creature studies

Some very cool creature ideas from Daniel, working on a Hawaiian version of the Greek myth of Persius you all saw in "Clash of the Titans".  Very innovative and weird...perfect!

Graphic Novel

Graphic Novel - style designs from Taylor.

costume design from Stephan

two pages from Stephan with very different ideas for the same story.

more mouse designs

 

These from Josh; early and later ideas for a group project with mice as the main characters.

Design evolution from thumbnails to finished characters

Joey started with these small, one-minute thumbs and developed them into final characters as you can see in the images below. Moles and mice for a group project in Concept Design.

Creature Studies

 

Creature studies from Jessica, currently working as a technical director in the film industry. These and the following are examples of idea development for creatures.

cool early study by James, developing temple ideas

Landscapes from Harnick

Jungle concept using photo compositing and digital painting.  This and the following from Harnick as part of a group project in Concept Design class.

environmental concept

Sweet environment design from Harnick, including nice use of some of our digital illustration software.

environmental concept

One of Andrew's many atmospheric designs showcasing his character concepts.

mouse!

 

Andrew is now a Character Animation Rigger at a large LA studio.  He presented several characters like this one for a Concept Design class project while here at the college. 

a simple character

A very simple character, but I really like the graphical nature of the design and the big, strange left hand.

thumbnails

A sheet of landscape thumnails.  Everything starts small, usually with purely abstract compositions that are far less detailed than these.  I can see a dozen ways to go with each of these.

rough image

Here's a rough image for a landscape - a starting point for a more finished work.