Concept art for two of the mecha that show up early in the film.
Month: May 2009
Pre-visualization environments
As much as I wish I could post some lavish, full-color renders of the final environments in the film, the angular, chunky models below will have to suffice for now. These are a few of the low-poly sets we’ll be using for pre-vis animation, expertly modeled by David Alvarez based on Vincent’s paintings. There’s one of these for every environment in the film.
Behind the Tattoo
Below you can see the progression of the design of the Scorpion Rider’s tattoo. (The word it spells out is Al Barzakh, the veil between life and death.)
The designs on the right side were contributed by David Ward, drawn in a mirrored calligraphic style. The designs on the left are from Dhar Jabouri, who favored an asymmetric approach. The two artists traded ideas back and forth, eventually settling on the impressive treatment at the bottom.
