Sometimes I have to remind myself how to make drawings more interesting for other people. I’m more likely to be impressed that someone drew a really expressive hand, or simplified a character so well. But most people respond to story more than technique. The ideal is to combine excellent draftsmanship with storytelling. Then you’re hitting…
Read More
You need space to think. Sometimes we fall into the trap of thinking if something doesn’t directly generate immediate results, we’re doing the wrong thing. “Is this making me money? No? Why am I doing it?” That’s the classic, utilitarian/pragmatic, trap we fall into, especially as freelancers or entrepreneurs. This mindset doesn’t necessarily have to…
Read More
I didn’t get to do every day in October, but I did do quite a few monsters here and there. So here’s your October Monster Roundup. I drew most of them on livestreams and you can watch them on my YouTube channel.
Read More
I bought some art supplies this week including new white acrylic ink for highlights. I also used up the last piece of art board on my pad, so I used the back. A felicitous convergence of two events on a week saturated with politics.
Read More
Daily Sketch for Tuesday March 13, 2012 – James the Giant Tamer I may have gotten a little carried away with today’s sketch, but not being on a deadline at the moment means I have the time for such tomfoolery. Subscribe to this blog’s RSS feed.
Read More
If this guy asks you for change, I’d go ahead and give it to him. He won’t spend it on booze, he just wants to go to the Waffle House. Besides if you don’t he’ll melt your face with his magic stick. Subscribe to this blog’s RSS feed.
Read More
My first creator-owned book was a little thing called GravyBoy. It’s the book that put me on the other side of the table at conventions. Writer Marty Blevins and I did the convention rounds lugging four issues of the series around from show to show. Eventually we attempted to self-publish through Diamond and another distributor. …
Read More
So you want to start up your own squad of Henchmen? New to the super villain game? Here’s 5 tips for maintaining henchmen: 1) Find someone who has street smarts, but isn’t too intelligent. 2) Give him a standard uniform that’s not too cool and covers his face, thus removing his individuality on the job….
Read More
A few thousand of these guys and you’d be in business. That is, if your business required night vision goggles and shooting people. If that’s the route you go, I hope your business isn’t selling hot dogs. That seems a little extreme. But I’m not a much of a businessman, so what do I know….
Read More
Martian Death is blind, impartial, and cannot negotiate.
Read More