tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-143483172024-03-16T11:53:09.727-07:00Cartoons and CaricaturesHere are some caricatures and cartoons from myself and some of my favorite artitsts and friendsFred Osmondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06109374582171352706noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14348317.post-24294292239602386552012-10-01T18:49:00.000-07:002012-10-01T18:49:05.334-07:00Some more drawings...
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Fred Osmondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06109374582171352706noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14348317.post-14204648111310260932012-10-01T18:37:00.000-07:002012-10-01T18:37:13.554-07:00So, it's been roughly 47 years since my last blog post and I thought I was retired from blogging forever. Recently, however a friend contacted me out of the blue and asked if I'd post some of my drawings. So, due to popular demand of one, here ya go:
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Fred Osmondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06109374582171352706noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14348317.post-40370446398064878612010-05-05T18:32:00.000-07:002010-05-05T18:46:00.809-07:00All dumb but one...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy4-6ldigslIZ5sZtGnxPgtzvVl98AO0gEbRw6E8QQH1jILG9MlLVcR4RQmzC7h5HmrIS7jnTJsYXKJ4zPEDyfC05WDaIpdkCHLhr1I7l2_-fQHzcvNrkfmbhvUds_nSa4HP7p/s1600/reganlibrarydebate.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 392px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy4-6ldigslIZ5sZtGnxPgtzvVl98AO0gEbRw6E8QQH1jILG9MlLVcR4RQmzC7h5HmrIS7jnTJsYXKJ4zPEDyfC05WDaIpdkCHLhr1I7l2_-fQHzcvNrkfmbhvUds_nSa4HP7p/s400/reganlibrarydebate.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467967294283199970" /></a><br />Wow, I haven't done any caricatures in a long time. So last week I was watching the 2008 Republican debates at the Regan Library on the You Tubes and drew these caricatures of the candidates. For the most part none of these guys offered any good ideas, same BS the Republicans (or any politician for that matter) spout out every time their lips are moving. The guy on the top right was completely out of place though, he was full of great ideas, principles and convictions. Not only that he thought the war in Iraq was a bad idea, how very un-republican of him...Fred Osmondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06109374582171352706noreply@blogger.com125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14348317.post-49813845640143693872008-08-07T20:16:00.000-07:002008-08-08T00:02:22.060-07:00EARTHWARD-HO! FRIDAY!There are TOO MANY exciting things to talk about this Friday!!!<br /><br />First up, there's a BRAND NEW Earthward-Ho strip today! I'm super proud of this one and it's the first of many that are in a brand new format. <a href="http://www.dummcomics.com">CHECK IT OUT NOW!</a><br /><br />Secondly, I did a interview for Fulle Circle Productions that you can read here: <a href="http://www.fullecirclestuff.blogspot.com/">http://www.fullecirclestuff.blogspot.com/</a><br />I'm spillin' the beans so you can see what it's REALLY like to work for cartoon big shots like John K., Dave Wasson, Jorge Gutierrez, Gabe Swarr, and Dave Thomas!<br /><br />Third, Discover the Secrets of Making a Dumm Comic in 5 or so Dumm steps...<br /><br />For this step by step I'm using the very first panel of this weeks Earthward-Ho! You will notice there is no dialog, don't worry, I didn't forget it, just go to Dumm Comics to look at the words (and complete strip)<br /><br />The first pass is the thumbnail stage and it's super rough. I'm just trying to figure out where all the characters are going to be as well as where to put the word balloons and how large they need to be to fit the dialog. The main reason these are drawn so rough is because I may go through 3 or 4 version until I'm happy with the basic layout and don't want to get bogged down in details.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz3oDPAILnOIVt7iotOhmSZq3XXmUluv9WnYV7u5T1IvjGKEhPfZgnmhETxFaNvcyiqubp1T0qY1FO-aU9GozXwMK3LGn7xF4Q0bRPrvddq7XQvkdxJOrG8lMO4KSm-bwv1GB-/s1600-h/strip14thumbs.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz3oDPAILnOIVt7iotOhmSZq3XXmUluv9WnYV7u5T1IvjGKEhPfZgnmhETxFaNvcyiqubp1T0qY1FO-aU9GozXwMK3LGn7xF4Q0bRPrvddq7XQvkdxJOrG8lMO4KSm-bwv1GB-/s320/strip14thumbs.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232008516474542258" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The second pass is basically just a tied down version of the thumbnail step. At this point I'm thinking more about the poses and especially (this is my favorite part) the expressions.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgVu11vgNLmp_LeYktE8WVTX6-tD0JD4EXQeFScBaWBKYT1YOkoVjXx6gMrpjQh0UALAG8o5co5mq3wETCO_M6-Sixcbs6gvKDveNLoLqzhxTy4ZlP4qfkqPkdNTddHQi1MBrf/s1600-h/strip14ruff.