In case you've been living in a cave, Facebook has officially exploded onto the internet scene and is now THE social networking site for, well, anyone with a pulse. I've been on Facebook for a while now, using it both personally and professionally. While I enjoy catching up with friends and keeping tabs on a few other artists, I'm still...
Two days ago I posed a curious question: Are the offspring of artistic men more likely to be boys or girls? Most of the artists I know who are parents (myself included) have all girls or mostly girls, and that seemed a little odd to me. So far thirty of you have taken my informal survey. The results are below. Assuming...
This is kind of interesting and maybe a little weird. I'm a freelance illustrator and I've got two daughters, no sons. Once a month I meet with some other local illustrators for lunch, and if you add up all of our kids the daughters far outnumber the sons. A few weeks ago I was at a chapter meeting of the National Cartoonists...
The economy has officially slumped and creative industries are feeling the downward pull just like everyone else. More than a few in-house art departments have seen budget cuts and layoffs. On the plus side, some freelancers may benefit because a creative department with a reduced staff is more likely to hire freelancers to help bear the load. On the minus...
Earlier this week my wife and I hosted a couple for dinner, illustrator Toby Dugan and his wife Vonnie. Toby is a retired artist, evangelist, and magician and one of my wife's long-time family friends. He was kind enough to bring his portfolio to my studio which was a real treat! For much of his career Toby was a commercial artist...
For twenty years Walt Stanchfield was a drawing instructor at Disney, teaching and inspiring some of the worlds' best artists and animators to help them hone their craft. He often gave his students handouts filled with inspiring sketches and valuable insights into the process of gesture drawing. The handouts were so popular that they were photocopied and traded like baseball...
