Tom's Mad Blog
December 16th, 2006 | Posted in General
Here are a few sites and cool things to be found out there in Cyberspace… – Nuckin’ Futs- A JibJab Year in Review http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4166195990973471960&q=Nuckin%27+Futs&hl=en I couldn’t figure out how to directly embed this gem from the JibJab site, but found it on Google video in somewhat disappointing resolution and embedded that instead. Follow the link above to see a razor sharp version of the video. It’s worth it… not only is it funny but it’s chock full of excellent caricatures of 2006 news makers and entertainment personalities. I made a cursory search to try and find out the names of the artists that worked on… READ MORE
December 15th, 2006 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week
Yesterday afternoon I was paging through magazines trying to find a face or figure that was interesting to draw in my sketchbook for the Sketch O’the Day when I realized something… I was spending quite a bit of time paging through magazines and trying to find things to draw for the Sketch O’the Day. Meanwhile I have three deadline jobs on the board. The Sketch O’the Day feature was a little too ambitious and time consuming. By the time I found a decent picture that I had an interest in drawing, drew it, scanned it, formatted it and uploaded it I as spending an hour… READ MORE
December 15th, 2006 | Posted in General
This final installment of “workout week” will detail what would be my current shoulders and arms workout I say what “would be” because currently I am unable to work my shoulders at all. About 20 years ago I was doing behind the neck presses with some roommates in a basement weight room when my right shoulder suddenly gave way and I dropped the barbell from nerveless fingers. Being a poor college student I did not go see a doctor about it, but my shoulder has bothered me on and off for the last two decades. Careful training avoided major problems the last 5 years or… READ MORE
December 14th, 2006 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week
Entourage star Debi Mazar: Of course Ms. Mazar will always be “Spice” from Batman Forever to me! Oh, wait, I hated that movie. Nevermind. READ MORE
December 14th, 2006 | Posted in General
Legs are the hardest day for me, and that is often true of any bodybuilder. Your legs are the biggest and strongest part of your body, and working them out is painful and exhausting. I also have knee problems and an I.T. Band injury that is aggravated when I go deep on any kind of squat, lunge or leg press, and that makes it more difficult. Legs are too often ignored or glossed over by the casual bodybuilder as they aren’t what guy’s identify with when you think of a muscular build… nobody says “Man, that guy has some jacked legs!”. Working legs, and especially… READ MORE
December 13th, 2006 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week
A cartoon figure study of a tennis player: This was out of my head with no reference, although it’s based on an older, more realistic study from another sketchbook of mine and I don’t remember if there was reference involved with that one. Trying to use a challenging angle or perspective using just your imagination is a good exercise to help develop your feel for that kind of thing. READ MORE
December 13th, 2006 | Posted in General
First, my apologies to anyone coming here looking for posts about cartooning or art. I’ve been meaning to do a week on bodybuilding and this is it. Tune back in on Saturday or just check out the Sketch O’the Day until then. Knowledgeable bodybuilders or trainers will tell you that you do not build muscle when you lift weights… you build muscle when resting between workouts. The act of lifting weights damages your muscles by creating slight micro tears in the fibers, causing your body to scramble to repair the tears. Your body will overcompensate, not only repairing the tears but making the muscle bigger,… READ MORE
December 12th, 2006 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week
A very quick study of toothy Brit actor Hugh Grant: READ MORE
