Fanboy and Chum Chum

Who’s At The Register?

eric — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 01:29:56 +0000

Boog or Lenny?

– Eric (Homan)

“Preschool Prison” Storyboard

ericrobles — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 01:00:44 +0000

Written by Scott Kreamer and storyboarded by Octavio Rodriguez. Octavio had been a Fanboy storyboard revisionist, but when a boarding spot opened up (there are six of them), he stepped to the plate and hit this one out of the park. Welcome to the starting line-up, Octavio. (Click through for larger sizes.) — Eric (Homan)

“PG Movie” Storyboard

ericrobles — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 23:29:24 +0000

Okay, I know I usually post three or four board pages, but I like this seven-page sequence with Boog and the boys. The board is by Mr Eddie Trigueros, his third. The episode was written by Mr Eric Horsted. Also, this is episode #13, putting us 25% of the way through Nick’s initial order of 52 shorts. — Eric (Homan)

“Fangboy” Storyboard

ericrobles — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 00:24:07 +0000

Storyboard by Mr Howie Perry. (Click for larger images.)

– Eric (Homan)

“Precious Pig” Storyboard

ericrobles — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:11:21 +0000

Storyboard by Niki Yang. Mr Mufflin laying down some 1640 Massachusetts law.

– Eric (Homan)

Scrivener Elf…the details.

ericrobles — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 18:48:50 +0000

Once all the fun character concepts on Fanboy have been approved (see below) , it’s time for the real work to begin….turnarounds mouthcharts and expressions.

Concepts for the Scrivener Elf.

Cleanup with temporary color

Turnarounds: Here’s where you find all the flaws in your design. Some things might look cool in a 3/4 pose, but fall apart in a turn. You can’t really employ a lot of cheats you can in 2d. Things have to work in a very volumetric way so that the cg modelers can make things work properly. So it’s very important to get these right. I was really happy that the Robin Hood Daffy shoes (one of my favorite toons) made it through.

Mouthcharts: These are pretty standard, but fun too. Especially when the characters have really goofy teeth….which we love in spades on Fanboy. Perfect teeth are boring. The more screwed up, the better.

Expressions: Outside of concept, I think this is the second area that are the most fun. Taking a character and putting him through his paces is really educational, and helps you get it touch with his/her character’s personality. In this case, the scrivener Elf is Kyle’s disgruntled assistant/ slave. I pictured him as being a wisecracking smart ass…intelligent, and slightly evil…but also incredibly timid when confronted with danger.

Guess that’s about it for now. Back with more posts soon!

-Steve.

“Berry the Ice Monster” Storyboard

ericrobles — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 17:39:42 +0000

Episode #10, for those of you keeping storyboard score. By Mr Lane Lueras.

– Eric (Homan)

Scrivener Elf

ericrobles — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:35:59 +0000

From the episode “Yum Yum”.

– Eric (Homan)

Meet Caesar Martinez

ericrobles — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:31:51 +0000

From the beginning of production, one of the must-have Fanboy and Chum Chum crew members for Eric has been background designer Caesar Martinez. The two shared an office back on The Xs at Nick and Mr Robles has been a fan ever since. Besides being able to see Caesar’s work in the original “Fanboy” Random! cartoon (when Nick breaks it out of the guarded vault, that is), you can admire his range of style in shows from Hey Arnold! to King of the Hill to the afore-mentioned Xs. What you need to do is click on Caesar’s pan below. It’ll take you to the Flickr page where you’ll get to see a larger size and, if you dare, the original ginormous view. You’ll see why the folks in the CG department here love building the sets Caesar creates. Thanks for the hard work, Caesar.

– Eric (Homan)

“I, Fanbot” Storyboard

ericrobles — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:21:13 +0000

It’s by Tom King. Could there be a better set-up for comedy gold? Be careful what you wish for, Fanboy…

– Eric (Homan)