The Princess and The Frog

The Princess and The Frog

These paintings in the town were very challenging because of the close values.

The Princess and The Frog

I was lucky to work on the most recent Disney 2D animated film"The Princess and The Frog". This an early on concept piece for the swamp area. It was all painted in Photoshop. It was a Great Project to work on.

Beauty and The Beast

On Beauty and The Beast we painted in gouache. It was challenging but once you got the hang of it , it was fun.

Brother Bear

The Little Mermaid

The Little Mermaid was the 2nd film I worked on at Disney. It was a challenge to make acrylic paint look like watercolor. This is a scene that never made it to film because they changed the layout. Donald Townes was the head of backgrounds and created the style based off the classic "Pinochio".

Pocahontas

Pocahontas

Pocahontas was another very stylized film. The inspiration from the Great film "Sleeping Beauty" I have always loved the work Eyvind  Earle did on Sleeping Beauty.He was a master at design and it was a amazing resource to go to, to define the Pocahontas style.

Aladdin

The final scenes in the temple when Jafar has taken over were challenging with all the golds and reds and making things read well.

Aladdin

In this image of the oasis you can see were the layout was critical in giving the style its uniqueness.

Aladdin

Aladdin was also painted in gouache. Its like tempera paint and can be rewetted to create soft edges.In areas like the gold trim we would dry brush the paint on and layer it to create the rich feeling of gold.

Aladdin

Aladdin was a great lesson in painting and design. The layout designs were strong and bold. The colors and lighting were direct and clean. If was appropriate for the stylized design they were looking for.

Lion King

Another sequence on Lion King was the elephant graveyard. It proved to be a great contrast to the "Cant Wait To Be King" sequence. The mood was spooky and she contrast great. The fact there were not plants was a nice change from the lush greens in the film and supported the feel of the sequence.

Lion King Style

On The Lion King film the style for the "Cant Wait To Be King" sequence was art directed by Chris Sanders. He wanted a childlike look to the african world. In backgrounds we used a rough paste to get a texture to the paint and create a pastel like look with acrylic paint. The color palette was also vibrant with childlike colors. It was a Great and fun section of the film to work on.

A Few Good Ghost

This is an concept painting for the film"A Few Good Ghost". It was the first film at Disney Feature Animation Florida that we painted in photoshop. The film itself was cancelled and most of the concept art created has never been seen.