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...
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...
