Announcing the launch of DeeDeeRamone.com featuring new illustrations by Sam Fout. TM & © 2011 Dee Dee Ramone LLC. All Rights Reserved.

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Here’s a look at a new image Sam prepared for ACME Archives and Lucasfilm. Meticulously built in vectors, and colored in Photoshop, Sam’s image portrays popular characters from the Dark Side in this striking commemoration of the 30th anniversary of Empire Strikes Back. Dave helped complete the image by working with Sam on re-producing a four-color-process printing effect as found in the Marvel Star Wars comics. Officially released at the Star Wars Celebration in Orlando, signed Artist Edition prints will be available soon at our sister site, Moon Toad Productions.

Along with our commercial work, Royalties Media regularly invests considerable energy in the development of our own intellectual properties. While it wouldn’t be prudent to share with you closely guarded secrets and pitch bibles, we would like to use this post to give you an overview of some of the incredible character design Sam has come up with. (Image samples below. Full-screen slideshow may load slowly: please be patient.)

Here’s a look at some illustrations Sam did for the Johnny Ramone Army. Working from concepts by JRA Chief of Staff John Cafiero (Osaka Popstar), Sam delivered a set of illustrations which have since appeared on apparel, VIP passes, buttons, patches and lots of other great merchandise. To see the animation we worked on for the Johnny Ramone Army (under Executive Producer Linda Ramone & Producer John Cafiero), please click here. To visit the JRA website, please click here.

Here’s a look at Royalties’ co-founder Sam Fout’s Trexi variant. Released in the We All Speak Football lineup, the series celebrates the 2006 World Cup. In addition to the toys, a unique body of art was commissioned for peripheral merchandise. Series sponsored by Coca Cola; produced and distributed worldwide by PLAY Imaginative.

Here’s a look at a project we did a few years ago. We created some 3D renders of the characters from one of our signature intellectual properties, “Project: Neptoon,” as part of a toy series visualization. (Along with the photos of the renders below are samples of the ortho drawings the renders were based on.) The 3D mock-ups were then included on large-format 2D prints in our presentations at the New York Int’l Toy Fair and the Int’l Licensing Fair.

While this particular series has yet to be developed in actual toy form, several other characters from the series have successfully emerged as full-scale production vinyl figures. To reach us for more information or help developing your 3D modeling or vinyl toy project, please call (802)598-3193 or email dave[at]royaltiesmediainc[dot]com.

Here’s a look at another killer project from 2008. Working with a prominent southeast events producer, we put together a rock poster for the Mars Volta show in Asheville, NC. Designed and lettered entirely by Royalties co-founder, Sam Fout.

To reach us for more information or help with marketing and events fliers, please call (802)598-3193 or email dave[at]royaltiesmediainc[dot]com.

Here’s another one of Sam Fout’s unique interpretive takes on a familiar licensed property. Working with ACME Archives, “loismustdie@yahoo.com” was produced for the Family Guy’s C.R.A.P. (Collection of Rare Art Pieces) show held in Los Angeles and New York. Check out the image below.

To see more of Sam’s amazing works for ACME Archives, please click here. To purchase an extremely rare Artist Edition of this work, please visit our companion site, www.moontoadproductions.com

To reach us for more information or help developing your next project or licensed property, please call (802)598-3193 or email dave[at]royaltiesmediainc[dot]com.

Over the last three years, Royalties Media has worked with ACME Archives to produce a series of excellent interpretive works for world-renowned Lucasfilm properties such as Star Wars and Indiana Jones. Owing the success of this venture entirely to the genius of Royalties’ co-founder, Sam Fout, these stunning works combine the best of these classic properties with the Sam’s unparalleled illustration skills. See for yourself and check out some outstanding examples below!

To see more of Sam’s amazing works for ACME Archives, please click here. To purchase extremely rare Artist Editions of these works, please visit our companion site, www.moontoadproductions.com

To reach us for more information or help developing your next project or licensed property, please call (802)598-3193 or email dave[at]royaltiesmediainc[dot]com.