January 29, 2009

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From a life drawing session back in 97.
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January 22, 2009

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Backyard flower. Watercolor on arches paper.
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January 16, 2009

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Currently at DreamWorks we have a specialized department that handles the matte paintings for all our shows, they do outstanding work. In the past though, we in the art department of each show would do them ourselves. Though I prefer color roughs and looser concept pieces, I miss the occasional matte painting. They were a nice change of pace and style. Here's one I did for Shark Tale.

January 08, 2009

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Toucan. Done in watercolor from photos taken on a trip to Costa Rica.
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January 02, 2009

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Happy New Year!

It's ironic to me that 13 years after we started the Prince of Egypt, the art department of my current show consists entirely of Prince of Egypt veterans: Paul Lasaine (production designer), Christian Schellewald (art director), Marcos Mateu-Mestre (Location design and layout) and Patrick Mate (character design).


Above is a scene from the film for which I painted the color key and background.

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