This and the next two from a film Heng has been creating in China and here in the USA.

iteration

Designers have to offer many versions of an idea for the director to evaluate.  Here are four iterations of a temple medallion from Brandon Russell.  The hard truth about concept design is that a lot of your work ends up discarded, no matter how hard you worked on it or how much you like it.The critiques are tough, pragmatic, and to the point, and it takes a thick skin sometimes.  Art's not for sissies!

Another beautiful landscape from Brandon for the film "The Offering"

Castles and Temples

A few designs by Brandon, Joyce, Jon, and Steve for different films; one set in India and one one an island near Japan.  I really like the clarity and creativity of these drawings - clean and highly useful to the modelers.

Sculpture!

Practical Modeling is a big part of the Cogswell Entertainment Design concentration.  Thomas Applegate is one of the best sculptors in California and teaches Beginning, Figure, and Character Sculpture, as well as courses in painting and illustration.  We think our students' work is among the best you will find, as you can see in this and the following pieces -- just a small sample of what is created here!