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Sketch O’The Day

December 11th, 2006 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week

No caricature of anyone in particular here… just goofing around: READ MORE

Sunday Mailbag

December 10th, 2006 | Posted in Mailbag

Q: I was wondering how do you design your background characters? I’ve noticed that you occasionally use real people as secondary characters in your illustrations. Is there a reason? A: I’ve learned a lot from MAD art director Sam Viviano in the 6 years I’ve been regularly working with MAD, but if I had to pick one thing he told me that helped me the most, it would be the advice that provides the answer to that question. Sam told me that great cartoonists create a coherent, believable world with their art. It’s the world seen through their eyes, and in it all objects, people… READ MORE

Sketch O’The Day

December 9th, 2006 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week

Better late than never today. After watching the movie last night I couldn’t resist having another try at Daniel Craig: The guy has a great face to draw! It looks like it was chiseled out of granite. READ MORE

“Casino Royale” Hits the Inside Straight

December 9th, 2006 | Posted in General

I finally saw Casino Royale last night with the lovely Anna. I could probably be categorized as a little more than a casual 007 fan, although certainly no where near “Trekkie” level (sorry… TrekkER). Still I am a fan of the movie series and was greatly looking forward to seeing the new film. The problem with seeing a movie like this one so late after it’s opening is that the hype and word of mouth can be hard to live up to. I had heard nothing but good things about this film… “Best Bond in decades, maybe ever!”, “Daniel Craig is the best Bond since… READ MORE

Sketch O’The Day

December 8th, 2006 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week

My wife Anna‘s favorite movie star, Audrey Hepburn: READ MORE

On the Drawing Board

December 8th, 2006 | Posted in On the Drawing Board

Currently still working (slowly) on a TV parody for MAD, poster job for Marlin Co., still waiting on feedback from the Ralph Nader museum job, and the cover job. Not much new to show, but here is the rough draft of the cover illustration: This cover may not happen as a final. Sometimes designer/publishers of magazines pay to develop more than one concept and offer choices to the client. We agreed on a price up to this stage, and another if we go to final. This particular client isn’t sure they want a ‘cartoon’ cover, although I intend to paint this one instead of doing… READ MORE

Sketch O’The Day

December 7th, 2006 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week

Here are the rest of the studies for that cover job. I redrew the ones of Giuliani and Clinton as I didn’t much like the first ones. This Giuliani is much better but Hillary is still off. We might see the Dreaded Deadline Demon here soon. Things are piling up. READ MORE

Working Out- Some Concepts

December 7th, 2006 | Posted in General

Previously I mentioned establishing goals when embarking on any kind of fitness program. Whether your goal is to lose weight, tone up, run marathons or get bigger and stronger, you need a plan to reach that goal. If you set your goals too high and/or expect too much from yourself at first, you will quickly lose steam and give up. Keep things realistic, but once you get into the swing of it you need to push yourself a little more each workout so you continue to progress. A well designed workout plan and approach makes all the difference. There are several things to keep in… READ MORE

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