Ron Cobb is an artist.
Ron Cobb ( born 1937 ) is an American cartoonist , artist , writer , film designer , and film director . By the age of 18 , with no formal training in graphic illustration , Cobb was working as an animation `` inbetweener '' artist for Disney Studios in Burbank , California . On his discharge , Cobb began freelancing as an artist . His designs can be seen most notably in Loadstar : The Legend of Tully Bodine ( 1994 ) and The Space Bar ( 1997 ) , in which he designed all the characters .