Just for Fun

06 Apr

Posted at 12:28h in Illustration, Just for Fun

Time for my annual Good Friday post: Today is Good Friday, the day Christians celebrate the torture, crucifixion, and death of Jesus Christ. So why is it called “good?” Because it was a good day for you and me. Earlier in my career I illustrated this 8-page cartoon Gospel tract. I hope it will help explain. If you like the tract, you can download...

30 Jan

Posted at 13:48h in Just for Fun

For several years I've enjoyed being a member of the National Cartoonists Society. Two or three times a year I travel across the Midwest to spend a couple of days hanging out with other members of my chapter. You can take this to the bank: Getting a few cartoonists together over drinks is never dull. One of our members is John...

12 Oct

Posted at 10:07h in Just for Fun

This weekend there will be a lot of neat goings-on for Minnesota comic book and cartoon fans.     For starters, the North Central Chapter of the National Cartoonists Society will be holding it's annual get-together here in Minneapolis. As part of the event, NCS president and local illustrator Tom Richmond has put together a special event for the public on Friday, October...

05 Aug

Posted at 01:57h in Character Design, Just for Fun, Toy Design

[youtube_sc url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9USEtUDgydw" title="Who%20really%20created%20He-Man?"] As a freelance toy designer this looks fascinating to me. It's a trailer for Toy Masters, an upcoming documentary about a long-running dispute over who should get the credit for creating He-Man and the whole Masters Of The Universe juggernaut. It's clearly a low-budget effort but judging from the trailer there will be a good mixture of conflict,...

04 Aug

Posted at 01:29h in Just for Fun

This rough sketch actually represents two new things for me: First, I've joined Ustream and have my own channel which I'm calling "SketchyCam Live!". I started this drawing during tonight's inaugural broadcast. I'm still experimenting with Ustream so it's nothing fancy. Just me turning on the camera whenever the mood strikes, which hopefully will be at least once a week....