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The Dream That Was Too Scary to Voice Aloud.

Aug 19
6 min

The Dream That Was Too Scary to Voice Aloud.

No, don’t guess,” he said. “What is it you really want to be? I was too afraid to say it. It seemed crazy, irresponsible, and o

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Bob Ostrom

Jun 14, 2020
1 min

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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The Risk and Reward of Not Looking Like Everyone Else

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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Tilt Presence. Be the calm in a sea of noise

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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Something Cool for Artists Who are iPad Users

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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Whoot!!! It Worked!!! The New Books are here!

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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Wrapping Up Monster Week with Star Trek and the Gorn

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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Creating a new style with Digital Watercolor

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