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Flashback Wednesdays: "Where's the Kaboom?"
12/04/14 01:21 Filed in: Flashback Wednesdays | Art
Flashback Wednesdays… on a Saturday this time. >.<
This drawing of Marvin the Martian and K-9 was requested by Six Flags Magic Mountain, more specifically for their park’s Looney Tunes merchandise.
While Marvin and K-9 were easy to conceptualize, I had to do some research for the style of the telescope, so it would matched the same style Chuck Jones had developed when he created Marvin the Martian - first introduced in Jones’ animated short Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century (1953.) It was Maurice Noble background and layout, the same artist who had worked with Jones for the film, who provided the perfect inspiration for my design.
(Click for a larger image).
I never saw the final product on any merchandise based on my designs, but a couple of years ago I was able to pick up this postcard at the Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood, California.

Bob
This drawing of Marvin the Martian and K-9 was requested by Six Flags Magic Mountain, more specifically for their park’s Looney Tunes merchandise.
While Marvin and K-9 were easy to conceptualize, I had to do some research for the style of the telescope, so it would matched the same style Chuck Jones had developed when he created Marvin the Martian - first introduced in Jones’ animated short Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century (1953.) It was Maurice Noble background and layout, the same artist who had worked with Jones for the film, who provided the perfect inspiration for my design.
(Click for a larger image).
I never saw the final product on any merchandise based on my designs, but a couple of years ago I was able to pick up this postcard at the Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood, California.

Bob
Flashback Wednesdays: Jam Session
16/04/14 17:59 Filed in: Flashback Wednesdays | Art
Flashback Wednesdays... on a Wednesday!. ^.^
This week’s Flashback is a rough-pencil - no inking was requested, for a line of limited prints sold at the Warner Bros. Studio Stores. For some reason, I was asked to draw the instrument’s details - knobs, keys, etc, on a second layer. After its run and with the closure of the WB stores, the image is now sold has a large-size poster, which I have signed quiet a lot-of during the last few years.
(Click for a larger image).
The painting was done by David Edward Byrd.
Bob
This week’s Flashback is a rough-pencil - no inking was requested, for a line of limited prints sold at the Warner Bros. Studio Stores. For some reason, I was asked to draw the instrument’s details - knobs, keys, etc, on a second layer. After its run and with the closure of the WB stores, the image is now sold has a large-size poster, which I have signed quiet a lot-of during the last few years.

(Click for a larger image).

The painting was done by David Edward Byrd.
Bob
Flashback Wednesdays: Seagoing Looney Tunes (Part One)
02/05/14 17:56 Filed in: Flashback Wednesdays | Art
Flashback Wednesdays,... out to sea.
This week, the first part of a series of Looney Tunes’ rough-pencil designs commissioned by Premier Cruise Lines for a commercial partnership with Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
(More after the cut...)
Bob
This week, the first part of a series of Looney Tunes’ rough-pencil designs commissioned by Premier Cruise Lines for a commercial partnership with Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
(More after the cut...)
Bob
Flashback Wednesdays: Repairing the Past
03/04/14 10:20 Filed in: Flashback Wednesdays | Art
Hi again;
This is Flashback Wednesdays… on a Thursday. This post is about a very-common task many Artist have to do, specially in the Consumer products field: the recreation - or update, of an old piece of art for merchandising…
(More after the cut...)
Bob
This is Flashback Wednesdays… on a Thursday. This post is about a very-common task many Artist have to do, specially in the Consumer products field: the recreation - or update, of an old piece of art for merchandising…
(More after the cut...)
Bob
Flashback Wednesdays: WBCP Art
26/03/14 18:14 Filed in: Flashback Wednesdays | Art
One more Flashback Wednesday. =) Today I’m posting more designs I did while working for WBCP.
The first one is a progression example of Lola Bunny’s design, from a rough blueline, pencil ink to a final cleaned drawing (vector-based) drawing using Adobe Illustrator.
The second one is an approved tight blue line ready to be penciled-inked with 2B graphite pencil.
You will find more art for WBCP on the gallery. Enjoy!
Bob
The first one is a progression example of Lola Bunny’s design, from a rough blueline, pencil ink to a final cleaned drawing (vector-based) drawing using Adobe Illustrator.
The second one is an approved tight blue line ready to be penciled-inked with 2B graphite pencil.
You will find more art for WBCP on the gallery. Enjoy!
Bob
Flashback Wednesday: Favorite Concept to Reality Decisions
21/03/14 20:40 Filed in: Flashback Wednesdays | Art
Well, yesterday posts was a weak way to (almost) get out of the Flashback Wednesday’s showcase (darn). This post is about of one should not enamor itself to a projects’ rough or concept, because you will (always) be overridden by your client’s final decision.
More after the cut...
Bob
Flashback Wednesdays: Lola Halloween Designs
12/03/14 09:52 Filed in: Flashback Wednesdays | Art
Hi again, everyone,
I’m posting a couple of designs I did while working for WBCP. They are designs of Lola Bunny in Halloween outfits.
As the the “Bride of Frankenstein”...
and as a cute witch...
Enjoy!
Bob
I’m posting a couple of designs I did while working for WBCP. They are designs of Lola Bunny in Halloween outfits.
As the the “Bride of Frankenstein”...
and as a cute witch...
Enjoy!
Bob
WBCP Gallery Live
I just created a gallery for the work I did while working at Warner Bros. Consumer Products (WBCP.) I’ll post some more work as I clean them up, but for the mean time, here is a design I did for WBCP with Wile E. Coyote.
Here’s the original design.
Bob
Here’s the original design.
Bob
JMP Creative Gallery Live
Just created a new gallery of the designs I created while working at JMP Creative, a multimedia company out of Southern California.
Here’s and example of the variety of work I did; from toy concepts and designs to children’s’ menus for Mimi’s Cafe, like this one:
Original pencil sketch.
Inked version.
And the final color.
Bob
Here’s and example of the variety of work I did; from toy concepts and designs to children’s’ menus for Mimi’s Cafe, like this one:
Original pencil sketch.
Inked version.
And the final color.
Bob
Flashback Wednesdays: Space Jam Poster Design (Part One)
26/01/14 23:17 Filed in: Flashback Wednesdays | Art
Here is the original design (blue-line) that we I did for the international version of the Space Jam poster. In the final poster, Duffy Duck’s design was changed because in the original design, he was wearing a “prop” costume that only appeared on-screen for five-seconds.
Here is the original design - click on image to enlarge.
And here is the final poster.
Bob
Here is the original design - click on image to enlarge.
And here is the final poster.
Bob