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“Gut Grinders” Backgrounds

March 25th, 2010

Here are some fantastic backgrounds from the episode “Gut Grinders” Enjoy!

Gut Grinders BG001

Ghostshrimp and Santino Lascano are the background designers on Adventure Time. Martin Ansolabehere and Sandra Calleros are the show’s painters. Nick Jennings is the art director, and Pat McHale is the creative director.

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“What Have You Done?” Backgrounds

March 22nd, 2010

I hope everyone has been enjoying the sneak peeks, and I hope you enjoy some new backgrounds from the episode “What Have You Done?” This first background is one of my personal favorites.

What Have You Done BG001

Ghostshrimp and Santino Lascano are the background designers on Adventure Time. Martin Ansolabehere and Sandra Calleros are the show’s painters. Nick Jennings is the art director, and Pat McHale is the creative director.

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“Marceline’s Henchman” Backgrounds

March 12th, 2010

I hope everyone enjoyed the sneak peek last night, it’s a wonderful episode. Also, why don’t you enjoy some new “Marceline’s Henchman” backgrounds while you are at it.

Marcelines Henchman BG001

Ghostshrimp and Santino Lascano are the background designers on Adventure Time. Martin Ansolabehere and Sandra Calleros are the show’s painters. Nick Jennings is the art director, and Pat McHale is the creative director.

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“Duke of Nuts” Backgrounds

March 8th, 2010

Hi everyone, I hope you’re all ready for some new artwork this week! Let’s start off with some amazing backgrounds from Duke of Nuts. This first picture is a favorite of mine.

Duke of Nuts Background 01

Ghostshrimp and Santino Lascano are the background designers on Adventure Time. Martin Ansolabehere and Sandra Calleros are the show’s painters. Nick Jennings is the art director, and Pat McHale is the creative director.

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“An Ogre Named Donny” Backgrounds

March 3rd, 2010

Hey everyone, here are some beautiful backgrounds from the episode “An Ogre Named Donny”. Be sure to check back here daily as I will be posting up new designs and backgrounds everyday this week!

Field with Town

Ghostshrimp and Santino Lascano are the background designers on Adventure Time. Martin Ansolabehere and Sandra Calleros are the show’s painters. Nick Jennings is the art director, and Pat McHale is the creative director.

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“Good Buddies” Backgrounds

January 8th, 2009

More background designs from Ghostshrimp, this time for the episode “Good Buddies”.

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More Development Art

December 3rd, 2008

Adventure Time Development Art

Here’s another piece of development art for Adventure Time. The look and style of the show is being more and more solidified, but there’s still room for change. This piece of the Candy Kingdom is by Dan James, AKA Ghostshrimp. Please click on the image to take you to the Flickr page where you can get much larger versions (ginormous, really). Stay tuned for a color version.

– Eric

Background Development Art

November 11th, 2008

Adventure Time Development Art


You’re going to notice a few differences between “Adventure Time”, the Nickelodeon short, and Adventure Time, the Cartoon Network series, when the latter premieres late next year. One of those differences will be in the background style. Pen and the show’s creative director, Pat McHale, have asked art director Nick Jennings to come up with a couple of different takes based on a wide array of art and artists – from Arthur Rackham to George Herriman to Jeff Smith – that float their boats. Nick’s been busy churning out a variety of looks. While things are far from set in stone, here are two early samples which folks seem to like real well. What do you think?

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