And now for something completely different… here’s a pretty obscure commission request. You’ll only recognize this one is you’ve seen the movie “Chappie” or you are into the South African hip-hop scene. This “mock MAD cover” commission from my last “Virtual Artist’s Alley” event features the music duo “Die Antwoord” from the movie “Chappie”. Brush pens and Copic markers on bristol. READ MORE
Q: Do you think that going to college for art after high school is necessary or super important? I’ve had some people tell me yes and others say no, but I was curious of what the opinion of someone who has been in the art industry for years would have to say. I would like to go into a career in illustration, whether that be comics, magazines, covers, books, etc. I was planning on applying to college this year in order to go this coming fall, but due to Covid, I decided it would be a better idea to hold off a year and just… READ MORE
Here’s another of my “Virtual Artist’s Alley” commissions. Having just finished a big corporate job that took nearly 4 weeks to complete, I had to put everything on hold for almost a month. However, I am spending the next few days wrapping up the last few of these I have to do. If you are waiting for one, they should all be shipped by Monday! Then, it’s back to CLAPTRAP. READ MORE
It’s serious crunch time on this corporate/advertising job that’s eaten my life for the last three weeks, so no posts for a day or two. If you are looking for something interesting to read, my CLAPTRAP co-conspirator Desmond Devlin has written his theories as to why MAD did not do spoofs of the 12 movies we are doing in the book. You can find that in the latest two updates on our Indiegogo page. READ MORE
I still have two spots available for my one and only scheduled 2021 caricature workshop! Grab your spot. READ MORE
I am taking the month of April off of doing a “Sketch o’the Week”. Instead on Wednesdays I’m posting one of the commission pieces I have done from my “Virtual Artist’s Alley”‘ event late last month. This is another of the “Mock MAD Cover” commissions I did. Always fun to draw my pal Svengoolie! Brush pen and Copic markers on 9×12 bristol. READ MORE
Here’s another drawing from my “Virtual Artist’s Alley” event late last month, iconic bad guy actor Lee Van Cleef! This was one of the “Live Caricature Style” commissions, meaning it’s drawn in the same way and with the same graphite and blending stomp tools I use when I do live caricatures. For those who placed commission orders with me when I did that virtual Artist’s Alley last month, I’ll have to ask you for a little extra patience in waiting for your art. Right after I did that event I got slammed with multiple freelance jobs, with more rolling in. That means a lot of… READ MORE
This is an interesting article about a lawsuit filed back in the 1980’s by the Anheuser-Busch beer company against the creators/publishers of a St. Louis based humor magazine very much in the MAD vien called Snicker. Snicker ran a parody ad on the back of one of their issues poking fun at Anheuser-Busch’s “Michelob Dry” beer ads with a “Michelob Oily” spoof ad. This was also a callout to a the 1988 Shell Oil Co. oil leak in Vienna, Missouri that sent millions of gallons of oil into a local river. The leak caused several Anheuser-Busch factories to have to halt production due to possible… READ MORE
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