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....
Today's sketch is a combination of three things: First, I've been having a blast following @sketch_dailies on Twitter. At the moment it's a very popular feed with over 15,000 followers. Each day a new character is suggested and hundreds of artists from all over the web draw their version. The best ones are retweeted and they are amazing! Today's theme, naturally, was...
After months of work I've finally recorded and uploaded my new webinar, "Bringing Your Drawings To Life". It was originally conceived as an optional reward for backers of my Kickstarter project (the Pose Drawing Sparkbook) but now it's available for you to purchase and download as well. The webinar is 90 minutes jam-packed with just about everything I know about making entertaining drawings....
When I was raising funds on Kickstarter for the Pose Drawing Sparkbook, one of the rewards I offered my backers was a webinar called "Bringing Your Drawings To Life". I've been working really hard to make this webinar and helpful and jam-packed with info as I can, including creating lots of sketches to illustrate the concepts. I want to cram...
This is a few days late, but I thought it would be a good time to pause and reflect on what an awesome and action-packed year 2013 turned out to be! Here's a few of the highlights from my studio: Illustration I received a Pewter Plate Award from Highlights! magazine. I was hired by Ultra Creative to do cereal box art for Cocoa...
Earlier this year I was hired by Ultra Creative to do some wrap-around packaging illustrations for Gogurt. For those not familiar with Gogurt, it's yogurt "on the go" that comes in long, skinny plastic tubes, and it's a favorite in our family. On each side of the tube is a silly scenario that kids might find scary, and the packaging asks...
