Advanced Photoshop with Bob Ostrom

I will be teaching an advanced course in Adobe Photoshop this spring at Wake Technical Community College in Raleigh. The class will begin the 1st week of March and I’m really looking forward to it.
As you know from reading this blog I am a huge fan of Photoshop and use it for most of [...]

No Comments

The Bob O Show is now on the Artcast Network

I just did my 3rd Ustream show last week. I’m not sure I can say there has been a huge leap forward in my handling of the Ustream technology but the future looks promising. Ustream has just released a new piece of software called Ustream Producer. I will be giving it a try before the [...]

No Comments

2010 Bob Ostrom Studio Class Schedule.

It’s 2010 and time to post the new class schedule. Looks like another busy year. I’ve scheduled a whole bunch of  kids classes with Jerry’s Artarama in Raleigh again this year and am really looking forward to those.
Classes:

January 6th – 4-6pm For Kids ages 5-9
February 10th – 4-6pm For Kids ages 5-9
March 17th – 4-6pm [...]

No Comments

Tools of the Trade

People often ask me about how I do my work. What supplies do I use? Do I use the computer or do I scan my art? What’s the best way to do it? How did you get this or that look? How did you get so darned handsome and how can I be more like [...]

2 Comments

How to Draw a Dog

If you ever wanted to learn how to draw my big fat dog Jack you’re in luck. Here’s a little lesson for you. Have fun

No Comments

Peg Leg Meg for Hooked On Phonics

Here’s a little job I did for Hooked on Phonics not too long ago. Enjoy!

No Comments

How to draw a cat.

Here is another lesson from the Jerry’s Artarama videos. This one is about drawing a cat. Have fun.

No Comments

How to Draw a Parrot

Looks like the new Jerry’s Artarama videos are up over at you tube. Here’s one I did on drawing a parrot. Have fun!
Here are a couple more I did:
How to draw a cat.
How to draw a dog.

5 Comments

How to Draw a Cat

Here’s a quick lesson for all you young budding artists who would like to learn to draw a cat in 5 easy steps. Have fun and …Oh yeah… Hey, don’t forget the totally free print out at the end.

No Comments

How to Draw a Platypus.

Getting Started
I know what you’re thinking….A platypus? How am I supposed to draw a platypus? I can’t even spell platypus. Don’t worry. Just follow this easy, super simple method and you’ll be drawing platypus’s before you know it. The really cool thing is this method works for drawing other stuff too.

1 Comment

Free Coloring Book Pages

Love to color…. Love free stuff well you’re in luck. Just go to my website and you can download as many coloring pages as you like. They’re all absolutely free. All you have to do is find the ones you like, click on the download button and then print them out. Pretty simple huh? I’m [...]

No Comments

It’s Herbie Time.

Herbie Bear is the main character in the latest series of books I’ve been working on for Child’s World Publishing. The books, 25 in all, are now available and are listed with most major book retailers.
I had the good fortune to meet with one of the amazingly talented authors Cecilia Minden recently. We had a [...]

No Comments

Boomer and Halley Book #3 is now Available

Written and created by Mary Jane McKittrick and illustrated by me…Bob Ostrom, this series is about a cat named Halley’s Comet and an Australian Shepherd named Boomerang. They are both adopted by an older couple named Harold and Edna Sanders.

No Comments