Tom's Mad Blog
March 23rd, 2010 | Posted in General
Hermann at work I just got back last night from a quick weekend trip to NYC where illustrators Ed Steckley, Ray Alma and I got the rare opportunity to work with the fantastic Hermann Mejia while he shared some of his watercolor expertise with us at Ed’s pad in Sunnyside (Queens). I haven’t really worked much with watercolor before (took a class once a million years ago), so this was a pretty new experience for me. I loved getting a chance to hang out with these talented artists, experiment with a new medium and especially to watch a true master of watercolor work his magic.… READ MORE
March 21st, 2010 | Posted in General
Last week my good friend, illustrator and caricaturist Ed Steckley, called me to chat and told me about a cool painting get together he and some fellow pals had planned for the weekend. Ed was going to host a watercolor mini-class by MAD illustrator Hermann Mejia for just he and another MAD artist, Ray Alma. He invited me to tag along. Hello frequent flyer mile awards. I cashed in a few of those frequent flyer miles and spent the weekend in NYC. On Saturday we bummed around Brooklyn, and checked out Hermann’s show at RocketShip comics on Smith St. See pics of the show below.… READ MORE
March 21st, 2010 | Posted in Mailbag
Q: Norman Rockwell writes in his book Norman Rockwell, artist and illustrator )by Norman Rockwell & Thomas S. Buechner) how people would constantly write in to the Saturday Evening Post about the mistakes he made in his references. Do you get any of that kind of feedback? If so what is the biggest mistake you have made, if any? A: I believe you are talking about “bloopers” like drawing six fingers on a hand or something similar, as opposed to mistakes in perspective or similar mechanical flaws… because if it’s the latter this will be a very long post. Oh, I’ve made my share of… READ MORE
March 20th, 2010 | Posted in News
The Good News is that MAD artist extraordinaire Tom Bunk is having an exhibit of his “METAPHYSICAL QUANTOONS” in the Robert Mayer Zeigt Galerie in Frankfurt, Germany from April 12th – 30th. Check out the gallery’s website for a sneak peek preview. The Bad News is that I do not live in Frankfurt, Germany. For you lucky clods that do or live near enough for a road trip, you can see a whole bunch of Tom’s stunning color work in all their juicy goodness. READ MORE
March 19th, 2010 | Posted in News
This just in from the Illustrator’s Partnership: FROM THE ILLUSTRATORS’ PARTNERSHIP White House Seeks Artists’ Comments to Improve Copyright Protection 3.18.10 New Copyright Czar begins Joint Strategic Plan to Protect Intellectual Property Victoria Espinel is the first U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator (IPEC), also known as the Copyright Czar. Congress created IPEC by an Act of Congress. Ms. Espinel serves within the Executive Office of the President to coordinate with all the federal agencies that fight the infringement of intellectual property. Ms. Espinel and her team are specifically tasked with formulating and implementing a Joint Strategic Plan to help protect the ingenuity and creativity of… READ MORE
March 18th, 2010 | Posted in General
Artwork by Patrick McDonnell The nominees for the divisional awards from the National Cartoonists Society are officially announced: TELEVISION ANIMATION Kevin Deters – “Walt Disney Prep and Landing” Mike Gray – “The Infinite Goliath” Seth McFarlane – “Family Guy” FEATURE ANIMATION Ronnie del Carmen – Storyboard Artist – “Up” Tomm Moore – Director – “The Secret of Kells” Barry Reynolds – Character Designer – “The Secret of Kells” NEWSPAPER ILLUSTRATION Bob Rich Tom Richmond Robert Sanchuk GAG CARTOONS Glenn McCoy VG Myers Dave Whamond GREETING CARDS Glenn McCoy Kieran Meehan Debbie Tomassi NEWSPAPER COMIC STRIPS John Hambrock – “The Brilliant Mind of Edison Lee” Wiley… READ MORE
March 17th, 2010 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week
This week we continue our Sketch o’the Week ink wash caricature series countdown to the May 23rd finale of “LOST” with the fetching Evangeline Lilly AKA Kate Austen. Each week I am planning on doing one of these ink wash studies of one of the major LOST characters. That means nine more until the finale… or until I get bored with it. I’ll try and stay focused. READ MORE
March 16th, 2010 | Posted in General
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yG06zG6_SWU[/youtube] Speaking of cartoonists on TV, my buddy Stephen Silver was featured on the HGTV show “The Antonio Treatment” recently. READ MORE
