the mlaatr sketchbook by the artists from my life as a teenage robot

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The MLAATR Sketchbook

By the artists fromNickelodeon’s

My Life as a Teenage Robot

Edited by Rob Renzetti, Alex Kirwan, & Eric Homan

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My Life as a Teenage Robot is on Nickelodeon.

©2004, Viacom International. All rights reserved.

All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book or portions thereof in any form whatsoever.

ISBN 0-9764252-050995

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First Frederator Books promotional printing December 2004

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Forewords

The first and most important step I took to develop the look of Teenage Robot wasalso the easiest. I hired Alex Kirwan as my art director. We see eye to eye on a lot ofthings artistic and otherwise and I knew that, together, we could come up with a freshstyle for our show.

We quickly devised a game plan:

We would draw on the look of 1930s animation from Fleischer Studios but combine it with the flat look of the U.P.A. stuff from the 50s. We would bring Art Deco designinto every detail from the smallest utensil to the tallest building. At the same time wewould evoke a future fantasy world as imagined by science fiction pulp magazines and comics.

Obviously, the second step was a little more complicated than the first. But we havebeen extremely lucky in finding amazingly talented people to help bring this vision tolife. This book is meant as an acknowledgment and thank you for the essential contri-bution that each of them has made to Teenage Robot.

So, thanks.

Rob RenzettiCreator, My Life as a Teenage Robot

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If an animated cartoon is well executed it may give the viewer the impression he iswatching a cartoon actor handling individual props and performing on an imaginativeset. In reality, of course, the character, props, and set are actually thousands of sepa-rate images recreated repeatedly by dozens of different artists across two continents. Akey goal of an animation designer is to create an image strong enough to survive itslong journey of reinterpretation with its style and personality intact. These pages con-tain a very small sampling of the images designed by our artists to be both functionaland inspiring. These original pencil sketches reveal the artists’ thought processes andexhibit raw personality that can never be completely duplicated.

Alex KirwanArt Director, My Life as a Teenage Robot

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Introduction

Whenever I tell anyone I’m in the cartoon business, invariably the first thing I getasked is “Oh, do you draw?” Now, to this I crack either “Yeah, flies” or “Yes, a bath.”I’d be hard-pressed to tell you which answer breaks up a room more.

But, in truth, the answer is “No, but I sure wish I could,” especially when it comes todrawing like the artists who work on Teenage Robot. In fact, it’s a safe bet that I don’teven think like these left-brained co-workers of mine. I mean, I can’t even imagine thedetails of a Z-038 jet transport, an art-deco hot dog cart, or some incidental characterin Mr. Smellhaus’s social studies class, so how could I possibly commit them to paper?See, I truly don’t know even how to begin what these people do; it bewilders myequally-left-and-right-sided brain (yet formidable in its own fashion). It’s a mystery tome, and one which puts me considerably in awe of their talents.

So with this sort of due admiration, it’s simple for me never to take for granted thegifts of these wonderful artists, no matter how they dress. I consider myself fortunateto see their creations daily. And now that you’ve got this book, I suspect you’ll feel thesame way.

Eric HomanFrederator Studios

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Alex KirwanBernie PettersonBrandon KruseBryan ArnettChris HackerChris TsirgiotisHeather MartinezJanice TolentinoJill FriemarkJohn FountainJoseph HoltLeticia LacyRobert LackoRob RenzettiSean EdbergSeonna HongShawn Holt

Sunil HallTim BarnesAlex AlmaguerAliki TheofilopoulosAndy SurianoAshley LenzBill FloresBill SchwabCarlos RamosCarol WyattChris BattleChris DentChris MitchellChuck KleinCynthia McIntoshDan KrallDave Thomas

Dave WassonEd BakerEric BryanIan WasselukJeff AlberchtJenny Gase-BakerJill PetrilakKelly ArmstrongMary HanleyMike KunkelPablo SolisShelly KvilvangStephen SandovalSu MoonTom KingTrevor Wall

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