(Please click these images to enlarge them.) This is a random assortment of images in no particular order, so please don’t read it as if it were a storyboard! ‘The Illusionist’ premiered some time ago, at the Berlinale Film Festival (February 16th, 2010) I love the art direction of these images. They are centred on [...]
Tagged: Animation, art direction, Production Design, watercolour
(Click all these small images to enlarge them, please….) Tatsuyuki Tanaka, the animator from 4c Studios whose first major job was key animator on Akira (1988), has a folio of work from his 2003 graphic novel / manga “Cannabis Works” on view at Digik Gallery. Aside from enjoying the masterly draughtsmanship evident in all his [...]
Categories: Comics,Drawing,Illustration,Publishing
Tagged: animator, graphic novel, manga, watercolour
This is post #11 in this mini series of snow scenes. In terms of technique, it’s the most demanding of all so far in this series. Although it’s only 10 by 13 inches ( or 25 by 33 cm ) it was made difficult by 2 factors. First, when the air temperature is close to [...]
Categories: Art,Colour,Composition,Painting
Tagged: , skiing, snow, Switzerland, watercolour
There’s a new name in the blogroll (left) today, and it’s that of Stephen Hanson, Illustrator and Visual development artist. I had the pleasure of working with Steve a few years ago during the making of Balto, where we both painted backgrounds. He’s been producing some gorgeous work that you can see on his new [...]
Categories: Art,Illustration,Production Design
Tagged: , Illustration, sketchbook, Visual Development, watercolour
