The 19th Annual FallCon will be held at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds in St. Paul on October 6-7. FallCon is Minnesota's largest comic book convention. If you live near the Twin Cities, come check it out. It's no Comic-Con (what else is?), but it is a well-organized event with big attendance and a lot of fun. This year the 501st...
As my regular blog readers know, I'm taking a character design class online from Stephen Silver over at schoolism.com. This week's assignment was to do rough turnarounds of our character. In animation, once a character design is approved the next step is to create "turnaround" drawings. The purpose is to make sure the storybaord artists, animators, and/or computer modellers can...
One of my favorite TV shows is Monk, a dramedy about an obsessive-compulsive detective (Adrian Monk) played brilliantly by Emmy-winner Tony Shalhoub. Imagine if Sherlock Holmes had been wracked with anxieties and phobias, and you've got the essence of the character. His over-the-top attention to detail makes him an excellent detective but also an enormous frustration to the people around...
A book I illustrated earlier this year has just been published. Day of the Field Trip Zombies was a project I did for Stone Arch Books. It's a 32-page graphic novel designed to help elementary-aged boys improve their reading skills. It's got everything a boy could want: action, humor, and zombie penguins! I've illustrated seven children's books, but until now the...
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I love being self-employed. Freelancing has worked out for me (going on eleven years now), and I'm extremely grateful. I wish the same success and happiness to anyone else preparing to venture out on their own. However, it isn't always a bed of roses. If you are considering a career in freelance, the last thing you want to do is go...
