DanCon LIVE!

I'll be inking these, and many more, today from 10a-4p at DANCON, 14750 S Ravinia Ave in Orland Park, IL 60462. Bring at least 2 dollars.

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Inked final version coming after 5pm central. Stay Tooned!

Big Day for Denial

By way of explaining that title, let me just tell you that when I started this project I planned on caricaturing any and everybody whose bio on Wikipedia struck me as interesting... But mainly politicians and pro wrestlers. As I discover more and more about the politicians I am less and less inclined to caricature the wrestlers, whom I legitimately respect. And today is a doozie for wrestler birthdays, so thanks for reading this sidebar as I wish Happy Birthday to Paul Wight! More popularly known as The Big Show, Paul shares his birthday with Hall Of Famers like Sherri Martel and Freddie Blassie. My denial is of the urge to caricature those entertainers. Instead…

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Today's Classic is William Tecumseh Sherman!

(hopefully next year I can forget the politics, but I doubt it.)

One Weak

Valuable lessons learned. Funny how people born on the "same day" have different, often opposite effects on American life. Not as funny this week as it will seem next week though. 

I wish I could do more with this project, and I'll be learning to work smarter to actually make those things happen.  As of this week, it still takes me about an hour to format the rough sketches into their templates and post the blog. I want to spend that time writing about the funny coincidences between a lot of these birthdays, link out to the works of the creators… and, of course, spend more time actually drawing.

It has been suggested to me that I get WAY goofier in my caricature style. I believe that will naturally happen as the year progresses. I am not pushing anything now except finishing as often as possible. To that end…

Charles Addams

 Katie Couric

 Orval Faubus

  Millard Fillmore

  Zora Neale Hurston

  Rand Paul

Israel Putnam

 Loretta Sanchez

John Thune

Very little action...

…regarding current politicians, no birthdays today. Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.

Adrian Fenty

Nick Park

Bill Thomas

Nick Bockwinkel

Frank Springer

Irv Robbins

BabyFace Nelson

John Mosby

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Let me just say, I am really looking forward to hitting these up again next year. 

Nicier (Happy Birthday to these...

 I am warned today to balance my imagination against reality, and not to feel like I have to act on every whim or share every thought.

Believe me, I do not share every thought.

However, this is kind of what I have been planning since August 2011...

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George Tenet

Ed Rendell

Charlie Rose

Hayao Miyazaki

Juan Carlos

Florence King

Walter Mondale

Hosea Williams

Zebulon Pike

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Difference is, I thought I'd have inked all of them before posting 'em. I like to ink. I'm messier than I think I should be, but it's a very zen practice. First there's no mark, and then I'm stuck with it.

So I've been considering DIgital inking. I could use the practice on my Wacom. It's just. not. the same. 

Ah well, we'll see if I can do it again tomorrow. I've got eight good ones pencilled up for ya. Some are even current politicians!