Via inked-dreams, the well known 22 shortcuts by comic artist Wally Wood (a frequent contributor to ‘Mad Magazine‘). Wally hated to work needlessly, so developed many cheats and shortcuts to get the job done efficiently. David Apatoff has a great series of essays about Wally Wood, well worth reading. WW was a deeply unhappy man,…
Category: comics & cartoons
Posts about my work that are created primarily as static images, usually comics or cartoons.
BUY MY PRINTS & POSTERS
I’ve finally gotten around to creating a poster of my Foundations of Animation image! You can purchase it at REDBUBBLE, in vertical and horizontal formats. My bonkers map of ‘Fantastical Ireland’ is also available there. This map was based on a physical original that took 4 weeks to create (in a cold Portland alley), 4…
BLOOMS & BARNACLES
In addition to this site I also collaborate with my wife on her James Joyce / Ulysses blog & podcast ‘Blooms & Barnacles’. Kelly does the hard work, reading and writing about ‘Ulysses’, famed as one of the most challenging books in the English language. I draw the purdy pitchers that accompany each article. You…
21 FOUNDATIONS OF ANIMATION
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FOUNDATIONS OF DRAWING CARTOON CHARACTERS
My latest course for Lynda has gone online – and it’s the most fun yet! The course teaches the classic animation drawing techniques, which are also applicable to comic books. This was a 28 year long ‘brain dump’, in which I included everything that I could remember from working for Don Bluth in the late…