December 27th, 2010 | Posted in Freelancing
As an illustrator, and especially one who does a lot of caricature work, I often spend a lot of time preparing reference for a given project. I’ve written before about how the internet and image searches like Google image have revolutionized that process in recent years. In the “old days”, illustrators had gigantic “morgue files” stuffed with clipped pictures of people, places and things where they went to find reference for some given subject they needed to draw. I used to have two file cabinets full of celebrity pictures clipped from entertainment magazines that I’d pull out when I needed to do caricatures of somebody.… READ MORE
December 26th, 2010 | Posted in MAD Magazine
Q: I read in your blog post about the increasing scarcity of original commercial art that you have never done a cover for MAD Magazine proper. I was wondering when we are going to see a Richmond cover? A: The post the question is referring to is here, if anyone is interested. The answer to your question is likely next door to never. MAD‘s covers are a different animal than the interior art, and most require a certain style of artwork that is not my fort?¬©: the realistic painting. MAD covers are singular and necessarily high impact gags that the editors and staff spend a… READ MORE
December 24th, 2010 | Posted in General
No matter your faith, nationality or planet of origin, here’s wishing peace, health and happiness to you and your family at this special time of year. READ MORE
December 23rd, 2010 | Posted in MAD Magazine
As promised, here are some of the images from my parody of the new Harry Potter movie in MAD #507, written by Desmond Devlin: Splash page- Click for a closer look… Here’s the pencil rough of the splash- Click for a closer look… A few panels from the story: I got a bit of a surprise when The Lovely Anna mentioned she’d like to appear in this parody, specifically as the character “Mafalda Hopkirk”, who Hermione impersonates to get into the Ministry of Magic in the film (and the book). Thus: Yes, that’s The Lovely Anna in the striped suit being bossy… My apologies to… READ MORE
December 22nd, 2010 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week
This week’s SOTW is “Today Show” weatherman Al Roker. After the Sunday Mailbag question on what I used for my weekly sketches I decided to try some new things just for fun. This was drawn with a Pigma Micron marker/pen with a few touches from a Pitt brush pen added. READ MORE
December 21st, 2010 | Posted in MAD Magazine
On news stands and in comic book shops today: MAD # 507 (February 2011) Cover (Mark Fredrickson) The Fundalini Pages (Sam Viviano, J.C. Duffy, Rick Tulka, Nate Fakes, Teresa Burns Parkhurst, P.C. Vey, Zachary Baldus, Bob Staake, Eric Scott, Glenn LeLievre, Tom Cheney, Tom Bunk, Jeff Kruse) Harry Plodder and It’s Dreadful What Follows (Desmond Devlin, Tom Richmond) What if Mr. T Ran an Orphanage (Jeff Kruse, Hermann Mejia) Spy vs Spy (Peter Kuper) The Strip Club (Tom Bland, Jacob Lambert, Kit Lively & Scott Nickel, Jason Yungbluth, Jason Coates, Feggo, Joey Alison Sayers) The MAD 20- The Dumbest People, Events and Things of 2010… READ MORE
December 20th, 2010 | Posted in General
The Great MAD Art Sale is over. Thanks to everyone who purchased some of my originals from my first ten years of working for MAD. Look for the next Great MAD Art Sale in 2020, where I will have a selection of my second decade of original MAD artwork available for cheap, cheap, cheap! In the meantime you can always visit the Studio Store for some original artwork from MAD and other stuff… at slightly more inflated prices. READ MORE
December 19th, 2010 | Posted in Mailbag
Q: Thanks for your blog and especially the tutorials. I refer to your blog weekly for inspiration and tips. While you mention your preferences for inking and drawing surfaces, I was wondering what types of pencil leads, holders, and paper you use for the “sketch of the week”? A: Thanks for the kind words about the blog. I’m very glad you enjoy it. As for the materials I use for the “Sketch o’the Week”- while I do occasionally experiment with things like inks, washes, etc., 95% of the sketches I post for SOTW are done in a basic Strathmore (or similar) sketchbook with a number… READ MORE