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgVu11vgNLmp_LeYktE8WVTX6-tD0JD4EXQeFScBaWBKYT1YOkoVjXx6gMrpjQh0UALAG8o5co5mq3wETCO_M6-Sixcbs6gvKDveNLoLqzhxTy4ZlP4qfkqPkdNTddHQi1MBrf/s320/strip14ruff.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232008519886393602" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The third step is probably the most labor intensive. I take the roughs and scan 'em into the computer. From there I import them into Flash and ink them using the brush tool all the while making tiny corrections to the placement and size of the character, word balloons and backgrounds.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGYQ8Dw7VL4t7sAZ0Vm2ydfzZJZGVCshVVKYHPQmDq265GqMeTv6lqpL6sMJdfXal2sDM7Vs6mh8ignYU9maRJgXT4czcGKtNOk4ZOBdJbn2e-1i3c4HQFzu2WsQOnvP0owbsF/s1600-h/strip14inkforblog1.fla.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGYQ8Dw7VL4t7sAZ0Vm2ydfzZJZGVCshVVKYHPQmDq265GqMeTv6lqpL6sMJdfXal2sDM7Vs6mh8ignYU9maRJgXT4czcGKtNOk4ZOBdJbn2e-1i3c4HQFzu2WsQOnvP0owbsF/s320/strip14inkforblog1.fla.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232008522795404626" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Once it's all inked I type in the font (jivetalk) and color the strip (still in Flash)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHAniJifz4mTwOf3_sn2z_vq7nTQal9a2eXpDxb2v3OFh5eTbJfU4ZR2puw9URhI9ZUUZ-j-W0OnzWBQibFOCj3CCkznQGcRILSfiUJnbIiVN7Yurud3cZ2rlEWdp8U3lzr6CE/s1600-h/strip14colorforblog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHAniJifz4mTwOf3_sn2z_vq7nTQal9a2eXpDxb2v3OFh5eTbJfU4ZR2puw9URhI9ZUUZ-j-W0OnzWBQibFOCj3CCkznQGcRILSfiUJnbIiVN7Yurud3cZ2rlEWdp8U3lzr6CE/s320/strip14colorforblog.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232008522510168962" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Finally, when I'm happy with everything I save it out of Flash as a jpeg and import it into Photoshop to add textures and shading.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkBz76CjE_QhyTrf2zRlMsa3b-Ou3hQB2PZ9zYiLQWrQRrdtq513lys1n8DAcwMcI9Ld5CWlaZ33rgyJbCoxgNPx6fUqNSSa8yRk2clJFO6E_jnr6PQKN7p2laAHU44PoqICzI/s1600-h/strip14paintforblog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkBz76CjE_QhyTrf2zRlMsa3b-Ou3hQB2PZ9zYiLQWrQRrdtq513lys1n8DAcwMcI9Ld5CWlaZ33rgyJbCoxgNPx6fUqNSSa8yRk2clJFO6E_jnr6PQKN7p2laAHU44PoqICzI/s320/strip14paintforblog.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232008523722125074" /></a><br /><br />All done. See how easy it is??? Be sure to check out Dumm Comics to view the strip in it's entirety!<br /><br /><br />And Finally, be sure to check out the brand new weekend guest spots starting tomorrow at <a href="http://www.dummcomics.com">www.dummcomics.com</a>Fred Osmondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06109374582171352706noreply@blogger.com200tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14348317.post-87770004214294532952008-07-31T23:45:00.000-07:002008-08-01T00:01:27.188-07:00Earthward-Ho! things and stuff...Wow! Got back from Comic-Con early this week and I'm still trying to recover from sensory overload. While I was there I got to meet up with a bunch of my pals from Dumm Comics and share some libations. Also we all handed out postcards to promote the site and I just thought I'd share mine here. <br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVBqszPfZsjBaUJx1MRR6uJcs8Ddq9aUNAWZF4Qm4slwex2jauMBqFzApgCeKszAF6aIWrMARgdJOruw2S7TIIp6C7rF2uoit3ao0iunJwEX54Qkm8931iLVUxEVovdWnxUoui/s1600-h/EWHPCblog+copy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVBqszPfZsjBaUJx1MRR6uJcs8Ddq9aUNAWZF4Qm4slwex2jauMBqFzApgCeKszAF6aIWrMARgdJOruw2S7TIIp6C7rF2uoit3ao0iunJwEX54Qkm8931iLVUxEVovdWnxUoui/s320/EWHPCblog+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229439557759977954" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO2cH8SFK6YlaK2HA1VIXuPJN7dDtjzAwFxicKXnm74zj_vo_ZTnwgTA4qoLW1cc_kZwU4GEq6az9X73uRnrZb5lOJNz1YXU_vi4m7q-ZOSwzhiinFre9LZwKyFe67iTypyN4i/s1600-h/postcardBG.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO2cH8SFK6YlaK2HA1VIXuPJN7dDtjzAwFxicKXnm74zj_vo_ZTnwgTA4qoLW1cc_kZwU4GEq6az9X73uRnrZb5lOJNz1YXU_vi4m7q-ZOSwzhiinFre9LZwKyFe67iTypyN4i/s320/postcardBG.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229439564115531970" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Oh, and here are a few ruffs from this weeks Earthward-Ho! <a href="http://dummcomics.com">Go check it out!</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFEwydOypbG3qeO7UV3Pcpo5iZ1h6fGSbIjouKhU0cE8sxWgHelJFzcT8iaLYYBwzVDKNyihx8YV-GxEmuk2LwLkzopqX7zCXw3dpwwCH6nu0XmDwJE0p35ciOU8jf00_2t9xg/s1600-h/strip13pnl6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFEwydOypbG3qeO7UV3Pcpo5iZ1h6fGSbIjouKhU0cE8sxWgHelJFzcT8iaLYYBwzVDKNyihx8YV-GxEmuk2LwLkzopqX7zCXw3dpwwCH6nu0XmDwJE0p35ciOU8jf00_2t9xg/s320/strip13pnl6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229439568283518226" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaMjothLc2i74fyylm5JwENur_NSXiTnu4Ug4LahfxLGavGQXc65Wx4HD-Os1VQGGVI_gIOnZ_alyoPZ76LsKgMUTjoCxcB57sjyFKzyiQdTDZ4jy4GDkl-VY7RKKNaqGYHK0j/s1600-h/strip13pnl7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaMjothLc2i74fyylm5JwENur_NSXiTnu4Ug4LahfxLGavGQXc65Wx4HD-Os1VQGGVI_gIOnZ_alyoPZ76LsKgMUTjoCxcB57sjyFKzyiQdTDZ4jy4GDkl-VY7RKKNaqGYHK0j/s320/strip13pnl7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229439566545481778" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX2gPPRwWlW6s8iqmz4L0GXULu8KvDJ8n8DZAf-qjobBayWIKJe0VDImqOrZrDCA7xIIuInXaOW3z_UxpxWIYEgTCIXKK7RfvLdg9H4agssQL3yeenw8xEEIeaQnLCYVHHq_uy/s1600-h/strip13pnl8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX2gPPRwWlW6s8iqmz4L0GXULu8KvDJ8n8DZAf-qjobBayWIKJe0VDImqOrZrDCA7xIIuInXaOW3z_UxpxWIYEgTCIXKK7RfvLdg9H4agssQL3yeenw8xEEIeaQnLCYVHHq_uy/s320/strip13pnl8.