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, 20182 min read
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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Bob Ostrom
Dec 10, 20172 min read
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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Bob Ostrom
Dec 3, 20171 min read
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, 20171 min read
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, 20171 min read
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, 20171 min read
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, 20172 min read
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, 20171 min read
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, 20171 min read
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, 20161 min read
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, 20151 min read
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, 20152 min read
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, 20154 min read
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, 20152 min read
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, 20142 min read
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, 20142 min read
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, 20141 min read
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, 20141 min read
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, 20141 min read
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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