Tom's Mad Blog
September 27th, 2007 | Posted in On the Drawing Board
Here are a few of the projects I’ve wrapped up in the last week or so… at least the ones that are okay to share at this time: Workplace Poster: This one ended up being a lot tougher to do than expected, as the client wanted the main car on it’s own layer so he could do an animation of the image as well as a static poster. that meant I had to draw the cars parked behind the main car, as well as complete the front and back end of the main car. I also had the foreground cars on their own layer so… READ MORE
September 26th, 2007 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week
“The Bourne Ultimatum” actor Matt Damon… I wanted to have some fun with the body and hands with this one. READ MORE
September 25th, 2007 | Posted in General
When I was a kid the start of the fall TV season was a big deal. We marked the calendar and gathered around the living room to watch our returning favorite shows and new shows that looked interesting. I remember seeing the season premiers of “The Incredible Hulk”, “The Dukes of Hazzard” and “The Wonderful World of Disney”, and my parents never missed “Dallas”, “M*A*S*H*” or “Dynasty”. Personally I was more excited over the start of the fall lineup of Saturday morning cartoons and shows… “Shazam/Isis Power Hour”, anyone? Like most things in the 21st century, it’s all different now. TiVo and the DVR especially… READ MORE
September 24th, 2007 | Posted in General
Very busy trying to get caught up before taking a little trip to celebrate our 19th wedding anniversary (which was yesterday) this weekend to the Sonoma wine country… READ MORE
September 23rd, 2007 | Posted in Mailbag
Uh oh! Looks like the mailbag is empty! only the second time in well over a year… 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
September 22nd, 2007 | Posted in General
It’s been a while since I posted about my workout routines. Briefly, about 5 years ago I got motivated by some shocking pictures of a fat, middle aged guy with my face and got back into the gym for the first time in many years. I’ve been working out ever since with a personal trainer, currently Ryan Branson who operates out of a studio gym in Burnsville, MN. I do a constantly changing periodization program that switches from endurance to hypertrophy (mass building) to strength and power. This summer I spent mostly in a high endurance/cardio program designed to give me a break from building… READ MORE
September 21st, 2007 | Posted in MAD Magazine
I nearly fell out of my chair watching this: The video above contains highlights (term used loosely) from a press conference by O.J. Simpson‘s lawyer the other day. Watch the guy on the right in the ballcap… see the oily lawyer squirm. You have to love it when some clown like this lawyer is trying to act like a big shot and puff up in front of the cameras, only to have someone demonstrate how utterly ridiculous and unimportant the whole circus is. The “high five” comment had me practically in tears from laughing. The bit with the cell phone also was a hoot. Anyone… READ MORE
September 20th, 2007 | Posted in On the Drawing Board
It absolutely never fails that if I take any kind of vacation whatsoever I will get at least two jobs the day I leave or find them waiting for me when I get back home. As it happens I have several things from last week to finish up today, plus these two new jobs and one very old job: MAD- Quick little two pager, no caricatures or likenesses which is odd for me. I like these different projects, though… nice break from all that caricaturing. As always, I can’t share more details but will post sneak peeks upon publication. Magazine Cover Job- I don’t get… READ MORE
