December 11th, 2008 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week
I finally got to go to the theater a few days ago and see “Quantum of Solace”, the new James Bond film starring today’s sketch subject Daniel Craig. I liked it. Not as good as “Casino Royale” but there wasn’t nearly as much story in “Quantum” as there was in “Casino”. Craig is the best Bond since Sean Connery, and the updating of the character is welcome. Hopefully future films will continue in the same spirit and not regress into the slapstick antics that plagued the later Roger Moore films. READ MORE
December 10th, 2008 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week
Today’s sketch is of former wrestler Terry “Hulk” Hogan. Drawing this guy is like shooting fish in a barrel. READ MORE
December 9th, 2008 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week
If “Reality TV” has done anything (other than fill prime time with unwatchable drivel) it’s definitely responsible for making a whole lot of people famous that have no business being famous. Case in point, our sketch subject of today. This is more of a figure study of reality TV “star” Kim Kardashian, showing off her “assets”. READ MORE
December 8th, 2008 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week
Here we go again. It’s “Sketch Week”, where I will just shut up and draw a new sketch every day through Saturday, followed by our usual “Sunday Mailbag”. Today’s sketch is of one of the greatest guitarists in recording history, Carlos Santana. READ MORE
December 7th, 2008 | Posted in Mailbag
Q: You have a great skill for likeness, Every time that I look at your “park” caricatures I can really see the likeness in it. But, if you were asked to do a “realistic” illustration of someone, do you think you would be able to “carry their likeness” to the illustration? I’ve always felt that, a great caricaturist can be able to be a great portrait artist. How do you feel about this matter? Is it harder to do an portrait than to do a cartoon? or its the contrary? A: I read or heard a quote by someone somewhere once that described a caricature… READ MORE
December 6th, 2008 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week
Finally recovering from what might be to date the toughest assignment I’ve ever gotten from MAD in terms of complexity of the job and shortness of deadline… with Thanksgiving and my grandfather’s funeral tossed in. This bonus sketch o’the week is another very quick study I did but ended up not using on a recent job. It’s of conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh. READ MORE
December 5th, 2008 | Posted in General
My “job shadow” watches as I ink a MAD job I do a fair amount of speaking to local middle school, high school and occasionally college classes about cartooning and illustration… usually a handful of times a year or so. I also host internships for college art students at my theme park operations where they work as caricaturists for the summer and get college credits. This past week I did something I’ve never done before: “job shadow”. Job shadow is a high school program where a student finds a professional working in whatever field interests them and then “shadows” them on the job for all… READ MORE
December 4th, 2008 | Posted in General
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