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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...

Bob Ostrom
Mar 6, 20171 min read
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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...

Bob Ostrom
Feb 28, 20171 min read
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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...

Bob Ostrom
Feb 5, 20161 min read
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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!

Bob Ostrom
Oct 16, 20151 min read
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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....

Bob Ostrom
Apr 20, 20152 min read
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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...

Bob Ostrom
Jan 28, 20154 min read
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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...

Bob Ostrom
Jan 18, 20152 min read
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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...

Bob Ostrom
Dec 22, 20142 min read
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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...

Bob Ostrom
Nov 19, 20142 min read
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Important but Lesser Known Dinosaur Facts
Dinosaur facts brought to you by award winning illustrator, amateur archeologist and all around good guy Bob Ostrom

Bob Ostrom
Sep 25, 20141 min read
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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...

Bob Ostrom
Aug 3, 20141 min read
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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...

Bob Ostrom
Jul 25, 20141 min read
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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...

Bob Ostrom
Jul 14, 20141 min read
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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...

Bob Ostrom
Apr 9, 20141 min read
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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...

Bob Ostrom
Jul 21, 20131 min read
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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...

Bob Ostrom
Mar 20, 20133 min read
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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...

Bob Ostrom
Feb 4, 20131 min read
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