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ILLUSTRATION

ILLUSTRATION

I work with writers, producers, art directors, creative directors, business owners you name it. No matter what I'm working on or who I'm working with my goal is always the same. My goal is to tell the best story I can through my art. 

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Characters in an illustration are like actors. To capture an audience's attention and make their story believable they must also display emotion. Like a director, a good artist understands the subtlety of gesture, mood and expression.

 

All these things together are how we tell a story and telling a good story is what illustration is all about.  

PROJECTS & MORE

HERBIE BEAR AND THE HERBSTER READER SERIES

With 50 books in all The Herbster Readers Series was designed specifically for beginner readers. with 4 separate levels, young readers get to know Herbie and all his friends.

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FROM THE DRAWINGBOARD

What's on the drawing board here at Bob Ostrom Studio? Check-in from time to time to see what's new here at the studio. I'll share new projects, and stuff I'm working on, as well as ideas for upcoming projects.

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DIGITAL WATERCOLOR

Everybody loves the look and feel of traditional art. Seeing the spontaneity of an artist's hand in their art is seeing the full expression of that artist's intention but reproducing traditional art is difficult. That is why even though it might look like traditional art it is not. everything I create is in a 100% digital formate to make reproduction simple and allow for maximum flexibility. 

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SEE MORE STYLES

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DIGITAL WATERCOLOR

Digital water color is a style of digital art that is created to mimic the look and feel of traditional watercolor but with the ability to easily edit. It is extremely popular in the publishing industry and is often used for children's book illustration. 

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VECTOR
ART

Vector art is well known for its ability to hold its resolution. Whether it is used for an icon or on a billboard you can count on vector art to provide clean crisp resolution at whatever size you choose.

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MIXED
MEDIA

Not every piece of art is created using a single program. Sometimes it takes a combination of programs to get it right. My mixed media art gets the job done with highly reproducible images that never fail. 

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LICENSED
ART

From Disney to Nickelodeon to Cartoon Network all your favorites by yours truly. This is NOT a fan art wannabe collection. This is the real deal. These are the actual properties I worked on professionally for the actual companies who owned them. 

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