This is why I love the internet so much! It gives creative and talented artists/performers access to new audiences. All that is required is a little bit of “thinking outside the box.”
The above video demonstrates this. It’s a group called Nicki Bluhm and The Gramblers. While in their van driving to [...]

I really love my Kindle.   I can take all my books with me quite easily. It’s light, portable, and the battery lasts at least a month!
When I’m not reading books, my Kindle does a good job as a calculator, stopwatch, and gaming device (through the use of installed programs).
When I’m at the drawing [...]

Some years ago, just as the internet was really taking off, I heard a Paul Harvey “The Rest Of the Story” story.
If you’ve never heard one of Paul Harvey’s “Rest of the Story” broadcasts, you can catch one right here below:

Anyhow, after all these years, I decided to look up the information Mr. Harvey provided [...]

As many readers of this blog already know, I use Linux on all my computers.  Specifically, I run PCLinuxOS.  And because I run PCLiinuxOS, there are hundreds of programs available for photo editing, web page creation, etc. And the really great thing is, all programs are free and at the ready for download [...]

As you know form a previous post, I recently attended a meeting of the NCS Great Lakes Chapter. It was nice to get together with fellow cartoonists.
One of the highlights at these meetings is the give-a-way of door prizes.  It’s done to raise money for the chapter to pay for future functions.  Cartoonists usually [...]

This past weekend the National Cartoonists Society Great Lakes Chapter gathered to vote on the newspaper illustration category.
All members take the voting process quite seriously. I can tell you that entries are thoroughly reviewed by chapter members. And in the past, we’ve had our share of discussions anbd debates over cartoon work. [...]

Here’s a quick little video on cartoon “shading.”  Adding some line work to your cartoons can dress them up and even add that little bit of extra “punch.”
It’s a sort of “eye candy” kind of thing.
Simply by adding line shading, you can create a fun effect that draws the reader in a bit.  I try [...]

Here’s a little trick that I learned over the years. I employ it whenever possible.
It’s called “flat perspective.” It’s useful and easy to pull off. I’ve also found it quite pleasing to the eye.
In fact, as you skim through the comics pages or web comics, you’ll probably see a lot [...]

Here’s the George comic strip, from the previous video, completely inked and readying for scanning and publishing.
After I scan the strip, or any of my cartoon art, there’s always the opportunity to digitally tweak things. so, i still may change a couple of things in this comic strip. then again, maybe not. [...]

Once again, I grabbed my Asus Transformer Prime and shot some more cartooning video.
Here’s a brief look at how I draw a George comic strip. As you can see (and as I mentioned in earlier videos), the comic stip template is already printed out for me. The panels are laid out, the title has [...]