Every once in while an animated movie comes out that is impossible to ignore. Spiderman Into the Spider-Verse is one of those movies. It is without a doubt one of the best animated films I’ve ever seen. Apparently I’m not …
Designing the poster for Tasteful
In this meeting I talk with Angela about the vision for designing the poster for the film. In the video you can see me sketch the concept of what I want the poster to look like, and also the finished …
Getting to the Specifics of the Food Truck Design
In this conversation I get down to the nitty gritty of the design of the food trucks. There a 4 different food trucks in the movie, one of them has 3 variations. That’s a lot of trucks to discuss. The …
Food Truck Design
In this design meeting I sat with Elizabeth to discuss the food trucks in Tasteful. There are total of 5 different designs that were needed, and in this video we went over them all. We get very technical in this …
Lead Artist Shawn Hopkins Talks About Making the Backgrounds for LIFT UP
When I approached creating the backgrounds for Lift Up I initially tried doing them myself. That turned out to be a mistake. I was just not good at it and the backgrounds were ugly. It’s sometimes hard as an artist and …
Visual Development (Making an Animated Movie)
Rendering a Test Shot After finishing the previz and making sure that the story works, the next step is usually animating. However, there’s another step that is highly recommended, and it is finishing an entire shot from beginning to end, including …
