I had two illustration projects come up this week, which is a rare thing for me. When it rains it pours! Ha! This is why I wouldn't make it as a gag writer. So settle for a WTM&C sketch this week.
Friday, May 10, 2013
Words to Mull & Cull #5
I had two illustration projects come up this week, which is a rare thing for me. When it rains it pours! Ha! This is why I wouldn't make it as a gag writer. So settle for a WTM&C sketch this week.
Sunday, April 28, 2013
Words to Mull & Cull #3
I bought a Mother Jones magazine early last year mostly for the number of great illustrations from some big name illustrators. It happened to have a very entertaining interview with Timm Gunn of Project Runway, which is where I got this idea from. You can read it here in his response to the first question.
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Words to Mull & Cull - The Introduction
Dear friends,
"Words to Mull & Cull" is a new cartoon/webcomic/call-it-what-you-will series I'm starting. My plan is to post at least one a week but hopefully more. From what I have in my sketchbook so far the focus is on friendly advice, philosophy, facts and non-sense.
I decided to limit the size to a single panel newspaper comic. I'm trying to use minimal preliminary drawings and going straight to brush and ink. One reason is speed. Another is to keep a sense of spontaneity and to try and get into a zen state. For now I'm sticking to a limited color pallet reminiscent of vintage newspaper comics or Japanese woodblock prints. I scanned a page from an old paperback to give a sense of age and provide some texture.
I hope you'll find something to mull on. Then, as cull implies, save what you want and discard the rest.
Warm regards,
Big Tall Ken
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Return to the Blog
My friends, the growth of my big long blog has been stunted for quite some time. It's time for a growth spurt.
To start let me update you on my last post on the Team Cul de Sac submission. I am proud to say that it was accepted and made it to page 32 of the book, opposite of Greg Evans, creator of the comic strip, Luann. It ended up selling in the on-line auction for $100, which I thought was pretty good for an unknown in the comic strip field. I felt honored to be in the company of such great comic strip artists such as Bill Watterson of Calvin and Hobbes fame and Patrick McDonnell of Mutts. The book was nicely done with good quality pictures of the artwork and good paper stock.
I was fortunate enough to pick up a charming comic drawn by the equally charming Stepanie Piro, creator of the comic strip, Fair Game, and one of the co-creators of the comic strip, Six Chix. The project ended up raising nearly $50,000!
I have had some illustrations jobs over the past couple years, some of which have been added to my website, but I haven't posted about here. Here is one of them. This cat and dog were done for the Huron Pet Store in Ann Arbor. They wanted to update the mascots for their kid's program.
To start let me update you on my last post on the Team Cul de Sac submission. I am proud to say that it was accepted and made it to page 32 of the book, opposite of Greg Evans, creator of the comic strip, Luann. It ended up selling in the on-line auction for $100, which I thought was pretty good for an unknown in the comic strip field. I felt honored to be in the company of such great comic strip artists such as Bill Watterson of Calvin and Hobbes fame and Patrick McDonnell of Mutts. The book was nicely done with good quality pictures of the artwork and good paper stock.
I was fortunate enough to pick up a charming comic drawn by the equally charming Stepanie Piro, creator of the comic strip, Fair Game, and one of the co-creators of the comic strip, Six Chix. The project ended up raising nearly $50,000!
I have had some illustrations jobs over the past couple years, some of which have been added to my website, but I haven't posted about here. Here is one of them. This cat and dog were done for the Huron Pet Store in Ann Arbor. They wanted to update the mascots for their kid's program.
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