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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Been working on some new stuff lately here’s a little sneak peak at my latest illustration project. More soon!

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....

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...

A Wild Thornberrys Book Illustrated by Bob Ostrom When I first started doing children’s books I focused mainly on licensed properties. I...

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...

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...

Dinosaur facts brought to you by award winning illustrator, amateur archeologist and all around good guy Bob Ostrom

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...

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...

Character Design From the Blue Sky Folder – Wonder Woman in Adobe Illustrator CC 2014 by Bob Ostrom Studio #illustrator #art #superhero...

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...

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...

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...