To follow up my post discussing digital tools, here’s a quick look at how I use GIMP to edit my George comic strip.

Here’s a quick drawing from my cartoon notebook. Like a lot of cartoonists, I scan and archive these drawings.  They later find their way into my various features with thanks to Linux and Gimp!  I really do love those digital tools!

PCLinuxOS Magazine has a new home! Check it out at: http://pclosmag.com/index.html If you want to learn more aobut linux and all it has to offer, PCLinuxOS magazine is a great place to start.  it absolutely free for donwload!  Plus, while you’re exploring the pages of all the issues,  you can check out my contributions to […]

Here’s another quick video showing how I use Gimp to enhance my cartoons. The Gimp is loaded with all kinds of filter effects. this particular one works well for black and white cartoon line art. And it’s a real time sver. if I dopn’;t like the line or dot pattern I’d added, I can simply […]

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 and installation […]

This past week, I found myself on the road and away from my studio.  It was just for the day, but I needed to get some work done on my comic features. Luckily, I’m running Linux on all my computer systems.  I run it on my studio desktop, my notebook, and my large (and slightly […]

May 5th is Cartoonists Day.  It’s a day that draws (sorry ’bout the pun) attention to all who doodle, draw and cartoon their way through life. Comic strips and cartoons are a uniquely American art.  Cartoons have made an amazing impact on our popular culture and society in general.  Cartoons and cartoonists have shaped public […]

As I’ve mentioned in the blog before, I use The Gimp for all my photo editing.  I use it exclusively when creating/editing all my cartoon features. The Gimp is every bit as powerful as other graphics applications and absolutely free!  You can download Gimp for Windows or Mac.  If you decide to give Linux a […]

On Tuesday,  I posted a friendly reminder about lighting and protecting your computer. I needed an image for that post, and quickly turned to The Gimp to create it.  And it was easy! I first went to Deviant Art and downloaded lighting brushes for Gimp. You can get those here. Extract the file and drop […]