Hello, my name is Jim Romer,
and I'm a doodle addict.

I've been in the toy industry for decades. Working for companies like Russ Berrie, Commonwealth Toys, and Disney. Around 2001, I started working in the Amusement Industry, helping create many licensed characters; from little crane machine plush to the giant size plush items you see at amusement parks. Then in 2006, I started working directly with China factories, creating products mass-market retailers like Target, Petsmart and Walmart.

I specialize in animation, cartoons, character design, childrens illustration, digital art, pen and ink, whimsical illustration.

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#MerKat: Fighting Like Catfish and Dogfish

Another #MerKat image for #MerMay2020. Created on an iPad Pro using Procreate.

A Valentine sketch I did for my wife. The image is inspired by the classic scene, (from the original old campy "Adam West" Batman movie), where Batman is running with a bomb.

Forgot to post this one, the original concept sketch for the 2nd of the 3 set of launched satellite posters.

Voyager: Concept Design for a poster series for kids (1 of 3 set)

Pencil sketch of the first design for a set of Glow-In-the-Dark posters featuring famous exploratory man-made space satellites. Will post the final image next . . .

The final image of the third poster in a set of 3

Taco doesn't stand a chance against the beefy... Burrito.

The final image of the first poster in a set of 3

Coffee Mug wrap image (for my Icelandic wife)

My sister-in-law called me on the phone while playing Giant Sandwich VS Princess Ballerina with my (then) 3-year-old niece, (who I assumed was the Princess Ballerina.) From what I could hear over the phone, my niece was using a "flying fist punch" to devastate the evil "Giant Sammich," (which was later described as a ham and swiss on white with flimsy leaves of lettuce.) After that call, I imagined what that fight looked like and put it down on paper.

A concept image for a picture book story.

Anther support character for a children's book I'm trying to develop into a dummy.

Circa 1447 A.D. - Witch Nazel casts the spell, "The Eternal Zombie Dance", on Count Nazz. Since then, Nazz has won about 134,729 dance contests and many YouTube awards.

The final image of the second poster in a set of 3

Back in May, I wanted to do the #mermaychallenge, an online event where artists draw and share their mermaid illustrations during the entire month of May. But I knew I had limited time, with everything happening that month (buying new home/moving/fixing up the old home to sell), and a fulltime job. I created Mer-Kat, a hybrid kitten/mermaid. I felt this was such a fun new character to explore. Life underwater with a feline-based personality.

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