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February 25th, 2019 | Posted in General
I shared a peek at the “Merry Poopins goes to the White House” splash page from MAD #6 last week, but that feature I did with writer Ian Boothby was six page long. So for the next few weeks I’m going to post a favorite panel from each page. This was my fav from page 3, mostly because of the background gag. I drew in a “David” statue with Trump‘s head, with a cell phone of course, and with even more enormous hands that the real David has. I think that is a gag but I wouldn’t be surprised if Trump hadn’t commissioned something like… READ MORE
February 24th, 2019 | Posted in General
If you are into that sort of thing… I stopped watching when they gave “Best Picture” to “Annie Hall” instead of “Star Wars” in 1978. Granted, I was 11 years old and couldn’t figure out how some movie with a nervous weirdo and a lady who dressed in men’s clothes could be better than one with light sabers and Darth Vader. In fact I still can’t. READ MORE
February 24th, 2019 | Posted in General
Q: I noticed that in beauty or glamour magazines that eyes are tilted up to highlight lashes while the eyes you draw are often tilted down. Is this to emphasize a sort of “sad sack/loveable loser” nature to get readers to sympathize or identify with faces that have distorted features? A: No, and I don’t think you are correct when you say the eyes I draw are “often tilted down”. I draw the eyes of any subject tilted as the eyes of the subject are tilted. Some are up, some are down, some are even. It’s all about the specific subject. The angle the eyes… READ MORE
February 23rd, 2019 | Posted in General
In case no one noticed, there has been no copies of The Mad Art of Caricature to be had anywhere for about the last month. My distributor has been out since the end of the year, Amazon ran out the middle of January, and I have had no copies in stock here since Feb 13th. That’s because the ninth printing of the book (yes… NINTH PRINTING) was delayed somewhat by the fact that I switched to a different printer and the rough winter weather the last month. The original delivery date here in Minneapolis was Feb 4, which got pushed back to Feb 14th due… READ MORE
February 17th, 2019 | Posted in General
Q: I usually hate having to ink anything because it never looks as good as my pencils. How did you learn to ink, and why did you choose the tools you use? A: I’d like to preface this answer by saying I do not consider myself a very good inker. I’d categorize myself as “competent”. I don’t ink enough (i.e. daily) to gain the kind of natural ease with inks you need to be an exceptional inker. My inking is often still an exercise in controlled frustration. I had not done much inking prior to my starting with MAD. With the exception of a couple… READ MORE
February 15th, 2019 | Posted in General
… otherwise known as “Damage Control Day” for everyone who forgot yesterday was Valentine’s Day. READ MORE
February 12th, 2019 | Posted in General
I just got back from teaching another caricature workshop, this time in Las Vega$, so it’s time for another round of “Workshop Warmups!” On the second day of the class, we start out by doing three or four warmup sketches where I have the class suggest subjects, I search for an image to work from, and we all spend 10 minutes doing a quick caricature study of each. Here’s one from this past weekend, embattled Governor of Virginia Ralph Northam. I was tempted to do him in blackface, but my better nature triumphed. By the way, I project what you see above on a large… READ MORE
January 31st, 2019 | Posted in General
This was done as a cover for Reason magazine back in late 2010. I can’t remember the message behind the image, but this is then governor-elect of California Jerry Brown. He was about to take office for the second time in 2011. Below are some of the rough layouts I sent the art directors early in the process: READ MORE
