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  • Marge Simpson to pose for Playboy cover

    According to a recent press release, one of the world’s most recognizable female cartoon characters is about to set a first, so some  will have us believe.  Marge Simpson, wife and mother of America’s favorite dysfunctional family is going to pose for the November issue of Playboy magazine. Marge is being reported as “the first […]

  • Cartoon Lemming Character – Follow Thing!

    We were contacted by Mathew Ogston at FollowThing.com in order to create a cartoon character to use as a mascot for their upcoming project. This character was an interesting challenge due to the inherent traits which Mathew wanted embodied in his … Thing! Part of the Character Plan (or creative brief) included: “Character is a […]

  • Cartoon Fox

    Foxes can run the whole spectrum of emotions; from aggressive to adorable.  This cartoon fox is one we created to be friendly and approachable.  We think the end result is an very cool character that looks like he would be fun to hang with … and maybe even learn something from!

  • New FastCharacters.com Design Site Launched

    Well we are happy to announce that our new site here at Fast Characters is live to the world and ready to serve with world class character design and illustration.   We ask that if you spot any broken links and other wierd stuff to please contact us so we can fix any bugs.  OK, […]

  • Cartoon Monkey Character

    Cartoon monkeys are a favorite around here. Actually we’re pretty fond of any kind of cartoon animal character. This cartoon money character is one we created for a video game website. The customer wanted a simpler look for this monkey so we ended up toning down the amount of details both in character sketch and […]

  • Robot Cartoon Character

    Got a thing for cartoon robots? Me too! Some of my favorites are the Japanese made, world famous Astroboy and the Iron Giant. This robot cartoon character is one that needed an aggresive and confident look without being too threatening or dark. The result is an assertive cartoon robot who looks like he’s ready to […]

  • Cartoon Dog Character

    Cartoon dog characters are a favorite subject for a couple of artists on our team. And when you’re a dog owner you can appreciate a well designed dog character. This dog cartoon needed a gentle and approachable look and feel yet still have a strong enough presence to be engaging. Here you can also see […]