This was a painting of a cluster of Marui that started out as a loose ink sketch. There were many studies done to figure out how the structures strapped and wrapped the mangrove roots & how each home became part of a complex, in this case one cascading into another.
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This is an illustration that started as another early ink sketch studying Marui design & construction & it’s one of my favorites. At this point I was getting pretty comfortable with the philosophy the Na’vi used in perching these Marui among the giant coastal
Another few images were released for me to share starting with a key frame of the Windtraders setting off on a journey with their riders fanning out around their gondola to scout. This was an image done earlier in the development of the gondola before much of the weaving & what
This is one of the first images I did of the inside of Varang’s Yurt. It focuses on Quaritch’s second encounter with Varang in the very heart of Ash country, which turned out to be one of my favorite scenes in the movie & has made me even more of a fan of Quaritch & Stephan Lang.
This was one of the first images I did of the deck of the Windtraders Gondola. It was done just as we began rough digital modeling in @gravitysketch & the incredible level of complexity for this set was coming into focus. From the challenge of figuring out how sculptural the
This group of illustrations show different views of the final version of the Windtraders gondola main decks along with a closer up sketch. They focused on rigging, ties, weaves & the negative graphics of the sunbaked floor surfaces & weathered netting. You can also catch some of
These are the final approved images of the Windtraders Gondola from Avatar: Fire & Ash. The first is a design image done as a key frame exploring the Tlalim clan’s dressing of one of their ships. Being wide ranging travelers & traders, the items they use to decorate the ship are
In developing the Ash Village, we did a lot of research into a palette of materials & motifs that would differentiate them from the other Na’vi cultures we had seen so far. The Mangkwan are a fallen people whose home tree & land were destroyed by an enormous volcano. They’ve