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
- 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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Bob Ostrom
- Dec 22, 2014
- 2 min
A Crowd Gathered and Began Chanting for Santa to Jump.
Jump Santa, jump! That’s me in the back with the glasses waiting for Santa to jump. When I was a kid, we used to go to New Jersey to...
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Bob Ostrom
- Nov 19, 2014
- 2 min
Nickelodeon’s Umizoomi – Children’s Book Illustration
Children’s book illustration – Working with Licensed Art You never know what's going to pop up in your inbox. Today it was a request from...
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Bob Ostrom
- Sep 25, 2014
- 1 min
Important but Lesser Known Dinosaur Facts
Dinosaur facts brought to you by award winning illustrator, amateur archeologist and all around good guy Bob Ostrom
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Bob Ostrom
- Aug 3, 2014
- 1 min
Cartoon Logo Design by Bob Ostrom Studio
Food Truck Design by Bob Ostrom Studio Here is a quick look at a little cartoon logo project I did for my good friends at Rock and Lou’s...
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Bob Ostrom
- Jul 25, 2014
- 1 min
Summer Vacation – by Bob Ostrom Studio
It's Summer Vacation! I hope everyone is having a great summer! Last week I headed down to the beach here in North Carolina for a short...
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Bob Ostrom
- Jul 14, 2014
- 1 min
Drawing Super Heroes – Wonder Woman
Character Design From the Blue Sky Folder – Wonder Woman in Adobe Illustrator CC 2014 by Bob Ostrom Studio #illustrator #art #superhero...
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Bob Ostrom
- Apr 9, 2014
- 1 min
What if the SAT's looked like this?
I was just thinking… What if the fill in the blank questions on the SATs looked like this? I'm pretty sure I would have aced it. (Feel...
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Bob Ostrom
- Jul 21, 2013
- 1 min
Cartoon Shark Illustration Start to Finish – Adobe Illustrator CC
A quick look at how I build an illustration using Adobe Illustrator CC. I just updated to Adobe’s cloud last week and had a little fun...
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Bob Ostrom
- Mar 20, 2013
- 3 min
How to Design a Super Cool, Super Fun, Cartoon Logo Mascot for a Major Online Retailer
Designing a character whether it be a cartoon mascot or a logo always starts with lots of sketches. Here’s a look at the process I used...
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Bob Ostrom
- Feb 4, 2013
- 1 min
Artist Interview with Bob Ostrom by Carlos Castellanos of Drawn by Success
Here is a little artist interview I did a while back with my good friend Carlos Castellanos who many of you may recognize as the...
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