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229439576918738690" /></a>Fred Osmondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06109374582171352706noreply@blogger.com221tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14348317.post-53122120948205138432008-07-19T13:14:00.001-07:002008-07-19T13:18:21.019-07:00Dumm Contest!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFqROLJydMEyaw_S78e1O5-Rl2VoSKhNsHlVzn-DbdZzrfk1No8LenFnZdTYVNCdFg24237DCb8AXLbxCrnqxFfBMGX3LBTN1adaK3rtjJ4emwz7czFTocReXHp5dPe-EVcDcw/s1600-h/shirts-bagged.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFqROLJydMEyaw_S78e1O5-Rl2VoSKhNsHlVzn-DbdZzrfk1No8LenFnZdTYVNCdFg24237DCb8AXLbxCrnqxFfBMGX3LBTN1adaK3rtjJ4emwz7czFTocReXHp5dPe-EVcDcw/s320/shirts-bagged.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5224821384402974370" /></a><br /><br /><br />T-minus "PLOP" and counting! Only 2 more days until PLOP WEEK is in FULL EFFECT! Rumors abound regarding this mind-blowingly mysterious event! All we can do to appease this RABID DEMAND for further PLOP INFORMATION is to kick off a FABULOUS PLOP CONTEST!<br /><br />Go to the forums. Clearly explain your theory regarding the eternal question: "WHAT IS PLOP?"<br /><br />You don't have to guess the right answer, but our favorite theory, right or wrong, will win a FREE DUMM COMICS T-SHIRT! (see below).<br /><br />The adventure begins here: <a href="http://www.dummcomics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=76">http://www.dummcomics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=76</a>Fred Osmondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06109374582171352706noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14348317.post-7379230713899631702008-05-08T02:37:00.000-07:002008-05-08T02:41:54.080-07:00Dumm Comics Banner!New Earthward-Ho! Dumm Comics Banner... <br /><br /><a href="http://dummcomics.com"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrk1OvJEIMmBHhi4H1tP27gMrVCDi64kEW9tkiEv3ImQKllDDJ_TmgZqbcCDESO8WTKUzgh5fwMzKE4bdOAYWDkgy4g6twDNYiZ5RBDc4dUrqIX12Kta6gtuUuqC6W2LHQXeWN/s1600-h/banner+copy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrk1OvJEIMmBHhi4H1tP27gMrVCDi64kEW9tkiEv3ImQKllDDJ_TmgZqbcCDESO8WTKUzgh5fwMzKE4bdOAYWDkgy4g6twDNYiZ5RBDc4dUrqIX12Kta6gtuUuqC6W2LHQXeWN/s320/banner+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197939472287731426" /></a></a>Fred Osmondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06109374582171352706noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14348317.post-75041474730765381032008-05-05T00:26:00.000-07:002008-05-05T01:27:54.098-07:00Dumm Comics Dot Com!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBGnDW4gDAx1Kcg6mE0fK2WyWsi8SR_KacGN419rVTLlxDTC_QGZHCDIK3ARbhE3ZRoKrD0hCYScWHm3_Eucjo0pocBz1TYFOtGIbuPpxM5tpNLxpd8n5c99wB_9Zczt9uPdz6/s1600-h/earthwardho.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBGnDW4gDAx1Kcg6mE0fK2WyWsi8SR_KacGN419rVTLlxDTC_QGZHCDIK3ARbhE3ZRoKrD0hCYScWHm3_Eucjo0pocBz1TYFOtGIbuPpxM5tpNLxpd8n5c99wB_9Zczt9uPdz6/s320/earthwardho.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5196796862293327698" /></a><br /><br />I'm super excited to announce a brand new adventure I'm partaking in! It's a website that features daily comic strips by some of my good friends and myself. Each of us gets a day of the week to share our strip with all the fine folks on the internet. Here's the breakdown...<br /><br />Monday is Gabe Swarr's Big Pants Mouse<br />Tuesday is Sean Szeles' Through the Port-Hole<br />Wednesday is Katie Rice and Luke Cormican's Skadi<br />Thursday is Ricky Garduno's 1930 Nightmare Theatre<br />and Friday is Earthward-Ho! by me.<br /><br />Not to be left out is the amazing Matt Gadbois who has done a great job at building our website.<br /><br />You can check it out right now by going to <br /><a href="http://www.dummcomics.com">www.dummcomics.com</a><br /><br /><br />This here is Sam, he's the main character of the strip. Sam is obsessed with all things outer space. When he's not being abducted by aliens he's looking through his telescope searching for them. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKPTpt1ndxQhkON7QufjMOVEKRWM7gzQBBlY05wz4KyEpOnI4JCOU8eKkj8ToFbFxjbROhe863lnBL3kjANRSurOOGmK98Dp1HQaN5cp6fZwRAOkJ7zNsaXWFVHAFIGsSNekio/s1600-h/NewestSam.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKPTpt1ndxQhkON7QufjMOVEKRWM7gzQBBlY05wz4KyEpOnI4JCOU8eKkj8ToFbFxjbROhe863lnBL3kjANRSurOOGmK98Dp1HQaN5cp6fZwRAOkJ7zNsaXWFVHAFIGsSNekio/s320/NewestSam.