Take a closer look at the steps in my gag-writing and cartooning process...
My Favorite Things – Free Time to Work on My Cartooning Process
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My Favorite Things – Making Progress in the Race to Catch Up
My recipe for finding success doing what you love...
My Favorite Things – Potato People, or, How to Draw Cartoon Figures
The humble potato as cartoon figure model...
From My Sketchbook – The World Through Squinty Eyes
Sometimes what you don't see is even more helpful than what you do! Curious? Try my Squinty Eye technique...
From My Sketchbook – Learning from a Master
My latest cartoons are simpler and more characterful, thanks to what I've learned from master cartoonist Randy Glasbergen...
From My Sketchbook (What I’m Sketching and Why…)
I filled the last few pages of a Crescent Rendr Sketchbook yesterday and will start in on a fresh one today. The Crescent Rendr brand sketchbooks are my go-to sketchbooks because they feature:
- bleed-proof, wrinkle-free pages which allow you to draw/paint on both sides of each page
- discreet size (perfect for a pocket or purse)
- sewn binding for open-flat access
I’ve discovered that I’m sort of addicted to sketching in public (or, to be more precise, sketching THE public.) I find it immensely appealing and gratifying because it:
- forces you to get faster with your gestures
- puts you in the moment
- makes waiting for the subway/train/plane fun
- gives you lots of free subject matter
- provides a record of your travels
As I flip back through this particular sketchbook I’m transported to our flight to Paris in June and walks along the Seine and in the Jardin du Luxembourg, then back to the cafes along Central Park, then to our hotel room in Saratoga, NY (for lots of TV watching of the Democratic and Republican conventions) and on to a very relaxing week spent in NH at my mom’s cottage. The last few pages are filled with my favorite subject – fellow commuters on the subway as I make my way around NYC.
Enjoy!
My Favorite Things – Time
Having time to work on my illustrations again....ah, what bliss!!!
From My Sketchbook – Week 39
More commutes, more opportunities for sketching the people around me. Here's what caught my eye this week...
From My Sketchbook – Week 37
Three lovely ladies captured in a few quick strokes with my Aquash and ballpoint pens!
What’s in My Toolbox: An Illustrated Look
Every illustrator has their favorite papers and "tools". Here's a look at some of mine...