TOM & JERRY: ROBIN HOOD AND HIS MERRY MOUSE - DVD Cover Design (1st Round)

I worked on the DVD cover design for Tom & Jerry Meet Robin Hood. At the time in 2011, they didn't have a title, nor logo, locked down yet so this is what it was called. They just wanted to get going on ideas and you would do several rounds of sketches before things would (hopefully) fall into place. 

This is the FIRST sketch I did for it, and while it doesn't work with the final title logo they went with, it does capture the feel of the film! Just sketched with pencil on cheap paper. I still like it a lot! It's fun. 

Yes, Jerry should be turned more to face Tom as he is aiming a bow and arrow at him. For clarity, we sometimes have to cheat the pose to work as a visual. Again, I didn't think this would be the image used but it gets the feel of things as a starting point. This was the most important thing at the time.

I did two sketches at the time. Then, soon after, I finally got a working logo! Not the final logo design mind you, but the title was now locked as Tom & Jerry: Robin Hood and His Merry Mouse. We were off and moving... sort of, it's a process.