Tom's Mad Blog
December 20th, 2009 | Posted in Mailbag
Q: Is there any way you could explain the way you apply line weight (when inking) and why you would do it in a particular place? A: You can find out a little bit about line weights and variations in my tutorial on inking part one and part two, but I don’t touch on it too deeply. I do say the following: You add weight to a line to make something seem heavier or more substantial, or to place it solidly in front of another object, or to emphasize a light source. . . . which really is 90% of the concept of line weight.… READ MORE
December 19th, 2009 | Posted in News
According to Diamond Distribution and Hypergeek.com, everybody’s favorite speedy/brilliant cartoonist Sergio Aragon?¬©s has created the artwork for the first “Free Comic Book Day” commemorative T-Shirt. The shirts will go on sales in comic books shops in April, 2010, with proceeds going assist the FCBD promotion and $1 from each sale going to Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. Here’s the press release: (BALTIMORE, MD) … (December 18, 2009) … Legendary artist and creator Sergio Aragon?¬©s has lent his considerable artistic talents to create the first-ever Free Comic Book Day Commemorative Artist T-shirt. “We wanted to create a unique annual event T-shirt and who better to start… READ MORE
December 18th, 2009 | Posted in General
Wow. The response has been overwhelming for The Great Art Blowout sale… I am practically sold out and people are clamoring for more. I don’t have a whole lot more of these Marlin poster illustrations (I lost a lot of them over the years) , but I did have about ten that I did not include in the original blowout sale for various reasons. Some was because I felt that too much of the work had been done on the digital end, and the inked image didn’t make a lot of sense. For those I did a little filling in here and there where possible… READ MORE
December 18th, 2009 | Posted in News
I few months back I did a short post singing the praises of Tall Tale Radio, the podcast show that focuses on the cartooning and comics industry. I’m a big fan of the show and an avid listener. Earlier this week I was interviewed by none other than Tom Racine, the host of TTR, and will be “appearing” (so to speak) as a guest on the show! All of which leads to just one obvious conclusion: Tall Tale Radio has hit the skids and is desperate for guests of any kind… why else would they sink this low? Maybe Tom’s just run out of really… READ MORE
December 17th, 2009 | Posted in General
EDIT- WOW, these are going FAST. Don’t wait around if you want to get your favorite. In the process or remodeling my studio I had to clean out my flat files, and while doing so I came to the following conclusion: I have way too much original artwork laying about. To remedy this situation I have weeded through the immense pile of original inked illustration I have done over the last decade or so for The Marlin Company’s employee subscription posters and made fifty (that’s 50!!!) of them available for the low, low price of.. $25.00 each! That’s right! Now you can own an original… READ MORE
December 16th, 2009 | Posted in News
The International Society of Caricature Artists (ISCA) of which I am a member, started a new tradition this year where they release their list of the ‘Top Ten Most Interesting Faces of the Year“. . . interesting as in most suited for caricature. It’s a fun idea and while everyone and their brother publishes a “Most Whatever of the Year” list in December it’s a pretty unique list compared to most. ISCA president Robert Bauer and the organization’s board tapped a few members to do a caricature of one of the list of ten. Here’s the official press release: Click for a closer look A… READ MORE
December 16th, 2009 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week
This week’s sketch is a LOOOOONG one of actress Megan Fox (don’t tell The Lovely Anna I drew Megan Fox . . . she thinks I have a “thing” for her). It was another interesting full body pose from a picture out of a recent issue of “US Weekly” Magazine. Drawing heads gets boring. Besides, I have been inspired recently by the terrific pin-up/caricature hybrid drawings and paintings of my good pal Ed Steckley. READ MORE
December 15th, 2009 | Posted in News
Once again, the National Cartoonists Society Foundation will soon be bestowing some lucky and talented young student of cartooning the Jay Kennedy Memorial Scholarship, an award of both prestige and plenty of dough for the recipient’s college education in memory of the late King Features cartoon editor: From the NCSF Website: Jay Kennedy Scholarship The annual Jay Kennedy Scholarship, in memory of the late King Features editor, was funded by an initial $100,000 grant from the Hearst Foundation/King Features Syndicate and additional generous donations from Jerry Scott, Jim Borgman, Patrick McDonnell and many other prominent cartoonists. Submissions are adjudicated by a panel of top cartoonists… READ MORE
