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26 Jun

Posted at 16:41h in Uncategorized
Toy company Strottman International was working on a line of characters inspired by Christmas elves. Early in the process they hired me to work up some rough designs inspiration. It was really fun to just noodle around and explore. I submitted over twenty sketches. The project evolved and gears were shifted, as often happens in the early phases of something...

26 Feb

Posted at 15:57h in Just for Fun
At the library I picked up a collection of old Frankenstein comic books from Marvel. In the back of the book is a two-part story teaming up Spider-Man and Frankenstein against the Wolf Man and a mad scientist. Yes, Marvel actually did that! And it was more fun to read than I expected. My understanding is that although the Frankenstein...

15 Nov

Posted at 11:29h in Uncategorized
When I was young I would often redraw an image from comic books. I could learn a lot from copying what other artists had done. Why did they draw this muscle this way? Why did they put this line here? Why did they include this detail but not that one? Why this pose? Studying a professional artist’s work is a...

02 Sep

Posted at 14:11h in Uncategorized
MAD was a long-running magazine that used cartooning and humor to make fun of American culture. The cartoonists at MAD were some of the best in the business. In my opinion much of their work still holds up as very strong even today. Every issue included a comic strip parody of a blockbuster movie. If a movie was a hit MAD...

12 Jul

Posted at 12:38h in Just for Fun
I’m a huge fan of the TV show M*A*S*H. If you’ve never seen it, it’s about a medical unit during the Korean War (MASH stands for Mobile Army Surgical Hospital). Doctors and nurses who are surrounded by blood and death cope with it all through comedy, creativity, and silly pranks. With a stellar cast, clever writing, and high production values,...