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Dave Ross, comic book artist and a long time instructor at MTM, loves to tell stories, not with words, but with pictures. That’s why he became an illustrator – specifically, a comic book illustrator. “Tell a story, whether it’s your own or someone else’s”, advises Ross MTM Director of Outreach, Natalie Kauffman, “sat down” (virtually, […]
Dave Ross wears lots of hats. Not because of the weather, but for his love of just about every aspect of sequential arts. His main ‘hat’ is: Dave Ross, Comic Artist. Dave has achieved the highest levels of his craft as a comic book illustrator. This includes working for the biggest, most recognizable companies in […]
“The Life and Times of Sir Reginald Tubb,” illustrated by Tina Seemann , co-director of Max the Mutt, colour by MTM grad Laura Faber, written by David Schacker (one of MTM’s founders), received a rave review from Krikus : Kirkus has been an authoritative voice in book discovery for 80 years. Kirkus Reviews magazine gives […]
Max the Mutt is proud to announce the release of a delightful new book for children, written by one of MTM’s three co-founders David Schacker, and illustrated by Max the Mutt’s Tina Seemann, Director of MTM’s Animation Diploma Program — with colour by 2016 MTM graduate Laura Faber. “ At last is a story celebrating that unsung hero of […]
Every year Max the Mutt takes a trip to the Royal Winter Fair. The fair is filled with excellent exhibits and animal shows, offering an opportunity for our students to practice their animal drawing, and gain more experience with on location studies that include people as well as animals. Here are some thoughts from one […]
Max the Mutt has always featured strong community, instructors who are working professionals, and small class size. After teaching several guest classes in Advanced Environment Design & Painting in Photoshop, and despite his busy schedule as Creative Director at Crush Visual Inc. in Toronto, top concept artist Frank Hong agreed yesterday to take on some […]
We’re happy to announce that Matt Mozgiel, a former Max the Mutt student, now an animation designer for Portfolio Entertainment in Toronto, and Concept Art graduate Chris Brown, a designer for Nelvana, will both be instructing Concept Art students in September! Other former students and graduates teaching at Max the Mutt include UbiSoft animator Rob […]
Dave ‘s new book is fresh off the press! Published by Random House, it teaches how to draw the figure without reference. Dave writes: “I recently completed work on an instructional book titled FREEHAND FIGURE DRAWING FOR ILLUSTRATORS, due for general release on July 28, 2015. Watson-Guptill Publications, an imprint of Random House, is publishing […]