On the Drawing Board
July 30th, 2009 | Posted in On the Drawing Board
Just a few projects on the drawing board right now- MAD Job– Two pager that is scheduled for issue 502… due in October sometime. 🙁 Scholastic Cover Illustration– Monday deadline… looks like I’ll be working a bit when in Pittsburgh. iPhone App projects– Two of these in the works… an interesting idea and a possible new market for illustration. One is a maybe but one is a go involving over 500 caricatures. (!!!!) Just finished this workplace poster illustration for The Marlin Company: The above is a very rough pencil I did when at Comic Con in San Diego. I had to scan it at… READ MORE
June 30th, 2009 | Posted in On the Drawing Board
Summer is hit and miss with frelance work for me. Sometimes I am busy and sometimes… not so much. Her’e what i have on the baord right now: MAD Project– Finally wrapping up a small job for MAD that got put on hold by the special “Issue 500” spot and the Bo Confidential book. It might appear in 501 but likely it’ll be bumped to 502. Penthouse Illustration– a 1/2 page gag illustration. Graphic Novel?– I’m currently working with a well known cartoonist/writer on developing a graphic novel adaptation of a book he wrote years ago. We are doing some art for the “pitch” right… READ MORE
May 29th, 2009 | Posted in On the Drawing Board
After the intensity that was the book job I had prior to Memorial Day, I actually don’t mind having a light board right now. I’ve got a small project for MAD #501 to finish up, and then no other jobs pending. Just in time for me to turn to my theme park operations and give them a little attention. I just finished up this poster job for The Marlin Co., which they allow me to share on the blog right away. Due to some of the layers being merged and then saved I don’t have a copy of just the inks, but here is the… READ MORE
May 27th, 2009 | Posted in On the Drawing Board
This one’s a little different. A quick study of a jockey and race horse from a picture of the latest Kentucky Derby. READ MORE
May 5th, 2009 | Posted in On the Drawing Board
Here’s a 1/2 page spot I did for this month’s issue of Library Journal: Click for a closer look… The story it accompanies is about magazines that are popular with teenage kids. I likely got the job because MAD happens to be one of the magazines they list in the article. They wanted a teenage boy and girl reading these magazines. Here’s the initial pencil sketch: The consensus was they wanted a high impact statement, having the kids reading the magazines but surrounded by high tech toys and other things kids are known for spending their free time with, which they are ignoring in favor… READ MORE
April 30th, 2009 | Posted in On the Drawing Board
I’m still staying remarkably busy considering the dire state of the economy. Here’s what I have on the board right now: MAD job– This one is still in the final pencil stage, as it sadly isn’t due for 6 weeks. Other stuff keeps cropping up preventing me from finishing it. Stay Tooned! Cover- This for John Read‘s fantastic magazine. I will have this done today. Book Job– Impossible deadline on a massive project I can’t talk about yet… so what else is new? I’m afraid you can expect to see the Dreaded Deadline Demon a few times in the next several weeks. Comic book– This… READ MORE
April 13th, 2009 | Posted in News
I was once again privileged to be a part of the selection of the annual Jay Kennedy Memorial Scholarship recipient this year. The National Cartoonist Society Foundation just announced the 2009 winner: _______________________________________________ 2009 Jay Kennedy Memorial Scholarship Winner The National Cartoonists Society Foundation (NCSF) is happy to announce the winner of the 2009 Jay Kennedy Memorial Scholarship. Chris Houghton (pictured), 20, is a junior at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit, Michigan where he studies illustration. Houghton was chosen from among 120 applicants for the award, which includes a $5,000 scholarship and a trip to the National Cartoonists Society’s Reuben Award weekend in… READ MORE
April 7th, 2009 | Posted in On the Drawing Board
Here’s a job I did a month or two back that is now on the stands so I can show some of the process and the end result. I used my new “colored line” technique, which is really growing on me, and also seems to be a hit with clients. The job: Cover illustration with a “survivor” theme showing how library budgets are getting squeezed and cut, but the libraries are “surviving”. They wanted a mixture of calm definace and some anxiety on behalf of the librarians, with sharks (aka budget cutters) eating away at their resources. Here are three initail rough sketches. They really… READ MORE
