“Defrost” complete on Tapas
The sixth and final installment is up.
How to Hold a Dip Pen
(Not like this.) When I was learning to play trumpet as a kid, I was told to never let my cheeks puff out when I blew. But take a look at almost any picture of ...
Annie Sullivan and the Trials of Helen Keller by Joseph Lambert
The story of Helen Keller is a famous one and one that has been told many times. So if an artist were tasked with telling the tale, there are many possible versions of the story to look ...
Choosing a Nib Holder
There are many different kinds of nib holders out there, especially if you start to get into antique models. But which one you use mostly comes down to personal preference (the two on the right are ...
Manga in Theory and Practice: the Craft of Creating Manga by Hirohiko Araki
Manga in Theory and Practice: the Craft of Creating Manga by Hirohiko Araki The creator of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure has written a book which, he claims, reveals the secrets of creating manga. He calls these ...
Nibs: a comparison
When I got into regularly drawing with dip pens, nibs were easy to find at the local art store and I could get them for thirty cents a piece. So it wasn’t too hard to ...
Panther by Brecht Evens
A lot of children’s books are pretty creepy when you think about them. Many of them involve child abandonment or characters who seem whimsical on the surface, but reveal themselves to be agents of chaos. ...
“Art is a Lonely Business” complete
The story is now posted in full on Tumblr.
update about my comics work
I haven’t been posting much new comics work. There are two reasons for that. One, I’m working on smaller pieces that I’m submitting to different on-line and literary journals. Most places want previously unpublished work, ...
at the APE again
I put my first mini comics together in 1996 and decided to be an exhibitor at my first con in 1998. I took my little photocopied minis, full of enthusiasm and dreams of making money ...