After years in Stockholm, New York, Copenhagen and Paris. The shop have now moved to Shenzhen, China.
TOONY TIMES
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In 1993 I submitted an idea to Raben & Sjögren book publishing, based on true events in Sweden. I thought it would be a excellent story for children.
This is the personal site of Tomas Andreasson. Currently and since 2009 teacher at Shenzhen University Art College. All personal projects will be published here. Stay tuned.
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SOMETHING FROM NOTHING
As part of my teaching in Creative Thinking I developed new(at least to me) way to create new characters and stories. Creations that would not be created any other way. Totally by random misstake.

One day I scribbled, without thinking, random fields with a colored marker. It was not until after the conversation that Idiscovered what I had done. My paper was filled with characters! All I had to do was to “release” them with a black pen, to find out who they really were and put them in context by writing poems to them.

This "concept" will be developed further later.
Or at least for a picture book. The publisher suggested that the story could be "adapted for children, just a notch." Anyway, not long after this story became the picture book "Banantjuven" (The Banana Thief.)
Very resently I started a new course at Shenzhen Art College. The goal is to create new styles and concepts and it is based on a (still in progress) system I am developing. Follow the theory behind it here. >>>
TOONY TIMES DRAFT.
The Good Beer. The Strong Beer. The Only Beer.
"Tomas's charming blob drawings and verse are endlessly playful and amusing. The 21st century's answer to Edward Lear!" - Barry Blitt

Samples & Info

The Blobber Pdf.
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To the left is the poster of my lecture about The Power of Inspiration. About the never-ending chain of artists inspiring other artists, and how important it is. We don't want to invent the wheel over and over again. Etc.
On the link here I write about my own story and what have inspired me when I illustrated the Swedish Childeren's book The Instrument Hunt for Rabén & Sjögren, Stockholm.
1992. Just out from school and with a 500% intrest rate at the Swedish banks i tried to make my way as an illustrator.

I had made a few images on the idea with a bunch of cows on a hill and I developed this idea into a Absolut Vodka AD, to promote myself. Just to be on the safe side I sent it to Vin & Sprit in Stockholm for "approval".

The idea was not approved however and instead I got a full page from their lawyers talking about "Kodak protection" etc.

I dropped the idea but I sold quite a few of cowhill originals. This idea kept me off the streets for a year or two, until I OD'd on cows and started doing other things.
On the right is a Poster Series is made to develope character personalities in action. To tell a story as an imagined short film poster.

It was a long process with a lot of changes and tests until the right indivisuals came about. The happy girl above is inspired by my former girlfriend in NY.

Also, the same poster resulted in a SUSPENSION of this entire site while being hosted by hostmonster.com... (Bah) "Adult content" was the official explanation...

Luckily, this site has now moved to safer grounds and all is swell again.

The Lighting and Shading was made by the Italian Animation TD in Paris Valter Sagrillo.

Bikini Babe! Background >>>
This idea kept me off the streets for about a week in 2001. This was a phase in my life when I sub-consciously wanted to be part of the Rejected
by The New Yorker Magazine Comm-unity. They replied that it was too polishedfor the Magazine. And I have to agree...
This was my take on the Greediest Character possible, the Money Man. I then sent it
I imagined that President W Bush decided to escape . Finally he was hunted down by Papparazzi's and this is my take on that spectacular event. Completely pointless non-
sense, of course.
to The New Yorker. They "almost used it." but "chickend out" in the last minute. Edward Sorel ended up illustrating the page, instead of me (*sniff*)...
An experiment with textures in 3D. I call this image "Bad Habit" How Earth has become accustomed to
Zork Family Off-Map's!
Connected Bob
Cry Baby Joe!
Fredrik(my brother) is 38 and running a successful electric installation company in Gothenburg, Sweden.

He is also a CCCP (Contemporary Crazy Creature Painter) He creates spontaneously and with great passion. With a $3 Gas Station Watercolor Kit he reveals the depth of our soul.
"Le Pig." >>>
The Storyboard for the never- produced Money Man Short Film.
Pollution. It was published in The Society of Illustrators annual book #44. It also won Pic of the Month at Softimage.com. From 2001.
"Le Pig" by Fredrik Andreasson.
Turkey Hunting!
The stills from the 30 second short for History Channel. Made in 2003. Produced by SO Animation, New York.
The 3D Animatic (From 2001).
C E L E B R I T Y - D E S I G N S
The craziest thing I have ever been involved in I think. Ralph Palmer animated Britney in a way that I was convinced we'd all go to Hell. Needless to say - it was a blast!
SO Animation NY 2004.
Follow the conversion of the legendary live-action trio Olsen Banden that have resently turned 3D.

Tomas Designed and modeled the Live Action actors into characters for the Pilot. Also modeled most of the characters during an insane three month period.

Produced by A. Film, Copenhagen 2011.
During my 6 years at Rithuset, Stockholm I collaborated, for fun, with the young super talented Viktor Hilden. He was only 18 and he could do anything. I did the image above and Viktor directed. It was part of an original art work trade.
Between 2001 - 2004.
Pia Kjærsgaard is a right wing pilitician in Denmark, and A. Film needed her for the movie Olsen Banden. This is the test rendering of her...
Some rough sketches of Lolita the Bear after finding Shirley Temples disgarded suitcase.
In return I got this art work. It is the last work I ever saw of him. If you see this Viktor, send me an email!
The wait is over. They are here.
THE TOONY TIMES STAMPS!