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5196796866588295026" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />This is a typical "eyball headed alien" that can be seen in this weeks strip...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiJ5epDeohVRwWavtX6rrLL8G-AgyEwd647EWeocMBgT8pnxofBryc1veiQ2Pcwmn7K0sYDvy7emdx60A7iKPq-YKhSatu_h-Nd6JQoeHq5RAIzNkSJ2JtNCdwZvs4WLiDxtAq/s1600-h/eyeballalien.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiJ5epDeohVRwWavtX6rrLL8G-AgyEwd647EWeocMBgT8pnxofBryc1veiQ2Pcwmn7K0sYDvy7emdx60A7iKPq-YKhSatu_h-Nd6JQoeHq5RAIzNkSJ2JtNCdwZvs4WLiDxtAq/s320/eyeballalien.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5196796866588295010" /></a><br /><br />And finally here is a glimpse at an alien which will be making an appearance in upcoming strips...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikm4s-s2qCC5tyHX6T2_a9BaxIZBS-sC85p_7MJhTJzW_H7kH7NYUaM3_KYAjlZTw890s7HthfWpn08kSXzE56YeNUERMEhbMnooMJKK0hHriwpHNITljzg0kyKN9WrYgftz3i/s1600-h/phoneAlien_strip3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikm4s-s2qCC5tyHX6T2_a9BaxIZBS-sC85p_7MJhTJzW_H7kH7NYUaM3_KYAjlZTw890s7HthfWpn08kSXzE56YeNUERMEhbMnooMJKK0hHriwpHNITljzg0kyKN9WrYgftz3i/s320/phoneAlien_strip3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5196796870883262338" /></a>Fred Osmondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06109374582171352706noreply@blogger.com201tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14348317.post-15436439303236185662007-05-02T17:51:00.000-07:002007-05-02T18:21:27.137-07:00El Tigre!I have the best job in the World, or at least that's what most of my co-workers tell me. When I get scenes like this to layout it's hard to disagree with them. This particular scene is from the episode "The Mother of all Tigres" storyboarded by the amazing Eddie Trigueros. The cartoon is called El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera and it's produced and created by my super talented pals Jorge Gutierrez and Sandra Equihua. It airs Saturday mornings(check you local listings)on Nickelodeon.<br /><br /> <div style="margin-bottom:25px;margin-top:25px;"><div style="width:320px;text-align:left;"><style type="text/css"><!-- #icvqtuzbm6j132cveag4sa66jo8k9fcicvj1n2804{width:320px;height:256px;border:none;margin:0px;} --></style><iframe src="http://www.dailymotion.com/blog/video/3157513?key=cvqtuzbm6j132cveag4sa66jo8k9fcicvj1n2804" style="width:320px;height:256px;border:none;margin:0px;" width="320" height="256"frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" id="icvqtuzbm6j132cveag4sa66jo8k9fcicvj1n2804">Dailymotion blogged video</iframe><br /><span style="margin-top:0px;"><a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1vocp_elosoblog">Elosoblog</a><br />Video sent by <a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/fredosmond">fredosmond</a><br /></span></div></div>Fred Osmondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06109374582171352706noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14348317.post-91485778928706532542007-02-28T00:08:00.000-08:002007-02-28T00:18:57.416-08:00A random variety of sprinklings....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikD4xdn67BqmDSSKU2fsoBycS60ZyO00kt0hB-ORZMU-gD_i8JsxFZgVsceL5on-cIUrag10awb7rpHbw96zXLJLnGHAgQSm6VbNo43EMPRHRe8czCIJos7FVWx_DrENbKOZyz/s1600-h/amid.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5036494335099611874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikD4xdn67BqmDSSKU2fsoBycS60ZyO00kt0hB-ORZMU-gD_i8JsxFZgVsceL5on-cIUrag10awb7rpHbw96zXLJLnGHAgQSm6VbNo43EMPRHRe8czCIJos7FVWx_DrENbKOZyz/s320/amid.jpg" border="0" /></a>A far too flattering caricature of Cartoon Brews very own Amid Amidi. This was done during our tenure on Ren and Stimpy APC.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBkDfeUdd0Zgd6MjtZBg9gH0mwOze79PYa6xvp9irOCEB34iWREvTORaE0eKj12-5Fihyphenhyphen6svSgwCj0oSJtDeT4R__LlcrjVzoi2T5_mgmQieUvtnsJXOHDTDQdpye-53LitxHd/s1600-h/dwight.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5036494339394579186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBkDfeUdd0Zgd6MjtZBg9gH0mwOze79PYa6xvp9irOCEB34iWREvTORaE0eKj12-5Fihyphenhyphen6svSgwCj0oSJtDeT4R__LlcrjVzoi2T5_mgmQieUvtnsJXOHDTDQdpye-53LitxHd/s320/dwight.jpg" border="0" /></a>Caricature of the character 'Dwight' from the American version of the tv show 'The Office'<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFtocpNTNXxxS5Wuq-nW8JSo2duN5nWam3zM1PoqIjxRh0wWPAkd479FYoUNZ3dHRtSjPz4-hAvXzbr21ximoz6-OFcd38wELf6aD2G7FiqQDvT-yX45Oh4-jXa7yudUfUyrtL/s1600-h/headoddity4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5036494339394579202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFtocpNTNXxxS5Wuq-nW8JSo2duN5nWam3zM1PoqIjxRh0wWPAkd479FYoUNZ3dHRtSjPz4-hAvXzbr21ximoz6-OFcd38wELf6aD2G7FiqQDvT-yX45Oh4-jXa7yudUfUyrtL/s320/headoddity4.jpg" border="0" /></a>Random Head Oddity #4<br /><div></div>Fred Osmondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06109374582171352706noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14348317.post-71887642509138170492007-02-11T17:03:00.000-08:002007-02-11T17:04:47.107-08:00horton cont....All of these drawings for the Horton test were done on my tablet pc in either painter or sketchbook pro....