BGs From Boo Boo Runs Wild

Layouts by Eric Wiese, Vincent Waller and me.Painted by Richard Ziehler-Martin

Warm Shower Environment

If this had been painted in the 80s, it would have been a lot harder to read. Each major object (Rocks,Wall, Lockers, Furs, Benches) would have been painted harsh and clashing primary and secondary colors.Colors straight out of the Cartoon Color cel paint tubes. - like the paintings I posted a couple days ago.This BG uses more control to guide the eye and focus the viewer on what is important.It

Dong Kingman

Scum Rules BG

This scheme was inspired by a Yogi Bear cartoon called "Stout Trout".I think I have the layouts and maybe storyboard for this sequence. Should I post 'em?

BGS: Layout, Color Key, Finished Painting

I wanted my Yogis to have some feeling of the original 195-1960 cartoons. I didn't want them to be like the 1970s, an 80s redos where the characters try to be be with the times. No cleaning up the environment or riding skateboards - and no pink purple and lime green airbrushed bgs. I got Ed Benedict to do some of the background layouts and design and he drew them in pretty much the style he drew

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I found some BG color keys and one BG from a cut scene from Day in The Life of Ranger Smith if anyone wants to see them.

The HB I Like

I don't like Tom and Jerry at all. I do like Hanna Barbera's TV cartoons from 1957 to about 1962. Really to about 1960. They are fun cartoons to eat breakfast with.They were on to a great thing for kids and then dumped everything good about it really fast.The color and design in the early HB cartoons is pure candy.I also like the simplicity. Simple, that is but with a method. Not simple without