of the lucky million people who will be attending the San Diego Comic-Con this Thurs-Sun, you can get one of these limited edition, signed/numbered, 11″x 17″ prints entitled “Secret Agent Man” in one of two ways: First, you can visit my booth (#4616) and buy one for $25. I’ll sign it for you. For that kind of money, I’ll even sign my real name. Second, you can visit my booth and pre-order a copy of my book, The Mad Art of Caricature, and get the print for free! Whadda deal. (Actually, you can either get the… READ MORE
July 17th, 2011 | Posted in Mailbag
Q: How has technology changed how you work? A: It has revolutionized every aspect of it, from how I get work to how I communicate with clients during the process to how I deliver the art. I became a professional illustrator in 1990, right as the personal computer was starting to take hold in the world of publication and print. “Desktop publishing” was just starting to get serious, having been mainly a curiosity in the late 80’s and not used by professional publishers. That all changed as the years went by and the software became more powerful and easier to use. Keylining, layouts, paste-up, half-toning,… READ MORE
July 15th, 2011 | Posted in News
Click for a closer look… Here’s another peek at part of my upcoming book The Mad Art of Caricature!. This is the opening two pages of the last chapter, “Caricatures and MAD“, where I go into detail about how caricature specifically applies to MAD parodies, some of the unique challenges the magazine demands and a run-through of a MAD job from script to finished art complete with notes on the thought processes and concerns at each stage. DC Entertainment gave me permission to reproduce the MAD artwork, BTW. Update on the book schedule: Good news and bad news. The good news is I am still… READ MORE
