July 9th, 2006 | Posted in Mailbag
Q: What kind of art materials do you use? A: That depends on the job. For MAD work, I use Strathmore 3 or 4 ply Bristol with a kid (rough) finish for the paper. I do the pencil drawing??ᬨ‚Ćwith a mechanical lead holder, using “HB” or “F” 2mm leads. I ink with both a dip pen and brushes. Most of the time I use a Gillott 303 pen nib, but sometimes change up to??ᬨ‚Ća Gillott 659 or a Hunt 107. For brushes I use Winsor & Newton red sables, #2, 3 or 5 for the big areas. I use Pelican’s Drawing Ink A for the… READ MORE
July 2nd, 2006 | Posted in Mailbag
Welcome to the first installment of the “Mailbag” feature. Every Sunday I’ll try to answer some questions or respond to comments e-mailed to me. This is assuming of course I actually GET e-mails with questions or comments, and that a response would be of interest to more than the individual e-mailer. Some of the questions and answers may end up in the FAQ page linked in the upper left corner of the blog page. This one most definitely will, as I get it all the time: Q: I want to learn to draw caricatures. What should I do? A: Seek professional psychiatric help. If you… READ MORE
