Concept Art & Look Development

For this production, I was asked to do some look development for some of the sets, including some set design, concept art, and even a little special effects design.

Backdrops & Digital Matte Painting | 2D Prop Design & Fabrication

Santa's Headquarters

Santa's HQ - concept drawing

Santa's HQ - movie still

Santa's Castle

Santa's Castle - concept drawing

Santa's Castle - movie still

Xmas town Layout

I used Sketchup to layout the town for perspective and drew over that in Photoshop.

Xmas Town Layout - concept drawing

Xmas Town Layout - 3D mockup

Gyrotron Control Panel Design

Gyrotron Control Panel - concept drawing

Gyrotron Control Panel 2 - concept drawing

Gyrotron Control Panel - movie still

Toy Factory Sign

I redesigned this sign for the toy factory. We needed to prepare a file that included the new design, snow, and lighting that would overlay the old sign.

Toy Factory Sign - concept drawing

Toy Factory Sign - mockup

SAMTU Navigation Hologram

I designed a mapping UI for SAMTU, the robot. We needed a projected interface to show how it navigated Earth and Xmas town.

SAMTU Hologram - mockup

SAMTU Hologram - movie still

Klept Mother Ship

For the Klept mothership, which had already been designed and built, I was asked to redesign the head, as well as design added panels for the body of the ship to make it seem more realistic in close-up shots.