I’ve had the wonderful opportunity of speaking to various schools, libraries, and organizations. My talks on cartooning detail the way I draw the characters, how I structure a comic strip, and the tools of the trade. In recent years, when speaking about the various tools I use, I also include an overview of the computer […]

I own a nice, large, traditional drawing table.  I used it all through college to draw my comic strip George (Go Buckeyes!).   It moved with me from dorm room to frat house to back home.  And then it made the college rounds again years later when I loaned it to my nephew Tom. But as […]

One of the fun things about being cartoonist is trying out different art tools. Like a lot of cartoonists, I’ve experimented with my share of pencils, pens, drawing nibs, and graphic software applications. After all this testing, you tend to settle in on a few that become tried and true. But you continue to try […]

I draw five comic features, so I need to work fast.  One of the great time savers is the non-photo blue pencil.  It’s a simple and efficient approach.  The blue pencil lines don’t scan.  So, as I draw, I can get as sketchy as I want.  I can draw and redraw a character or background […]