Caleb Meurer
Character Design, Illustration, Storyboarding, Animation Professor
Website Portfolio: caleb-meurer.squarespace.com
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- I've been neglecting you! Busy times at work and school. I posted this card when it was first released, but MTG released this cleaner version of the image where you can see bikini bottom. #spongebob #magicthegathering #rainbow #digitalpaint #bikinibottom
- For some reason I have winter weather on my mind! Here are some pages of frosty fun from "Winter Lights" a Little Golden Book I did back in 2013. Stay warm out there everybody! #winter #littlegoldenbooks #dinosaurtrain #kidlit #digitalillustration
- A style guide sketch from 2009. Pretty much everything is digital after 2008 when I got a cintiq for my home workstation. It makes me sad that there is no "original" version of the art any more. #spongebob #magicconch #patrickstar #cartoon #digitalsketch
- Here's a DVD cover I created in 2007. They changed the BG to purple after I sent it off. I like it! #spongebob #illustration #digitalpaint #krabbypatty #cartoon
- Here's clip from a COSMOS animatic. Cosmos was a really interesting challenge. We had to cover long stretches of voice over that were not visual or narrative. Also, we had to do a lot of research and design to make it believable. #cosmos #science #neildegrassetyson #storyboard #animatic
- Evidence we are living in a simulation! I was paid to draw cartoon characters wearing sexy Lord of the Rings cosplay. That can't be real, can it? #americandad #lotr #lordoftheringscosplay #cosplay #cartoon #simulation
- I got a new scanner! Sadly, this means I need to re-scan a ton of old stuff, but this one is able to pick up the blue pencil much better. Notice the little ghost thumbnails below! These are some poses from the Spongebob Movie (2004).#spongebob #animation #pencildrawing #cartoon #nickelodeon
- Here's a page from a book I did based on "Pest of the West". They didn't want any of the painted texture that I usually do on the characters. Just flat shading to look like the TV show. #spongebob #patrickstar #nickelodeon #illustrationart #cartoon
- Some Star Wars Little Golden Books action! Shout out to my collaborator, the great and powerful Micky Rose @mickstagram_rose . He helped me a ton with backgrounds and color styling. The top vignette is all Micky! #starwars #theforceawakens #littlegoldenbooks #digitalpaint #kidlit
- I AM SPONGEBOB DESTROYER OF EVIL! This is a page from a coloring book I drew based on "Frankendoodle" way back in 2003. Y'all seem to enjoy seeing the ruff sketches so I included that too. #spongebob #nickelodeon #cartoon #frankendoodle #doodlebob #mihoyminoy
- I did some storyboarding for Cosmos (2020). Toward the end, when the deadlines got crunchy, I also got pulled in to help with some character designs. It was mostly crowd stuff like these. I really enjoy studying old clothing and hairstyles. #characterdesign #1940sfashion #1940s #animation
- Here are a couple of storyboard revisions from the first SpongeBob movie. Not sure why the models are so different. Things were much looser back in those days. #spongebob #pencildrawing #storyboardart #cartoon
- Here is one of the last covers I did for Nickelodeon Magazine. This was for the winter issue 2009. I didn't even realize they modified my tongue until today, haha! I like what they did though, it looks good. #spongebob #patrickstar #winterfun #nickelodeon #illustrationart #digitalpaint
- This is a scene from an episode I directed called "Iced, Iced Babies". This was originally scripted as "Roger slips and gets his head stuck in the dishwasher". I had other ideas! #americandad #cartoon #slapstick #rogerthealien #roger
- Happy SpongeBob Movie opening weekend! Hoping your holiday season makes all your dreams come true...just like a genie! This is from one of my first professional Illustration gigs back in 2001. #spongebob #patrickstar #sandycheeks #christmastree #cartoon #holidays
- Another storybook image from the "Minstrel Krampus" episode from season 9 of American Dad. We were going for an antique engraving look. #americandad #krampus #bavaria #engraving #crosshatch #digitalillustration #art
- And to complete the series, here is the 4th and final installment of the "Mort Unbound" battle sequence from Penguins of Madagascar. Storyboarded sometime in 2008. The schedule was madness, but I really enjoyed working on it. #penginsofmadagascar #storyboards #animatic #cartoon
- Nuther Little Golden Books page. This is from "Krabby Patty Caper" based on the second movie. I miss working in this style! #spongebob #littlegoldenbooks #illustrationoftheday #cartoon
- Here are some pages from a coloring book that I illustrated in 2001. My first real pro illustration gig! Done while I was still working on the TV show. I think the book was called "Christmas Coral" and was originally a paint with water. #spongebob #coloringbook #squidward #christmastime #cartoon