<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTx99KE9i3kkEfrKp1hcgbF2g5QmoGdmeao1p2ymn_qlD7aK9cyYm0tnJwZ18o0Df1wUm8iIktmBSOYpfoIPZeyRkykWRWq-5gBxs-kqO69BCFaTPwvlqC7d9x_nuPuCe9S1lj/s1600-h/MOUSEFLIRT6.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5030447246595362962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTx99KE9i3kkEfrKp1hcgbF2g5QmoGdmeao1p2ymn_qlD7aK9cyYm0tnJwZ18o0Df1wUm8iIktmBSOYpfoIPZeyRkykWRWq-5gBxs-kqO69BCFaTPwvlqC7d9x_nuPuCe9S1lj/s320/MOUSEFLIRT6.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilQpgPNRvtZBN-YSA8nUMqm-4FDkD8wyfTZx7kNBKcCe_j7UsL4Q46-KIO0b_oGVNMpxAmHviLkwa02h1Ebga-Hd-3DSsR8K90yf_pu1uqvYlDEWGYoTBc4d8cfW_WreuPhKSw/s1600-h/RATNOSE6.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5030447250890330274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilQpgPNRvtZBN-YSA8nUMqm-4FDkD8wyfTZx7kNBKcCe_j7UsL4Q46-KIO0b_oGVNMpxAmHviLkwa02h1Ebga-Hd-3DSsR8K90yf_pu1uqvYlDEWGYoTBc4d8cfW_WreuPhKSw/s320/RATNOSE6.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVMYOhhNTD2WB9XIlg8o2zfOMlSPkTu0hW6R3jDNKGbnrqWz6yzrlAJtHNvvtuXQP_7D-UYdAhiU5KDUSefAT9fB__yfKKDdLkUCPJgeEOgoVUZ7uBBt0iCNXfO1JLD-pmNmkd/s1600-h/TITLECARD.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5030447250890330290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVMYOhhNTD2WB9XIlg8o2zfOMlSPkTu0hW6R3jDNKGbnrqWz6yzrlAJtHNvvtuXQP_7D-UYdAhiU5KDUSefAT9fB__yfKKDdLkUCPJgeEOgoVUZ7uBBt0iCNXfO1JLD-pmNmkd/s320/TITLECARD.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMMyFSkUDhOYfdb-4ZA4ilXQbOnTGBaEkJCUBSiQgUTneikAFk9pxEZ5pRgufXA0vrhW-fI1HsRl4K5CW3NAut3g2F_gvCjEpY0Z68EO-1Py0aqqbvaLYK2dVd859eyUT1dxIM/s1600-h/treetops.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5030447255185297602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMMyFSkUDhOYfdb-4ZA4ilXQbOnTGBaEkJCUBSiQgUTneikAFk9pxEZ5pRgufXA0vrhW-fI1HsRl4K5CW3NAut3g2F_gvCjEpY0Z68EO-1Py0aqqbvaLYK2dVd859eyUT1dxIM/s320/treetops.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuNvmhyphenhyphen390Vx_eMnxnH1AhQ8ID79UWVomDJ82rejSjHr6L26ivIP6QNgdZDVDJf2xoq1xVu3Z31m8bg-4UbkHuLvlPrhhujns7rLU4tC8s2BslYTEMuUS7LEuKzvzgcEQfrFHf/s1600-h/whowho.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5030447255185297618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuNvmhyphenhyphen390Vx_eMnxnH1AhQ8ID79UWVomDJ82rejSjHr6L26ivIP6QNgdZDVDJf2xoq1xVu3Z31m8bg-4UbkHuLvlPrhhujns7rLU4tC8s2BslYTEMuUS7LEuKzvzgcEQfrFHf/s320/whowho.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Fred Osmondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06109374582171352706noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14348317.post-60733553008124734932007-02-11T15:43:00.000-08:002007-02-11T17:02:18.734-08:00Horton....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfePds7g8uzsMy6ucxHMxeLy8FqapLSnnfL80EJ_E_biBDKYQypEnyKPddnkQleLmaoJA__M9OtHFn-T4Z_lZhkWBgciamx_-coAqPT17YRqCdZ9oCm2Y4nWQ_j1P7YTo5DgEn/s1600-h/anelephant.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5030446683954647106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfePds7g8uzsMy6ucxHMxeLy8FqapLSnnfL80EJ_E_biBDKYQypEnyKPddnkQleLmaoJA__M9OtHFn-T4Z_lZhkWBgciamx_-coAqPT17YRqCdZ9oCm2Y4nWQ_j1P7YTo5DgEn/s320/anelephant.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKZvqP2_qzSZKVfF48Nkt6UCRIpGXer7IXJs3ifekUaaiBJSPQCtTne_RTKSQW6ifbbR9fm18_Blowb8ANaIpd_6q83JElLNvgYbZLYb8VSAdHQLkvIrx3N_bdgvjPbZPMq5nB/s1600-h/elephant.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5030446683954647122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKZvqP2_qzSZKVfF48Nkt6UCRIpGXer7IXJs3ifekUaaiBJSPQCtTne_RTKSQW6ifbbR9fm18_Blowb8ANaIpd_6q83JElLNvgYbZLYb8VSAdHQLkvIrx3N_bdgvjPbZPMq5nB/s320/elephant.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFZ3yt03nGm5laUN1SoBoSBNIHQuYMPikm_huQ4pNvkkC5s3iuHHL5wtGNH7dtY3l0p74XI74ut4Z52qSlL4YoqFrC7Tn5JW5T8j3Hjk2h-f9RyIQsRklSG-QuWz4nNacAiDx7/s1600-h/mouseflirt01.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5030446688249614434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFZ3yt03nGm5laUN1SoBoSBNIHQuYMPikm_huQ4pNvkkC5s3iuHHL5wtGNH7dtY3l0p74XI74ut4Z52qSlL4YoqFrC7Tn5JW5T8j3Hjk2h-f9RyIQsRklSG-QuWz4nNacAiDx7/s320/mouseflirt01.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg88UOnJNi_14C5qXA5FOVuzPOQngIgOxmWoEOy6eMpf1F_QlMTLwfOMQ_34fZatK15uZKtmYxU4qRB-q3I-S6tt5sND9kjklQJy_lAE3pXFyTEWWqyU-PHaUGXkOlXH-YOAnq6/s1600-h/mouseflirt04.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5030446688249614450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg88UOnJNi_14C5qXA5FOVuzPOQngIgOxmWoEOy6eMpf1F_QlMTLwfOMQ_34fZatK15uZKtmYxU4qRB-q3I-S6tt5sND9kjklQJy_lAE3pXFyTEWWqyU-PHaUGXkOlXH-YOAnq6/s320/mouseflirt04.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbHJv1o7pfCEQIe6l15tEA0fFqPra2WlJdCz7PGghWAnz5wBhf_1iOvmjNjG4TYuXh3u6Xsk3dUy4yQIX2ISvM08uGGBR_Wb7qG_tTMJwjZHbg-GFeiNNQz3Y6nMwdzNiTQKve/s1600-h/mouseflirt05.