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    Behind the Scenes Look at How a Cartoon Logo is Created
    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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    Campfire Stories
    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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    Stories from Donutville
    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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    Art takes time.
    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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    What happens to all that rejected art?
    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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    From the sketchbook
    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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    Super Hero Logo
    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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    Penguins Procreate (It’s not what it sounds like).
    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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    Testing for Unicorns
    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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    More from the Blue Sky folder
    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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    It’s Monster Week at Bob Ostrom Studio!
    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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    Rugrats and Other Things from my Attic
    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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    The Magic School Bus
    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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    Wild Thornberrys – An Inside look at Illustrating Licensed Art for Picture Books.
    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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