The July 2014 issue of Highlights Magazine just arrived in my mailbox. On page 15 is this spot illustration I did for a math segment called "What's The Score?" The client wanted a seal posed as an excited sportscaster with some fictional team logos on the screen behind him. The empty area in the lower left was intentionally left blank...
I've been doing a ton of client work over the past few weeks (most of which I can't show or talk about). Every once in a while I just have to set it all aside and play around with my sketchbook. Over on Twitter is a fun feed called @sketch_dailies. They publish a daily character-based sketchbook idea, then artists from all...
As I've mentioned before, I'm a proud member of the National Cartoonists Society. It's a terrific organization that includes some of the top professional cartoonists and humorous illustrators in the country among its many members. The NCS has been around for decades and after all these years it seems they are finally running out of ideas for their monthly newsletter. They've...
SpringCon is almost here! Minnesota's largest comic book convention will be May 17-18 at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds. I'll be there with a table, and will also be selling copies of the Pose Drawing Sparkbook. Stop on by and say "hi!". ...
[youtube_sc url=uWmqWcv9tKA width=430] Hey YouTubers! I've decided to join the party and have created my own YouTube channel. So far it's mostly clips from my webinars, such as the sample above (available for purchase in my store) but I've also put up a drawing demo, my own animation commentary on a Popeye cartoon, and a couple of other odds and ends. I'm not...
Every year at the CTN Animation Expo I give a workshop on the business side of freelancing for artists. I’ve finally recorded it as a 2-hour webinar, which launched today at TaughtByAPro.com: http://taughtbyapro.com/course/be-your-own-boss-freelancing-tips-tricks/ I did my best to share what I know about promoting yourself and pricing your work. Topics include: The Pro’s and Con’s of Freelancing How To Stand Out As A Freelancer Getting...
