Anton Emdin's Illustration and Cartooning Blog

Well, looky here! Tom Richmond’s The Mad Art of Caricature has landed at my desk, and it really is something special…

A nice surprise in the post box today! I was fortunate to receive a complimentary print of my House Party illustration from Theresa at Fine Art Imaging…

Before I start, I need to reveal to you a secret*…

The Australian Cartoonists’ Association asked me to write up a review of Dave Follett’s Uncle Silas: Genetis for Inkspot. Unable to come up with a good enough excuse, I happily agreed…

Is the Akashiya Bamboo Barrel Brush Pen the perfect portable brush and ink replacement? No, but it’s close…

Well, the pens aren’t big, but… oh, you know what I’m talking about. Firstly, let me say that I was lucky enough to receive a package full of goodies from Jetpens to review. This will not affect my reviews, which are always unbiased. If the pen sucks, I will say it. And hey, that’s not

I just got PS CS5 (v.12 in the old numbering system) yesterday. There are lots of features aimed at designers and photographers (such as the Content Aware Fill) but I’ll focus on the features I use regularly and may be of interest to illustrators and cartoonists…

There is no real substitute for a good quality sable brush and a pot of ink, but for those times when you’re out and about and want something that gives you a variable line you need to look elsewhere…