January 1st, 2009 | Posted in General
Here’s wishing health and happiness to all for 2009. I did this little doodle as an experiment with a new technique I am working on. It involves using colored lines as opposed to traditional black inked lines for a digitally colored piece. It’s hardly a new concept, but I have only attempted it a few times and in different ways with mixed results. The above was done by inking the drawing in the traditonal way and then scanning as always, but then replacing the black ink color with other colors. It produces a slightly more painted and softer look. READ MORE
December 25th, 2008 | Posted in General
Merry Christmas to all, and Happy Holidays to those celebrating other occasions this time of year. I hope the season finds you happy and healthy in the company of family and friends. For those looking for a little Christmas inspiration, this post from last year about a special Christmas gift that TV personality Rachel Ray gave our autistic daughter Elizabeth (without even knowing she did) says a lot about the simple power we all have to make the world a better place for those who need a little help. 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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December 2nd, 2008 | Posted in General
More background info and history on the Orphan Works Act: FROM THE ILLUSTRATORS’ PARTNERSHIP Orphan Works: A Lame Duck Countdown: Part II. The Legislative Blueprint 12.02.08 The “legislative blueprint” for the Orphan Works Act was not drafted by the Copyright Office after their year-long Orphan Works study, but before it, by law students at the Glushko-Samuelson Intellectual Property Law Clinic. Their Copyright Clearance Initiative (CCI) is the document that first proposed the “limitation on remedies” that would radically change international copyright law. From page 5 of the CCI proposal: “Under no circumstances will Sec. 504(c) statutory damages, attorney’s fees, damages based on the user’s profits… READ MORE
December 1st, 2008 | Posted in General
I just received the following from the Illustrator’s Partnership. Lot’s of sneaky stuff happens during lame duck sessions of congress, so let’s hope there are no fast ones pulled like they did in the senate: FROM THE ILLUSTRATORS’ PARTNERSHIP Orphan Works: Lame Duck Countdown 12.01.08 Part I. Little Known Facts Congress will reconvene for a lame duck session next week. That means Orphan Works backers may try again to pass their bill by suspending the rules. We believe this bill is too controversial to be passed by backroom dealing. It would let commercial interests harvest and monetize the personal property of ordinary citizens without their… READ MORE
December 1st, 2008 | Posted in General
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November 29th, 2008 | Posted in General
The new book above by former New York Times Op-Ed art director of 13 years Jerelle Kraus promises to be an interesting look into the thought process, decision making and insider information of the approval (or rejection) of illustration in the Times’ Op-Ed pages. The book’s description states that within you will find: Episodic essays accompanied by illustrations re-create the battles between art directors and editors that have raged since the Times created the world’s first op-ed page in 1970. The works of famous Times illustrators like Brad Holland and Roland Topor, are enriched by Kraus’s presentation of the controversies associated with their publication or… READ MORE
