I’m just wrapping up in New England and will be back home tonight. No time for a real post today, so here’s a video link or two you might enjoy: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhgzIM-9lfA[/youtube] [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaIR9dAZRR0[/youtube] [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_O0xYCy1cg[/youtube] [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tO2jcwgIi8o[/youtube] READ MORE
So I am working feverishly Thursday last week to wrap up a MAD job before I leave for my New England park, and I notice my Mac Pro is acting a little weird. Something is wrong with the networking as none of the other computers on the network are showing up under my “shared” folder. This is certainly not a big deal, as I am really not using any networking features at the time other than my internet connection and FTP program to upload the final art to MAD. However I am a little anal about those kinds of things, so I quit all my… READ MORE
Uh oh! Looks like the mailbag is empty! When I get some fresh questions concerning cartooning, illustration, freelancing, MAD Magazine or other similar subjects I’ll be happy to answer them as best I can. E-mail me your questions and I’ll try and answer them here! READ MORE
I’ll be in Springfield, Mass. for the next several days getting our Six Flags New England theme park operations up and running for the season opener next Saturday, but thanks to the magic of scheduled posting The MAD Blog will continue to grind on. I mentioned a few posts ago that this summer is going to be comic book geek nirvana at the movie theater. In multiplexes this spring and summer: The Dark Knight, The Incredible Hulk, Hellboy 2, Iron Man, Speed Racer and The X-Files 2 (okay, those last two are not strictly comic book movies, but close enough). Most of these look pretty… READ MORE
As promised, here is the newspaper illustration I did last week for the Minneapolis Star Tribune: It’s the cover of a special baseball season preview section that ran on Sunday. The giant players are (left to right) Jim Thome, C.C. Sabathia and Miguel Cabrera. This is a JPEG of the illustration in situ on the digital layout, sent to me by the art director. Printing on newsprint is tricky. The paper is porous and soaks up the inks. There is a certain amount of “spread” to the ink as well, creating a fuzziness to the image. The colors need to be garish to compensate for… READ MORE
The nominees for this year’s divisional Reuben awards have been announced: Book Illustration Nancy Beiman – “Prepare to Board” Sandra Boynton – “Blue Moo” Jay Stephens – “Robots!” TV Animation Sandra Equihua and Jorge Gutierrez – Creators – “El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera” Stephen Silver – Character Design – “Kim Possible” Richard Webber – Creator – “Purple and Brown” Greeting Card Gary McCoy Glenn McCoy Dave Mowder Newspaper Comic Strip Paul Gilligan ?¬¢‚Äö?ᬮ” “Pooch Caf?¬©” Jim Meddick ?¬¢‚Äö?ᬮ” “Monty” Richard Thompson ?¬¢‚Äö?ᬮ” “Cul De Sac” Editorial Cartoon Gary Brookins Michael Ramirez Bill Schorr Magazine Illustration Daryll Collins John Klossner Tom Richmond Newspaper Illustration… READ MORE
Couldn’t resist this quick study of the great Al Jaffee for this week’s “Sketch o’the Week”. READ MORE
Well, it was interesting while it lasted. We laughed, we cried…. etc…. Back in June of 2006 I started The MAD Blog thinking it would be a good outlet for my writing and a chance to share some of my experiences and insights into the world of cartooning, caricature and freelance illustration. I also hoped it would be a great exercise in creative thinking… trying to come up with worthwhile topics for posts, articles and the like. I knew it would be a challenge, and that it would take some of my time and energy every day. So far I have not failed to make… READ MORE
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