- I designed all the elves in this epic Christmas episode "For Whom the Sleighbell Tolls". Shout out to the mighty Bob Bowen who directed this insanity. This set the standard for huge episodes which we are still paying the price for today, haha. #americandad #santaclaus #epicbattle #animation #cartoon
- Chapter 3 of the "Mort Unbound" battle scene from Penguins of Madagascar. My first digital boarding job, done on a very tight schedule. Still proud of it! Very little changed from my version to the final color. #penguinsofmadagascar #lemursofinstagram #kingjulien #storyboarding #animatic
- A couple of pages from a book called "Fish Happens" (out of print). I had a lot of fun designing the Atlantis elements for these. I agonized over the color palette, but I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. #spongebob #patrickstar #atlantis #illustration #cartoon
- I did a bunch of these storybook pages for season 10's "Minstrel Krampus" episode. I'll probably post a few more before the end of the season. I've always loved a good crosshatch! #americandad #krampus #santa #crosshatching #storybook #christmastime #humanart #aisucks
- Here are more pages that were cut from the S3 episode "Clams". Storyboards drawn by me, written by Sam Henderson and Jay Lender. Also, of course, Derek Drymon and Steve Hillenburg who wrote on every episode in the first 3 seasons. #spongebob #squidward #mrkrabs #animation #nickelodeon
- A handful of pages from season 3. These are my storyboards. I'm pretty sure this section was written by Jay Lender. #spongebob #squidward #mrkrabs #animation #storyboarding
- Another animatic clip from the "Mort Unbound" episode of Penguins of Madagascar. This show was my first digital boarding experience. The drawings are a bit scruffy, but I'm really proud of this whole fight sequence. #penguins #storyboard #storyboarding #animatic #cartoon #animation
- Here's a fun page from the Dinosaur Train LGB "Triceratops for Lunch" (out of print). Drawn and painted digitally. #littlegoldenbooks #dinosaurtrain #pterosaurs #illustrationart #humanart
- Happy Thanksgiving! I illustrated this for Nickelodeon Magazine in 2009. Important disclaimer: I did NOT write Plankton's dialogue, haha. #spongebob #nickelodeonmagazine #thanksgiving #illustrationart #magazinecover
- A storyboard sequence from Penguins of Madagascar episode "Mort Unbound". Except for a handful of expressions, all the drawings here are mine. If you watch the episode, it matches almost shot for shot, beat for beat. #Penguins #penguinsofmadagascar #steroids #animation #kingjulien #nickelodeon
- That feeling when... you see your own drawing on the cover of Time Magazine! I drew the original sketch in 2001. It went through many hands over the years, but I got it back in 2010 when they asked me to paint it. That's the version you see here. #spongebob #timemagazine #cartoon #animation #surreal
- A page from "Mr FancyPants" Little Golden Book. This was mostly digital, but I scanned some washes to use for textures in the background. You can see some in the sky here. #spongebob #littlegoldenbooks #krustykrab #illustration #humanart
- I get paid to draw really dumb things, haha. Here is Roger in a flower persona. #americandad #rogerthealien #gardening #animation #cartoon #characterdesign
- A big part of my early freelance career was putting SpongeBob "on model" for other artists. I have no idea what this drawing was for. In my archives it's labelled as "scene 1" haha. Drawn digitally in 2011. #spongebob #krabbypatty #cartoon #digitalsketch #animation
- Tommy Tokes! This was so fun to work on. Great episode directed by Chris Bennett. I designed the character and the portrait. Color by our color department (chime in if you know who colored it!). Bonus early rough concept attached. #americandad #snoopdogg #dankmemes #characterdesign #animation
- Some Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy poses from the style guide. I drew the original pencil sketches for these in 2001 and then I was asked to paint them in 2011. #spongebob #patrickstar #mermaidman #mermaidmanandbarnacleboy #superhero #cartoon #animation
- A doodle of Planet of the Apes in a retro style. The art direction in that first movie is so iconic and unique, it's fun to experiment with. #illustration #planetoftheapes #picoftheday #maniacs #retro
- Here's a clip from an early Animatic for "Cosmos: Possible Worlds". These are my storyboards and I designed most of what you see. Brent Woods was technically the director, but he barely did anything. #cosmos #sciencefiction #retroscifi #steampunk #storyboard
- This pose was created to promote the first SpongeBob Movie. Here is the original sketch and 2 versions of the final image. I'm not sure who did the BG, but most likely art director Nick Jennings. #spongebob #spongebobmovie #cartoon #animation #patrickstar
- The first drawing is an original Steve Hillenburg note on the storyboard. The second is my storyboard cleanup drawing. I was also trying to match the style of Sherm Cohen's incredible drawings from this sequence. #spongebob #pencilsketch #animation #spongebobmovie #cartoon
