Great presentation by The Australian of a “tour our gallery of The Australian?s best cartoons and illustrations through the decades.” The must-check-out link of the day. An illustrated history Bill Leak, Eric Lobbecke, Bill Mitchell, Larry Pickering, Peter Nicholson and of course the incomparable Bruce Petty…what would a big news day be without the wit […]
Four members of The Australian Cartoonists Association will be attending this years 2014 International Cartoon Festival of Saint Just le Martel. About 50 ACA members contributed to an exhibit of work “Australian view of the World and Australian Humour”. The four that will be attending are Eric Lobbecke, Judy Horacek, Ward O’Neill and Christophe Granet. […]
Randy Glasbergen who must draw 20 or 90 cartoons a day to keep up with his syndicated panels The Better Half and Thin Lines and his freelance/cartoon service empire has illustrated a new book called Laugh Together, Stay Together
Congratulations to Michael Cavna on six years behind Comic Riffs. To commemorate, he’s posted “60 Telling Quotes About Comics and Cartooning from the past six years of ?Riffs”.
Lora Innes writes for Paperwings:Easily half the artists exhibiting at any mainstream Comic Con or Anime Show make and sell fan art. And by ?fan art? I mean merchandise featuring characters the artist does not own: prints, buttons, tee shirts, key chains, hats, tote bags?I even saw Captain American mittens at the last show I […]
From, of all places, the St. Louis Cardinal’s website:Amadee Wohlschlaeger, one of the most renowned sports cartoonists of the last century, died at age 102 on Tuesday in St. Louis. Known professionally only as Amadee, he captured the heart, soul and humor of St. Louis sports with his pen, pencil and brushes for more than […]
David Palumbo on creating your own style:Among the most frequently asked questions of the aspiring visual artist, I would expect to find ?how do I develop my style? near the top of the list. The answer I typically give is to not worry about finding your style because once you?ve mastered the fundamentals of drawing, […]
Jim Keefe posted a video of Stan Lee and John Buscema talking about inking with a brush from their book “How to Draw comics the Marvel Way”. Without a doubt, inking is an art. As things continue to go digital – will it be a lost art?
Another great “Learn to Draw” from The Doozies creator Tom Gammill who emcee’d this year’s Reuben Awards ceremonies. The segment where Tom and Jeannie Schulz get hitched is hilarious.
Jonathan Hill spent two weeks with Surface Pro 2 running Windows 8 and the Cintiq Companion. He breaks down his experience on his blog: Ever since I got wind about these tablets that are running full Windows 8 and have pressure sensitive screens, I sold my laptop and decided to jump all over that. It […]
I’m off to San Diego for Reuben awards weekend. I stopped long ago trying to guess who would win the Reuben and the division awards. But Tom Heintjes posts his predicts each year. I should look them up (and anyone else) and see who’s got the clearest crystal ball.For the top prize, Tom says it’s […]
Very exciting news from sports cartoonist Drew Litton: Denver?s favorite sports cartoonist, Drew Litton, is back in town and will be contributing new weekly comics to the 22 newspapers published by Colorado Community Media starting in June. Litton was the very popular sports cartoonist for the Rocky Mountain News for 27 years until it closed […]
The book has been teased for a couple of months how (especially if you’re a friend of Chris Sparks on Facebook), but now the book The Art of Richard Thompson now has a cover.The book will have 200+ pages and is due out in November from Andrews McMeel Publishing.
This is a great video with concepts not just for animation, but still drawings too. The illusion of life from cento lodigiani on Vimeo.
The blog sponsor this week is Bearman Cartoons. Bearman has been a frequent commentator on this blog. He’s better known for his editorial cartoons, pop culture cartoons, social media cartoons and caricatures.This month, Bearman is running his annual charity challenge. For everyone who uses his name “Bearman” in a cartoon he will donate $10 to […]