Tom's Mad Blog
April 7th, 2019 | Posted in General
Q: I would like to try and push getting some magazine work, but I have no clue of how to go about it. What do you suggest? A: The first step is always “do work art directors will want to buy.” That sounds simple but you’d be surprised how many people show me portfolios where their work is just not of professional quality, but they want to know how to get work. It does little good to market work that is not going to appeal to art directors. So, all the advice here is predicated on the assumption the work being marketed is work that… READ MORE
April 6th, 2019 | Posted in MAD Magazine
Joblo.com just posted an exclusive sneak peek at the splash page of Desmond Devlin and my parody of “Aquaman”. Check out the art above! READ MORE
April 6th, 2019 | Posted in News
My recently announced workshop in San Francisco and the super small one here in Minnesota are sold out. However, as with any of my sold out workshops, you can always contact us to get added to the waitlist (make sure you specify which workshop you are interested in). I sometimes get one or two people who back out for various reasons, and I then offer their spot to those on the waitlist in the order in which they put in their request. There is NO COST to be on the waitlist, and no obligation to accept a spot if one is offered. This means there… READ MORE
April 5th, 2019 | Posted in General
I’m in Vienna, Austria to speak at the 7th annual Eurocature Caricature Festival. I’ve never been to Vienna, and despite a nightmare travel day (get your $#!t together, Delta/KLM) I’m already enjoying this beautiful city. I put in about 6 miles this morning visiting the Stephanplatz and surrounding area. I’ll post about the Eurocature Festival as things go along. Prost! READ MORE
April 4th, 2019 | Posted in News
Announcing my final workshop location of 2019: San Francisco, CA taking place Nov 15-17th! This workshop is happening at the new location of the Cartoon Art Museum, located in the world famous Fisherman’s Wharf area just one block from Aquatic Park, the Maritime Museum, Ghirardelli Square, and the Hyde Street cable car turnaround. It will be great having the workshop amid exhibits of terrific cartoon art! This is one of the most requested locations I’ve had so the twelve available spots won’t last long. Better grab one while they are available! READ MORE
April 3rd, 2019 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week
I guess the cat is out of the bag that MAD #7 will feature a parody of the film ‘Aquaman”, with art by me. This week’s SotW is the fishman himself, Jason Momoa! Original available in the Studio Store. READ MORE
April 2nd, 2019 | Posted in Freelancing
Today’s Commercial Observer financial newspaper in New York City has a cover by yours truly. The lead story is about the “Power 50”, their annual ranking of the fifty most important figures of commercial real estate finance. I only had to draw the top four (whew). You won’t recognize any of them unless you are a big fan of NYC commercial real estate finance. Full image below. READ MORE
April 1st, 2019 | Posted in Monday MADness
I had a lot of fun at Wondercon, but did not do many commissions this year. Here’s a smattering of the few sketch covers I did do. READ MORE
