Returning to The Space Uromos

 

I was recently checking out some of my very first posts I ever created specifically on this blog and one particular post was The Space Uromos, I forgot I even designed these little cuties. 

These things were like merchandising appeal, it looked simple and had different distinct colors to each one of them. I designed these all the way back in 2023 while I was watching weird Looney Tunes cartoons.

Remember those shorts where a random out of nowhere scene shows celebrities as objects or animals? My experience with Looney Tunes back then was restless. I could not keep my mind off of it for a couple years.

The picture above shows a few familiar faces, at least in my own words and perspective. Sam And Ralph is obvious. The uromo on the top right is an Italian performer named Totò who I presumably liked for a short time.

These are concepts of other uromos I drawn back in June of 2023, they were inspired by the gremlins from Russian Rhapsody and woolies from Bubsy 3D, a game that's known for being hated amongst the video game industry. I never played it. I don't own a Playstation 1 at all, but I do love the cutscenes. 

They were extremely easy to draw, heck you don't even need to draw basic construction to design them. 

I also wanted to draw classic hollywood actors and actresses as uromos because I was obsessed with those type of cartoons back then. I used to watch Hollywood Steps Out a hundred times. The actors that are in the picture are James Cagney, William Powell, Humphrey Bogart and Eddie Cantor.

This was just a standard sketch time session and these were about to be actual real products. 

I'm not trying to say that I belong in the wrong decade but I'm glad that I somehow knew what style of cinema I should really crave and be influenced by the most.

This is the planet that they are teleported and live in. The background of the galaxy is inspired by my love for the Hubble galaxy pictures. I remember in 9th grade living systems class, I learned about them and the picture themselves looked rich and gorgeous. Here's some examples.

Aren't these just great?

While I was still in school, I made a ton of new ones. Hope you like them!

Here's the old original Space Uromos post from a while back. 

https://sngexplorationblog.blogspot.com/2024/09/my-cute-space-uromos.html?m=1

Classic Cartoon Designs That Attract Me The Most

 

Cartoon Characters mainly attract me the most in cartoons because it let's you sink in on what the film is going to act and feel like. That and also backgrounds. But I'm talking about what cartoon characters I really enjoy for the design.

Obviously if you have read other posts on my blogs I love the Tex Avery Wolf design the best and the short, Red Hot Riding Hood is the best classic cartoon easily. Like #1 best.

The big-nosed cats and cats that look like Sylvester (Looney Tunes) are also my favorite. Hence why I think A Gruesome Twosome and Kitty Kornered are masterpieces.

You can recall how much I love these colorful critters in the cartoon, Russian Rhapsody. They were inspired by my space uromos. 

I also forgot to mention that the uromos were also inspired by these things in the PS1 game Bubsy 3D. 

I heard many bad things about that game. I consider it's really weird myself. But i cannot help to love the aesthetic of the cutscenes.

Lastly... Farm Animal Characters.

I think what I love about Foghorn Leghorn is that he doesn't realize what's he putting up to whether it's the Barnyard Dog or Henery Hawk, he is always thinking himself as a good-natured main leader. The rest of the characters are all amazing and that's what I love about farm based cartoons, they are easy to follow, and they feel down-to-earth. Not too unrealistic and mythical.

That's not going into the farm characters in Looney Tunes. Clarabelle in the Mickey series is often underrated. I love her. Her design is fun to look at. This design in particular is my favorite.

I also grew up watching Barnyard and it's Nickelodeon show that is really underrated and a funny franchise with some great-looking designs.

If you haven't know, I did something similar to this post called "People And Cartoon Characters I Seem To Like For Their Looks" it's one of my favorite posts I made so far. So check it out. 

It talks more about more modern animated characters and classic hollywood celebrities. 

https://sngexplorationblog.blogspot.com/2024/09/people-and-cartoon-characters-i-seem-to.html?m=1

Enjoy for what's coming next, and yeah, Bye-a 👋 

My Cute Space Uromos

 

About a year ago I made these cute little creatures that live in space. They come from all different looks, colors and personalities.

The introduction starts like this -

There lived small critters, in a medium sized window, in a big rocket ship.

I also made the planet that they are exploring. 

They look like this.

They were inspired by these cuties in Looney Tunes cartoon "Russian Rhapsody" that cartoon is really wacky and I found it to be a classic. And these designs are worth remembering for my drawing career.

What I wanted to do with these creatures, is to make them playful, and comedic. They go by saying "Yip, Oi, I, Moy" or random 2-3 letter words that have no meaning but fit the characters well. 

The reason why I named them Uromos is that it felt new and space-like. It's pretty much original as well.

I first sketched these in June of 2023, by that time I was watching a ton of Looney Tunes and I was stuck watching wacky, funny characters for the most part. Some of these uromo characters are actually based on classic hollywood celebrities. 

They come as really friendly and endearing spirits, they are all willing to move, dance and sing.

I will be able to make an episode of these guys once I'm a pro. It will be like my 30th episode or something, I have no idea.

Yesterday was kinda busy, so good to be coming back after 2 days. 

See you next time on what I'm going to post next. Bye-a!