New Drawings A few drawings from a rare night of sketching digitally. I’ve been revisiting Hockney’s Secret Knowledge in anticipation of my camera lucida and dreaming of the possibilities within drawing. I like the way I think when I am drawing. When I am drawing, I am working to understand both the subject and the medium,…
“The SMART exhibition is a collection of clever, thoughtful, and whimsical artwork made by 35 international artists. SMART showcases the artist’s quick wit and subtle sense of humor through their use visual puns, ingenuity, guile, and seamless presentations of ideas.” The exhibit opens Friday, May 17 and those of you in Minneapolis, MN can RSVP via the SMART Facebook event page! My…
Hey, guys: remember that time we raised over $3k to make an awesome look-n-find book? Yeah. That was awesome. Thanks again to all of you who have taken the time to check out my project and support it in one way or another. 5 DOWN, 5 TO GO I finished coloring the fifth scene (out…
What are you afraid of? The old rules: Play it safe. Stay in your comfort zone. Find an institution, a job, a set of rules to stick to. Keep your head down. Don’t fly too close to the sun. The new truth: It’s better to be sorry than safe. You need to fly higher than…
The wonderfully talented illustrator Emma Reynolds shared with me this blog-it–and-pass-it-along interview for artists and authors to introduce their newest upcoming work. Her timing couldn’t have been any better, as my next book is just around the corner. Now I get to pass the interview along to three of my favorite creators and keep it going.…
A Visit From Nikola Tesla Beginning in 2004, painter Alex Bigney underwent experiences that profoundly impacted his art and changed his life. In a series of uncanny dreams the enigmatic and now largely forgotten scientist, Nikola Tesla, visited him. Ironically, the first of these experiences took place before the artist even knew who Tesla was.…
Have you seen the preview for Tattoo Club‘s Monster Pack yet? Here is one of my monsters: I’ve teamed up with a bunch of world-class illustrators to make a collectible pack of limited-edition temporary monster tattoos and we’ll be unleashing the Monster Pack next Friday! Go to Tattoo Club to find out more about what’s…
While The Submission Guidelines for every Comic and Manga Publisher in the Universe is missing some important publishers, and some of the information is outdated, Jason Thibault has put together a helpful list of submission guidelines for comics and manga publishers around the globe. If you are serious about submitting your comics to publishers, then you…
(Reposted from Luc Latullipe) “I don’t think illustrators necessarily need representation. I’ve said before: An illustrator without a rep is STILL an illustrator. But a rep without illustrators is just someone with nice business cards. (I sound like a big jerk there, and I’m sorry. If you’re a rep I’m sure I’ll hear from you and that’s totally cool.) My…