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Gotta Get One Of These!

May 21st, 2011 | Posted in MAD Magazine

BATMAN BLACK & WHITE: BATMAN BY SERGIO ARAGONES Statue This is destined for a place of honor in the studio! I’ll have to get Sergio to sign it for me… READ MORE

Are Stylized Caricatures Real Caricatures?

May 20th, 2011 | Posted in General

After my post on Wednesday about how the accurate drawing of features does not necessarily create the only path to a caricature’s “recognizability”, I received an interesting email from my friend and superstar cartoonist Rick Kirkman, artist of the widely syndicated comic strip Baby Blues. Rick mentioned how he sometimes does a type of caricature with his strip and its animated TV version, where he has to “Baby Blues-ize” famous people…and I’ve seen him do it for soldiers on the USO trips we’ve taken. He also mentioned how this is frequently done on The Simpsons, Futurama and other animated shows. Another friend, Pearls Before Swine… READ MORE

Sketch o’the Week

May 18th, 2011 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week

I did this sketch of rock guitarist Slash to demonstrate my side of a little disagreement I was having with a fellow caricaturist. We were discussing what makes a successful caricature. While we both agreed that being able to instantly recognize who the subject was constituted the most important aspect of a successful caricature, he insisted this hinged on “likeness” of the features, and I said that was not necessarily true. This caricature of Slash has no features, but it is unmistakeable. A viewer recognizes a person or personality on more levels that just their face. Body posture, signature clothing or “look”, accessories, setting…these all… READ MORE

When you are too busy…

May 17th, 2011 | Posted in General

to even post the Dreaded Deadline Demon, then you are really, REALLY busy. READ MORE

Sunday Mailbag

May 15th, 2011 | Posted in Mailbag

Q: I have a question about Caricatures, especially doing live caricature work.¬¨‚Ć I have watched videos on YouTube and have seen different artists using different tools.¬¨‚Ć I don’t know if this subject has came up before or not, but I was wondering if you could tell me anything about what kind of markers, brushes, etc. are used in live caricature work? A: Yes, this question does come up often…so I post the answer every year or so for the benefit of new readers. There is no “standard” drawing and coloring tools used by live caricaturists. Many use markers for the linework, for which the Dixon… READ MORE

Idiot for Sale (CHEAP!)

May 13th, 2011 | Posted in MAD Magazine

It’s official, you can buy anything on Craigslist. One of the resin statues of MAD‘s Alfred E. Neuman that were made in conjunction with the film Up the Academy is for sale on Craigslist for a paltry $17,000…which is just a little more that half of what Bill Gaines paid to get MAD’s name removed from the film when it was released on video. There are at least three of these statues in existance, the one being sold by this gentleman, one owned by Jim Halperin, and the one pictured above which is in the offices of MAD in NYC. Pictured above with Alfred is… READ MORE

Cartooning Legend Bill Gallo, 1922-2011

May 11th, 2011 | Posted in News

NCS Directory Bio It’s a sad day in the comic art world today, as we hear that cartooning great Bill Gallo passed away last night at the age of 88 due to complications from pneumonia. Gallo’s career spanned over 60 years, and he was best known for his sports cartoon feature in The New York Daily News, which he had done since 1960. Although he was ill in recent months, he still continued to do his cartoons, his last one published in the Daily News on April 19th, 2011, just three weeks before he passed away. Bill Gallo was a highly respected and award winning… READ MORE

3-D Me!

May 9th, 2011 | Posted in General

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILkjbLhlmlY[/youtube] Artist Ryan Kittleson of Orlando, Florida wrote me to share a digitally sculpted caricature he did of me for the Me Gallery. He recorded a sped-up video of his creation, done with the program Zbrush. I’ve never used Zbrush but I’ve seen some cool things done with it. MAD’s Hermann Mejia has done some work with it. I understand there are even three-dimensional “printers” that will sculpt your Zbrush creations somehow. Anyway . . . great stuff, Ryan…and thanks! READ MORE

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