MORTAL FOLLY! MORTAL RECOIL! TWO PARTER (THIS MONDAY!)

“Mortal Folly” Title Card Designed by Andy Ristaino and painted by Ron Russell

“Mortal Recoil” Title Card Designed by Andy Ristaino and painted by Martin Ansolabehere.

Don't miss a super EPIC, two-part episode of Adventure Time, as Finn and Jake battle an ancient evil for the FATE OF THE WORLD, Monday at 8/7c on Cartoon Network!

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LIMITED EDITION ADVENTURE TIME POSTER & PRINT (WHILE SUPPLIES LAST!)

Poster by Dan Bob Thompson

Exclusive print by Phil Rynda

Don't miss out on these exclusive Adventure Time art goodies brought to you by the NUCLEUS Gallery! Get yours HERE

PHIL RYNDA OPENS AN ART STORE

Fans of Uncle Phil Rynda (Emmy Award winner & lead character designer of Adventure Time) can now buy prints of some of his amazing original work & mini-comics @ the official Phil Rynda store!

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How to Draw Finn! (With Phil Rynda)

Hey everyone!

From the Trenches of Adventure Time is here!

“From the Trenches” is a behind-the-scenes video series of the super talented folks that make up the crew of the animated hit series, Adventure Time, by Pen Ward!

For our first segment, we interviewed the amazing & lead character designer of the show, Phil Rynda! In the video above, Phil shows you how to draw Finn, and gives some good advice for any artist.

Phil will also start teaching at CalArts this Thursday night! Congrats Phil and to the students that will be lucky to have him as a teacher!

So what are you waiting for? Get watching already and get inspired by the Rynda-ness!

A special thank-you to my friend and summer intern on Adventure Time, Nathan Connelly for helping me shoot and edit these segments. Check out the trailer for his ambitious student film, The Bayou Blues, by clicking HERE.

And if you missed it, the original trailer for “From the Trenches” can be seen by clicking HERE.

Stay tuned for another segment next week!

-Chogrin

The Art of Adventure Time - Part 2 (Title Cards)

Every cartoon show begins with a "Title Card," featuring the title of the episode with an Illustration of the show's main premise. Adventure Time's Title Cards really stand out, because they're a perfect combination of great layout, text, colors, textures, and pulp reference. This is all part of a creative step-by-step process between Character Designer - Phil Rynda, Painter - Paul Linsley, and Art Director - Nick Jennings. Head on over to the Frederator blog to see & read more!

Finn & Jake will rock your world!

Check out this sweet cover for the next issue of Animation Magazine, featuring Adventure Time! The cover is illustrated by Phil Rynda and Thomas Herpich. Here's a quote from Adventure Time, creator, Pen Ward:

“I like to doodle these characters and kind of figure out what their story is. In fact, I try to make everything stupider and simpler. Finn and Jake are two buddies who shoot the breeze about whatever nonsense is going on around them — just like anyone sitting on a porch might do.”

Read more over at Frederator!

Illustrators on Adventure Time - Part 1

With my first month working on the new Cartoon Network series, Adventure Time, I've gotten to meet and work with the super talented crew and group of artists behind the show, including some amazing Illustators. In this first part I would like to feature GhostShrimp (Dan James) and Thomas Herpich.

Ghostshrimp draws a lot of the backgrounds for the show along with Santino Lascano. Thomas Herpich does a lot of the models for the show (which can include characters, props, and effects), along with character Designer, Phil Rynda. Check out their Illustration work on their websites below. More to come soon!