Behind the Scenes Look at How a Cartoon Logo is Created
Here is a little behind the scenes look at how a logo is created here at BobMakesLogos.com. I know this video may make it look easy but...
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Bob Ostrom
- Nov 7, 2018
- 2 min
The Risk and Reward of Not Looking Like Everyone Else
Character design is a real job? The first professional job I ever did was a character design for an extremely large beer company back in...
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Bob Ostrom
- Nov 2, 2018
- 1 min
Tilt Presence. Be the calm in a sea of noise
Today is a big day here at the studio! For the past year or so I’ve been working hard behind the scenes on a very special book that is...
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Bob Ostrom
- Jun 15, 2018
- 1 min
Campfire Stories
The woods were totally dark except for the dim glow of the crackling campfire. The only sound for miles were the crickets and the...
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Bob Ostrom
- Jan 29, 2018
- 1 min
Stories from Donutville
Donut Boy smiled and looked up at the bright blue summer sky. The world was filled with possibility. Neither spoke for fear of breaking...
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Bob Ostrom
- Jan 15, 2018
- 2 min
Art takes time.
I was flipping through my Instagram feed the other day and was just blown away by some of the amazing artwork in there. Then I got that...
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Bob Ostrom
- Dec 10, 2017
- 2 min
Something Cool for Artists Who are iPad Users
I posted a link to this on Facebook last week, but for those of you who don't follow me there or might have missed it here, it is again....
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Bob Ostrom
- Dec 3, 2017
- 1 min
Whoot!!! It Worked!!! The New Books are here!
Hey Kids, I wanted to share some really cool news with you! Remember that post I wrote a while back about trying to find a new digital...
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Bob Ostrom
- Nov 20, 2017
- 1 min
What happens to all that rejected art?
I’ve been in business a long time. For every project I create there are at least three or more sketches that are rejected along the...
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Bob Ostrom
- Nov 15, 2017
- 1 min
From the sketchbook
Back in the day I drew in a paper sketchbook but now I do all my sketching on the iPad. It is better in almost every way. I’m sure there...
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Bob Ostrom
- Apr 23, 2017
- 1 min
Wrapping Up Monster Week with Star Trek and the Gorn
Kirk Fights the Gorn I don’t know what it is about monsters but they sure are fun to draw. Am I right? My favorite are probably movie...
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Bob Ostrom
- Apr 16, 2017
- 2 min
Super Hero Logo
Wow, Superhero Week has come and gone in a flash. Thanks to everyone who followed along with me and thanks to those of you who came and...
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Bob Ostrom
- Mar 6, 2017
- 1 min
Penguins Procreate (It’s not what it sounds like).
What’s Procreate? I’ll bet you were thinking you were going to see something different in this post. Sorry nature lovers this one is for...
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Bob Ostrom
- Feb 28, 2017
- 1 min
Testing for Unicorns
This is just a little test to see how easy it is to upload a movie from the iPad. If you’re curious this art was produced on the iPad Pro...
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Bob Ostrom
- Feb 5, 2016
- 1 min
Creating a new style with Digital Watercolor
Digital Watercolor I’ve been trying some new stuff for the last month or so here at the studio, and I think it’s about time to let the...
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Bob Ostrom
- Oct 16, 2015
- 1 min
More from the Blue Sky folder
Been working on some new stuff lately here’s a little sneak peak at my latest illustration project. More soon!
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Bob Ostrom
- Aug 9, 2015
- 1 min
It’s Monster Week at Bob Ostrom Studio!
Since it’s super-crazy busy here at the studio this week I’ve decided to take this opportunity to just post a little bit of art. These...
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Bob Ostrom
- Apr 20, 2015
- 2 min
Rugrats and Other Things from my Attic
Every once and a while I climb up into the attic and grab a bunch of stuff to haul off to the Goodwill store or the recycling bin....
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Bob Ostrom
- Jan 28, 2015
- 4 min
The Magic School Bus
Early in my career, I got a call from my rep (at that time) asking me if I had ever heard of the Magic School Bus and if I wanted to...
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Bob Ostrom
- Jan 18, 2015
- 2 min
Wild Thornberrys – An Inside look at Illustrating Licensed Art for Picture Books.
A Wild Thornberrys Book Illustrated by Bob Ostrom When I first started doing children’s books I focused mainly on licensed properties. I...
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