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5030446692544581762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbHJv1o7pfCEQIe6l15tEA0fFqPra2WlJdCz7PGghWAnz5wBhf_1iOvmjNjG4TYuXh3u6Xsk3dUy4yQIX2ISvM08uGGBR_Wb7qG_tTMJwjZHbg-GFeiNNQz3Y6nMwdzNiTQKve/s320/mouseflirt05.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>A while back I was offered a storyboard test from the fine folks at Bluesky in New York for their upcoming Horton feature. The project sounded very cool, here's a character I really liked from not only the Seuss books but also the Jones and Clampett cartoons. Unfortunately the timing wasn't right. I was (and am still currently) working at a job I really like, so I had to respectfully decline. So they came back to me and suggested they could work around my schedule and that I could possibly be brought on doing freelance from home and would I please reconsider. I said that I would think it over. Finally I agreed that if my schedule permited I would at least take the test. Unfortunately, things at work got pretty crazy, in a busy, good kinda way and I was not able to complete the test. I did however do a bunch of little thumbnails and rough sketches for the test and thought I'd share some of those drawings here.</div>Fred Osmondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06109374582171352706noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14348317.post-1161326837141939242006-10-19T23:44:00.000-07:002006-10-19T23:47:17.156-07:00Virgins...<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6656/1295/1600/virtuousvirgin.0.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6656/1295/400/virtuousvirgin.0.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6656/1295/1600/nerdgin.0.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6656/1295/400/nerdgin.0.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Here are a couple of sketches for my paintings in the upcoming Virgin Show.Fred Osmondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06109374582171352706noreply@blogger.com36tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14348317.post-1161237281709612702006-10-18T22:52:00.000-07:002006-10-18T22:56:23.580-07:00Art Show!!!<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6656/1295/1600/virginwebflyer02_2_.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6656/1295/400/virginwebflyer02_2_.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />My first time showing! Hope to see you there!Fred Osmondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06109374582171352706noreply@blogger.com43tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14348317.post-1151566556652858432006-06-29T00:33:00.000-07:002006-06-29T00:38:17.890-07:00one more<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6656/1295/1600/samship.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6656/1295/400/samship.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />one moreFred Osmondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06109374582171352706noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14348317.post-1151566352859961022006-06-29T00:22:00.000-07:002006-06-29T00:32:32.876-07:00Honeymoon's over!<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6656/1295/1600/bum.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6656/1295/400/bum.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6656/1295/1600/samlookup.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6656/1295/400/samlookup.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6656/1295/1600/biplane.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6656/1295/400/biplane.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6656/1295/1600/samcrazyhueforblog.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6656/1295/400/samcrazyhueforblog.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6656/1295/1600/badguy.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6656/1295/400/badguy.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />So I know the honeymoon has been over for awhile and I haven't posted anything but their is a realllly good reason...I've been dedicating my free time to making a short cartoon. Unfortunately this doesn't leave much time for 'blogging'. Anyway, here are a few random sketches and etc from my new project, hope you like em'. In the meantime, their wont be anything new for a while but when I finish the first sequence I will definitely post it.Fred Osmondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06109374582171352706noreply@blogger.com53tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14348317.post-1142841443924679522006-03-19T23:52:00.000-08:002006-03-19T23:57:23.943-08:00Thug in a Fedora.....<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6656/1295/1600/Thug.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6656/1295/400/Thug.