(Cartoon by Clay Jones)Here's an artistic challenge: Create a cartoon about the hurricane tragedy in New Orleans. That's the assignment if you make your living as an editorial cartoonist. Yet many have risen to the challenge. Daryle Cagle's Professional Cartoonist Index is probably the largest collection of editorial cartoons on the internet. You can view today's cartoons, or...
Recently a local TV station hired me as a courtroom sketch artist for a school shooting trial (full story here). Today was the last day of the trial. Family members testified about how the murders had affected them, and then the judge gave his sentence. It was gut wrenching to watch. Courtroom sketching is a fascinating experience. I never know how...
As I mentioned in an earlier post, I had the honor of inking two issues for the re-release of Opposite Forces, a series created by former Disney lead animator and VeggieTales director Tom Bancroft (Aladdin, Lion King, Mulan, Larryboy). His work is fantastic and he's about the nicest guy around. Opposite Forces is a funny and original super-hero tale for...
Last night my fiance and I rented The Hudsucker Proxy. It was a pretty good flick, quirky, fun, and clean (except for one sensual scene. Call me a prude, but why can't Hollywood make an enjoyable film where everyone stays fully clothed?) Anyway, from a purely visual standpoint this was one of the most fascinating movies I've...
Today's warm-up sketch is Mork from Ork. I was in a painterly mood so I decided to experiment with Photoshop's brushes. I haven't done anything truly painterly since college. I used to love working in oils but the process was messy and smelly. Also, oils take a long time to completely dry (about two weeks), so...
Today's warm-up sketch: W.C. Fields.I'm always on the lookout for the "perfect" art materials and supplies. Recently Trev Stair's blog endorsed something called a moleskin notebook (pronounced mol-a-skeen'-a). They come in blank or ruled pages and are thread-bound so they can open perfectly flat. It's a classy sketchbook complete with cloth bookmark and elastic closing strap....
