The Muppet Mindset: Fan Art

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Jun 3, 2014

Jim Henson Motivational Posters

Our friend Oscar Mota has teamed up with The Muppet Mindset to create a series of motivational posters themed around quotes and photos from Jim Henson and the Muppets. Feel free to share the posters around on social media or anywhere else!

The Muppet Mindset by Ryan Dosier, muppetmindset@gmail.com

Mar 30, 2014

Muppet Scooby Doo Art Mash Up

Our pal Danny Beckwith is at it again with some more really, really wonderful Muppet fan art. This time, Danny decided to tackle a crossover between the Muppets and Scooby Doo--and it worked out tremendously. Here's a little info about the pieces from Danny himself...

Some origin information: This mash-up came from the idea of Link Hogthrob as Fred Jones getting stuck in my head. They are so similar, not only in appearance, but in personality, too. After some thought about the other characters, they began to take form on paper and stuck from the first round. Shaggy was hard to pin down, but I really enjoyed the color scheme (and the thought of Kermit saying "Zoinks!" tickled me).

Of course, I can't draw Muppets without monsters sneaking in there. The monsters were fun to identify and match to Muppet characters. Uncle Deadly as the Phantom Ghost came first and worked well, playing off of his role on The Muppet Show as the Phantom of the Muppet Theatre. The other monsters include:

Sweetums as the Creeper
Gonzo as the Spooky Space Kook
Beaker as Charlie
Snowth as Witch Doctor (could it be that Mahna Mahna is really under that disguise?)

And who could forget Scrappy-Doo!

The Muppet Mindset by Ryan Dosier, muppetmindset@gmail.com

Mar 25, 2014

The Awesome Work of the Muppet Art Collab

Muppet fan and talented artist Jeroen Van Zwol has started a really awesome project to promote and celebrate Muppets Most Wanted! The Muppet Art Collab is a giant art collaboration project between Jeroen and hundreds of Muppet fan artists.

A few weeks ago, Jeroen created and started hosting a grand Muppet art collaboration on Twitter and Tumblr, his way of generating some love from the community, paying tribute, and raising awareness for Muppets Most Wanted. It seemed like a fitting tribute to those, "silly felt puppets" that have entertained and moved people around the world for almost 60 years.

Jeroen created a list of about 150 Muppet characters from the most well known shows, specials, and movies for folks to choose from. (Sesame Street, Fraggles, or characters from other productions by Jim Henson are not included, while they are closely linked, they don’t belong in the official Muppets stable.) The objective is simple: pick a character and go nuts with it. There are a few basic guidelines provided, but other than that artists are free to do as they please.

In the first three days of the project, over 100 artists from around the world had signed up, with many more following suit. If possible, Jeroen would like to get every obscure background character and Whatnot drawn--that’s hoping for a lot, but a man can dream.

Below is a message from Jeroen about contributing. There are still a few Muppets available in the collab, and you should absolutely join up--I know I am!

Hi-ho Muppet whatnots!

It’s time to play the music, it’s time to light the lights...it’s time to draw some Muppets on the most inspiritational, celebrational, muppetational, art collaborational event of the year!

The gallery and hub of Muppet collab:
http://muppetcollab.tumblr.com

The Muppet collab list of characters:
http://tinyurl.com/okkr2kb

Zwoltopia on Twitter (host)
‏@Zwoltopia

The Muppet Mindset by Ryan Dosier, muppetmindset@gmail.com

Feb 24, 2014

The Great Muppet Sketch-a-Thon, Part 2

Kevin Arsenault returns with ten more extraordinarily Muppetational drawings as part of his "Great Muppet Sketch-a-Thon"! Check out the first ten from last week and then check out Kevin's Tumblr page for more of his incredible work.

Day 11 - Marvin Suggs and His Muppaphone

Day 12 - Dr. Julius Strangepork

Day 13 - Java

Day 14 - Johnny Fiama and Sal Minella

Day 15 - Beauregard

Day 16 - Pepe the King Prawn

Day 17 - Lips

Day 18 - Koozebanians

Day 19 - Wayne and Wanda

Day 20 - Skeeter

The Muppet Mindset by Ryan Dosier, muppetmindset@gmail.com

Feb 18, 2014

The Great Muppet Sketch-a-Thon, Part 1

Today we're really excited to showcase some more incredible artwork from our friend Kevin Arsenault. We've showed off Kevin's Muppet fan art in the past, but this time we're starting a series of posts with him! Over on his Tumblr page, Kevin is drawing Muppets daily as part of his Great Muppet Sketch-a-Thon. We'll be presenting his work in posts of ten, once a week. Enjoy!

Day 1 - Walter

Day 2 - Thog

Day 3 - Bean Bunny

Day 4 - Lew Zealand

Day 5 - Scooter

Day 6 - Uncle Deadly

Day 7 - Janice

Day 8 - Robin the Frog

Day 9 - The Newsman

Day 10 - Bobo the Bear

We'll see you next time on The Great Muppet Sketch-a-Thon!

The Muppet Mindset by Ryan Dosier, muppetmindset@gmail.com

Jul 19, 2013

Vinylmation World Muppets/Star Wars Custom Series

Last night, our friends at Vinylmation World released an incredible custom Vinylmation set by artist Ryan Branoff that spotlights The Muppets/Star Wars mash-ups that we've been seeing around the Disney Parks in recent years. The figures are gorgeous and awesome and you can check out all of them below! Unfortunately, these figures sold out incredibly fast, but you can still enjoy the pictures below!

The Muppet Mindset by Ryan Dosier, muppetmindset@gmail.com

Jul 9, 2013

The Muppet Fan Art of James Gannon

Today we're thrilled to showcase some of the Muppet fan art from our friend and frequent contributor James Gannon. James is known for his work on Muppet Comic Mondays, so it's a delight to be able to show of some of his artwork. James has a very electric, cartoony style that I really enjoy. I highly recommend checking out his deviantART page for more of his dynamic work. But for now, be sure to enjoy some of James's favorite pieces below!