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...
Today is Good Friday. As a Christian this is one of the most important days of the year for me, the day we pause to commemorate the torture, crucifixion, and death of Jesus Christ. Some of you my wonder, why on earth would a day like that be called “good?” Because even though it was a terrible day for Jesus it was...
There's some terrific projects on Kickstarter right now that might be of interest to other artists. Unfortunately I can't get the videos to embed in my blog, but clicking the images below will take you to their Kickstarter page: The NOMAD Art Satchel I've seen a lot of gadgets and gizmos designed for artists ranging from brilliant to blah. The NOMAD Art...
For several years I've been a proud member of the National Cartoonists Society. It's a terrific organization that celebrates cartooning in all its forms, and its membership includes many of the giants in the industry. Every year the NCS holds a black-tie dinner and gives out several Reuben Awards (named after cartoonist Rube Goldberg) to the top artists in various categories....
