In my book Ratfist, the hero chopped off his tail, but the tail came alive and started speaking, but only said what was in his subconscious mind. This came from an idea that most people don’t speak what they actually think and that’s probably a good thing: Not speaking our mind can be a great… More My Ratfist Book On Self Control
So far, I love getting old. I may not be old-old, but when I was 20 I didn’t think I’d make it to 40. When I was 40 I didn’t think I would make it to 50. At 52 I’d feel blessed if I make it to 62… but I’m not assuming I will. Life… More I Made It 52 Years
Last night we took the family to see Star Wars a New Hope only the music was stripped out of the movie and was played live by a full symphony. We had seen John Williams conduct in Nashville last year so this seemed like a natural sequel to that grand event. It was surprising how… More Star Wars at the Nashville Symphony
I’m not the greatest oil painter in the world, but I might just be the best Neverhoood oil painter in the world. The Neverhood is a video game we made through Dreamworks Interactive and it’s the closest thing to my style if there is such a thing. The purpose of this post is to give you a… More Step by Step of Oil Painting The Neverhood
Embrace your failure and nothing can hurt you. That’s what I learned by so many things that were getting in the way of my success simply because I wasn’t good at them. It’s one thing when others tell you that you can’t do it. It’s another thing when you tell yourself you can’t do it.… More Fear of Failure
My first ever graphic novel was only started because my pal Rob Schrab had this tiny publishing company where he made SCUD the Disposable Assassin. After twenty years in print, the final run sold out and as I looked through the book I kept feeling like we should clarify some of the artwork that was… More New Digital Color added to the GEAR graphic novel from Image Comics
Long before the Neverhood was a clay animated game, it was a bunch of paintings I did for a few San Diego art shows in the late 80s. I’m going back to my roots by making a few watercolors of my favorite clay land, the Neverhood. Hall of Records, 2.5″ x 3.5″ on 140 lb… More Neverhood Watercolors
I see story as a definite shape in my head so I decided to illustrate what I see when I listen to stories. This is the torment of being a story-maker and going to the movies or watching TV shows or reading books and I see these repeated themes come up time and time again.… More Doug TenNapel – Story Structure Visual
I’m a big fan of art for the fun of it. I think everyone should own a sketchbook, and everyone should draw, even it’s not what you think is good. It’s therapeutic and unlike music that sounds terrible when played by a beginner, people who just start drawing almost always come up with something pretty… More Everyone Should Draw
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tennapel/make-100-doug-tennapel-original-watercolor-inks/ Click the link to check out my new Kickstarter. I’m putting together a bunch of original watercolors for fans of my work. I get it if you feel bothered by Kickstarter posts, not everyone is into them, but at the least I hope you enjoy looking at these tiny watercolor paintings.