To Cintiq or not to Cintiq?

I’m seriously considering the purchase of a Cintiq. For those who don’t know, the Cintiq is a large, sophisticated computer monitor that lets you draw directly on the screen with a special pressure-sensitive pen. For artists working in the digital age, it’s a very impressive tool. The Cintiq’s I saw on display at Comic-Con were […]

Questions Santa is Sick of Being Asked at Parties

Need some Christmas humor? Check out these lists from Cap’n Wacky: Questions Santa Claus is Sick of Being Asked at Parties Supervillains, What Are Your Plans For Ruining Christmas? Mafia Christmas Traditions There ya go. Some jolly for your holly.

Christmas: From the Archives

This illustration is from one of my very first freelance projects after graduating from college (1997). Even though my artwork is much more cartoony nowadays, I though this would be an appropriate image to wish everyone a very merry Christmas. If you look past the Santas and the shopping and the stress, the story of […]

Christmas Promo

This year I decided to do a Christmas self-promotion campaign. My plan was to buy jumbo chocolate bars, replace the labels with new labels illustrated by me (see above), throw in a card (also designed by me) and ship them to my various clients and friends. But then our beautiful baby girl was born early. […]

Tagged!

I’ve been tagged by illustrator Doug Jones for the Christmas Song game. My job is to post my five favorite Christmas songs, and then tag five other people. It’s hard to pick just 5, but here they are (in no particular order): 1. The Muppet’s version of The Twelve Days of Christmas. Miss Piggy’s “five […]

Ikaw ba ay mabuting tao?

That’s “Are You a Good Person?” in Tagalog, a language of the Philippines. Let me explain: About a year ago I illustrated a cartoon gospel tract called “Are You a Good Person?” for a ministry called Living Waters. I gave it to them for free, under the condition that it remain copyright-free so that I […]