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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: 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
Variety Cover
Here is the cover of the December 1996 Variety Magazine I worked on, announcing Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. acquisition of Hanna-Barbera Productions Inc.’s intellectual property.
The (WBCP) artists that illustrated this issue were myself - drawing Fred Flinstone, senior character designer San Wei Chan - Bugs Bunny and animation director Frank Espinosa - Tom and Jerry.
The issue was published right before Christmas, which made for a nice Christmas’ present.
Bob
The (WBCP) artists that illustrated this issue were myself - drawing Fred Flinstone, senior character designer San Wei Chan - Bugs Bunny and animation director Frank Espinosa - Tom and Jerry.
The issue was published right before Christmas, which made for a nice Christmas’ present.
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
Draw The Looney Tunes, A Story
20/03/14 22:56 Filed in: Artists Resources | Art
A received a nice package on the mail today: The commercial version of our Warner Bros. Consumer Products’ departmental tutorial book, renamed “How To draw The Looney Tunes”. A hard to find book, ranging from $39.99 to $400.00. The trade-off here is actually quite acceptable; “...sign and draw me a sketch on one of them and you get to keep the other.”
A review of the book on the Animation World Network. “…The credits list art by San Wei Chan… Mark Christiansen, Jerome Moore and Robert Guthrie. Text is by Frank Espinosa, co-written by Marie Taylor….”
I’m really surprised to see the changes that occurred when our tutorial went public: It lost around 94 pages, most a lot of the written history of WB, animation and verbal instructions. The cuts were probably made for costs reasons and the instruction were more geared how to teach all WBCP artists in depth.
Still, a very nice final product, kicking myself that I signed and gave away the 10 copies I got from WB. Oh well . =)
Bob
A review of the book on the Animation World Network. “…The credits list art by San Wei Chan… Mark Christiansen, Jerome Moore and Robert Guthrie. Text is by Frank Espinosa, co-written by Marie Taylor….”
I’m really surprised to see the changes that occurred when our tutorial went public: It lost around 94 pages, most a lot of the written history of WB, animation and verbal instructions. The cuts were probably made for costs reasons and the instruction were more geared how to teach all WBCP artists in depth.
Still, a very nice final product, kicking myself that I signed and gave away the 10 copies I got from WB. Oh well . =)
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
Flashback Wednesdays: Bugs Bunny Stamp (Part One)
24/01/14 22:35 Filed in: Flashback Wednesdays
Here’s the final color for the Bugs Bunny stamp we did at WCBP for the U.S. Postal Service. We worked on this stamp series back in 1997.
I will post the original sketches and other designs in my WBCP gallery , plus additional information on the project.
Bob
I will post the original sketches and other designs in my WBCP gallery , plus additional information on the project.
Bob