Genie Turiaf...

Robin Williams WISHES he was half the mystical genie that Mr. Turiaf is.

Anyone can be confident with a full head of hair. But a confident bald man - there's your diamond in the rough

HBO On-Demand has 5 eps from season 2 of Curb (aka the best show still on TV) and I just can't stop thinking about how much I love Mr. David and his antics.

Rivers Cuomtoe

Playing his smash hits, "Dope Toes", "Undone - The Sock Song", "Pink Tri-ankle" and "Say It Ain't Shoe".

"CUOMTOE" Famous Feet concept by Rob Baranoff 2010

LAST SATEOTW FREEBIE

This is the last of my SATEOTW design project. The project? 4 designs, less than two colors per, and raw (old school?) feel.

Fred Flinstone beware...

Oh, and, by the way:

Sketchy...

...where have I been? Oh, yeah, that's right... too busy for my quaint little blog. I'm sorry I've deprived my massive amount of viewers from random doodles and such for so long.

Yes, I'm being a facetious!

For the doodle-deprived comes another sketch of my man-partner in crime:

UNTITLED COWBOY MATT SKETCH - RBARANOFF 2010

Recent Doodles

Shackled Arms

Notebook doodle!

I Spy...

Care to play? Lets see what you can find! Leave your discoveries in the comment section.

"No Mistakes"

Random Doodle, Notebook Sketch -- Illustration Fall 2009 / Color Spring 2010

FOR THOSE INTERESTED: This was originally a one-color, black pen ink doodle that graced the back of my MSU Fall 2009 notebook. I decided to scan it into my computer and see what I could do with it. Instead of sticking to a color scheme, I decided to do the opposite; add as much color as possible without regard to palettes and/or traditional color rules. In the end, I pretty much got the look I was going for. 

When I was a youngin', my Grandpa, Papa Paul, would tell me of his glory days; the days where he would work in NYC with a bevy of artists and creative people. His favorite of all, however, was the renowned Peter max. Papa Paul would tell me stories of hangin' in Max's studio and the immense amount of creativity that would come to him. He told me about a huge, revolving pen-holder that literally held THOUSANDS of pens in every color and every shade. When Max (and Papa Paul, depending on the accuracy of my 'Pas story) would work, they held no boundaries -- simply put, illustrate anything and add as much color as your heart desired. In a way, this is how I tackled this project... no holds barred and as much color as I could fit. It's Peter Max for the punker.

If you have never seen Max's work before, I suggest you check it out. It is just the type of cheery art that will complement the cheery weather we're having today.

-RB

Why So Serious?

About two years too late... but I figured I might as well post this for fellow Bat-fans.

Heath Ledger "Joker" Sketch (2008)

Design By Rob Baranoff

Almost Done..

...with that fun little illustration I posted on here of my buddy, Matt, a few posts back.

Here's a preview of what I've got so far:

 

(MOST DEFINITELY CLICK TO ENLARGE FOR DETAIL... PLEASE)

All I've  done so far (from the original sketch) is photoshop-airbrush the color in (which actually was really cool, I threw in some new effects to make it kinda watercolory --yeah, whatever, my NEW word) and I've got to say that it came out looking slightly different than what I originally imagined. I like it though; it's kinda got this, like, slightly dark children's book type illustration look. I dig, I guess.

I'll keep working on it.

Oh, by the way, I'd like to thank my PR writing professor for mentioning me on her blog. That was really pretty cool of her.

-RB

Sam Sketch

A comic-ish inspired illustration of my girlfriend.

Rough Draft -- Cartoon Illustration

This is a simple sketch that I finished right before the snow storm last Tuesday. It's loosely based on my best friend Matt -- close friend / singer / matt of all trades / expert cleaner. Anyway, I plan on doing some cool things to this image but I figured I'd post it here before I go to work on it. I'll post the finished project on here eventually.

-RB