I'm sure more than a few of my blog readers have browsed or even participated in DrawingBoard.org. The link in the previous sentence may not work because the site is down, which is why I'm writing this post. DrawingBoard.org is in trouble. For those who don't know, for years DrawingBoard.org has been a fun hangout spot for hundreds (maybe thousands) of animation...
Here's another round of interesting links that you might find interesting if they are things you are interested in: Google's New "Profile" Feature — John Jantsch, author of Duct Tape Marketing, blogs about a new Google feature that allows a short profile of you to show up on Page 1 when other people google your name. A great, free way to...
(Artwork by Bob Ostrom. Copyright 2009. All rights reserved.) Long-time illustrator Bob Ostrom has recently posted an excellent tutorial describing how he does his work. While you're at it, don't forget to browse his portfolio and blog as well. Great stuff!...
Here's one more project I did for DecoPac. It's part of a series of jungle animal cake toys that were ultimately never produced. The lion's tail was meant to act like a lever which, when pushed, would cause his mouth to open and emit a "roar" noise from a tiny speaker. I was asked to make the elephant sit on the cake...
Here's yet another toy design I worked on for novelty cake supplier DecoPac. It's a cake tie-in for the DreamWorks movie Monsters vs. Aliens. It's a little hard to tell from the photo but it's a figurine of the Insecto character and two plastic finger rings featuring the characters B.O.B and Missing Link. The background is a concept painting from the movie...
As I mentioned in a recent post I sometimes design novelty toys for DecoPac, a national leader in the cake industry. Often the toys involve licensed characters but sometimes they are more generic. For this project the client wanted to update the design of their "Sports Fan" cake. I'm not a sports fan myself but I would imagine this particular...