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />So there won't be any new posts for a while as I'm getting married this weekend and will be away on hooneymoon directly following. In the mean time please enjoy this thuggish picture of my new Fedora (and big fat melon right underneath it.) Bye.Fred Osmondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06109374582171352706noreply@blogger.com53tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14348317.post-1141113035149026912006-02-27T23:48:00.000-08:002006-02-27T23:50:35.173-08:00Head Oddities...<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6656/1295/1600/headoddities3.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6656/1295/400/headoddities3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6656/1295/1600/Headoddities1.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6656/1295/400/Headoddities1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6656/1295/1600/headoddities2.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6656/1295/400/headoddities2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6656/1295/1600/headoddities4.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6656/1295/400/headoddities4.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /> No Comment.Fred Osmondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06109374582171352706noreply@blogger.com46tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14348317.post-1140767151981359752006-02-23T23:38:00.000-08:002006-02-23T23:45:52.006-08:00New Sketchbook...<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6656/1295/1600/sketchbook2.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6656/1295/400/sketchbook2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6656/1295/1600/sketchbook3.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6656/1295/400/sketchbook3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6656/1295/1600/sketchbook1.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6656/1295/400/sketchbook1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />I usually don't like to draw in sketchbooks...it's too intimidating but when a union rep came by cube the other day and gave me a free Animation Guild Sketchbook I couldn't let all that paper go to waste. Besides, some poor cow even gave its' hide for the cover. So now I have a stack of dead trees covered by a dead animal and bound in spiral wire that I feel obligated to put to good use...enjoy.Fred Osmondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06109374582171352706noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14348317.post-1140170599947182522006-02-17T02:02:00.000-08:002006-02-17T02:03:19.946-08:00NEW BLOGS!!!Added a bunch of new Blogs in the Links section, please check 'em out!Fred Osmondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06109374582171352706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14348317.post-1140169328436050602006-02-17T01:12:00.000-08:002006-02-17T01:42:08.950-08:00GOOD, BAD, UGLY...<img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6656/1295/400/gbu1.jpg" border="0" /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6656/1295/400/gbu2.jpg" border="0" /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6656/1295/1600/gbu3.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6656/1295/400/gbu3.jpg" border="0" /></a> <img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6656/1295/400/gbu4.jpg" border="0" /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6656/1295/1600/gbu5.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6656/1295/400/gbu5.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />My pal Sean Szeles inspired me with the studies he posted on his blog from the movie "Once Upon A Time In The West" I chose to study from the only Sergio Leone movie I own on DVD.."The Good The Bad And The Ugly" When I intially started to draw from this film I planned on just doing caricatures of all the great faces in the movie. I quickly discovered that the actors were already pretty much caricatures themselves which actually made it more not less difficult for me to exaggerate their features. So besides the great faces the things I admire most about this film are the contrasts between cuts: 'Extreme wide shot directly to extreme close up' and the compositions: 'Background and foreground elements leading your eye to the subject' and 'framing the subject'. I tried to capture some of these techniques in my studies while still slightly caricaturing the actors faces. It's pretty tough going so far, but hopefully by the time I get to the end of the film the studies will improve. If anyone has any suggestions please don't hesitate to share.<br /><br />Thanks-<br />FredFred Osmondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06109374582171352706noreply@blogger.com78tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14348317.post-1139904425511051862006-02-14T00:06:00.000-08:002006-02-14T00:08:50.960-08:00CARTOONS!!!<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6656/1295/1600/happy11.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6656/1295/320/happy11.