DCM 11: Tony Helms - cartoonist

Driven Creatively Mad

Tony Helms, better known as tonycartoonish on social media, is a cartoonist. He’ll tell you he’s a software engineer, but in truth, he loves to draw with a passion. Tony has a unrelenting fiery will to draw as much as possible with one goal—to get better.

Tony also genuinely loves to share and promote other artists on Instagram.

Tony on Social Media

Instagram

Patreon

Websites Mentioned

Tony's Website
Adobe
Lightbox Expo

Projects

JulyFi Sci-Fi - JulyFi is an annual sci-fi themed 31 day drawing challenge hosted by @tonycartoonish. JulyFi starts each year on July 1st. Check out the hash tag #JulyFy on Instagram.

Other Creators Mentioned

Amanda MacFarlane - A character design artist that has worked with Hasbro, Elastic TV, Big League Chew, and Warner Bros. Follow Amanda on Instagram at @theanimatedlife

Mike Maihack, creator of Cleopatra in Space (see Tony's Favorite time wasting activities) comic book turned animated series. Find Mike on Twitter at @mikemaihack or check out his comics and other projects at his website.

Kyle Webster - Illustrator and Adobe Design Team Member. Most famous for his Photoshop brushes at kylebrush.com which are now a part of Adobe Creative Cloud.

Apps

Adobe Fresco - one of Tony's preferred drawing apps on iOS (but it's also on Windows 10 too.)

Adobe Illustrator for the iPad

Repost: for Instagram

Adobe Rush

Clip Studio Paint on iOS and Desktop

Favorite Time Wasting Activities

Drawing (yep, that was expected)

Tony loves watching animations, and highly recommends Cleopatra in Space and Green Lantern: The Animated Series.

Favorite Artist

Bruce Timm, most famous for his contributions to the 1990's hit Batman: The Animated Series. You can see all of Timm's accomplishments in television and film on IMDb.

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