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6656/1295/1600/fiz.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6656/1295/320/fiz.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6656/1295/1600/samscream.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6656/1295/320/samscream.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6656/1295/1600/banjoman.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6656/1295/320/banjoman.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Heya all, thought I'd share some drawings from the morgue. These are for a pitch I was putting together to take around and try to sell to some cartoon type networks. It's another one of those things that get shelved due to actual paying work and family life and what not. Looks like I may have a chance to develop it further as I'll have some time off between gigs during the month of May.Fred Osmondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06109374582171352706noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14348317.post-1139562108044921922006-02-10T00:37:00.000-08:002006-02-10T01:01:48.076-08:00CARTOONS...and caricatures...<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6656/1295/1600/supermouse3.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6656/1295/320/supermouse3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6656/1295/1600/supermouse4.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6656/1295/320/supermouse4.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6656/1295/1600/supermouse1.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6656/1295/320/supermouse1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6656/1295/1600/supermouse2.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6656/1295/320/supermouse2.jpg" border="0" /></a> <img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6656/1295/320/rufusloop.jpg" border="0" /><br />Well, I seem to be over my caricature kick for the time being. Thought I'd share some more cartoony type drawings. The first four are studies I did from Milton Steins Supermouse comic. I think they're from a Jim Tyer issue? The artwork in those comics is so amazing and these studies don't do them justice. Everything is so solid, round and organic with appealing shapes, expressions, and all around excellent drafstmanship. Great source of education in those comics. The last pic is an animation drawing for a cartoon I've been developing for Cartoon Retro called Rufus and Horny. Pretty slow going on that project but I have a ton of stuff stockpiled and will hopefully have some of it posted on Shanes site in the not too distant future.Fred Osmondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06109374582171352706noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14348317.post-1132642440056834622005-11-21T22:44:00.000-08:002005-11-21T22:54:00.073-08:00NEW POST!<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6656/1295/1600/CELEB12.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6656/1295/400/CELEB12.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6656/1295/1600/CELEBCOUPLE.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6656/1295/400/CELEBCOUPLE.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6656/1295/1600/CELEB13.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6656/1295/400/CELEB13.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6656/1295/1600/CELEB14.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6656/1295/400/CELEB14.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6656/1295/1600/CELEB15.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6656/1295/400/CELEB15.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Sorry for the lack of posts, I have no excuses. All of these caricatures are done with one of those carpenter pencils with the wide lead. Didn't really help my drawing any but it's fun to shake things up a bit. Any guesses on who these celebs are?Fred Osmondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06109374582171352706noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14348317.post-1127118824760322532005-09-19T01:18:00.000-07:002005-09-19T01:33:46.563-07:00Second Attempt at Paiting...Sorta...<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6656/1295/1600/Bennettportraitpainterwtexture%20copy.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6656/1295/400/Bennettportraitpainterwtexture%20copy.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Well I finally broke down and bought one of them fancy wacom tablet thing-a-ma-jigs. You know the ones...paperless paper powered by Voodoo and Black Magic, modern cousin to the Ouija Board. It came with a stripped down version of Corel Painter (also some form of Dark Magic) and I started screwin' around with it...Please click to enlarge so as that you can see how the devlish machine was able to suck the soul out of actual paint to create an almost life like reproduction.Fred Osmondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06109374582171352706noreply@blogger.com14