Saturday, April 21, 2012

CM Cooper paintings

A completely prejudiced link to my lovely wife's website. The woman can paint. REALLY paint.
And she keeps getting better...all the time. Grrrrrrrr. (I love it)
Check it out!!!

 Currently, she's in the Scottsdale Salon of Fine Art show at Legacy Gallery, which just opened on the 20th of April.

http://www.scottsdalesalonoffineart.com/artists-and-artwork/after-the-party.html
http://www.scottsdalesalonoffineart.com/
http://cmcooperfineart.com/

Painting studies


"Amber." Limited palette. Indian yellow, lemon yellow, Quin Red, Burnt sienna, Ivory black


        "Kelly." Same limited palette as above


"Toni." Full palette. Interesting color, but I lost the drawing on the left side of the head. Too many sharp edges


                                         
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Quick studies of Julie.

Saturday, April 14, 2012

Drawing (for what its worth)



Somewhere between 10 to 20 minutes...


3 minute poses



10 minutes


2 minute poses (Karl Gnass' class at Disney)

20 minutes


















Charcoal studies (heavily influenced by my friends Mark Westermoe, and Karl Gnass).
Though I never studied with Fred Fixler, I was heavily influenced by his students and by watching
him from Brandes Art Institute where he chose me to be his first color painting teacher back in 1983 (later Fred left and formed California Art Institute). Heavy thanks to Mark Westermoe (whom I took too many classes from), Greg Pro, Morgan, Glen Orbik (who I still need to study with...), and Laurel Blechman...who's father suffered through Fred's really bad cheap side. The man was a character, that's for sure

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Various Disney Vis Dev (all images copyright Walt Disney Pictures)


Key of the healing tear from early on. Painted over another great Glen Keane drawing

Early painting of the Kingdom. Based on a rough sketch that was drawn by Gang Peng.
Art Direction: Dave Goetz
Painted over a drawing by Jin Kim. Art Direction: Dave Goetz

First look in the tower with the character, Bastion (who later became Flynn in Byron and Nathan's version of the film). We were going for a Rembrandt palette at this point. Based on a Glen Keane sketch. And yes, Glen is incredible....
Art Direction: Dave Goetz



More from early Rapunzel...Art Direction: Dave Goetz

Xavier (cancelled character sidekick) from early Rapunzel. Painted over a CG model sculpted by Hiroki Itokazu. 
Character design by Dean Wellins. Art Directed: Dave Goetz  
Xavier (cancelled character sidekick). Character design by Dean Wellins. Art Direction: Dave Goetz
 
Rapunzel concept painting. Fragonard influenced.
Rapunzel's Tower. Texture reference painting on top of a drawing done by Doug Rogers.
Art directed by Dave Goetz

Vis dev painting for Rapunzel. Rough layout: me/ Final layout: Jeff Turley/ Character drawings: Shiyoon Kim
Art directed by Dave Goetz Painting: Me





Vis Dev painting. Drawing by Jin Kim.
Art directed by Dave Goetz



Vis Dev painting. Drawing by Jin Kim. Rough concept by Claire Keane
Art directed by Dave Goetz
Painting over CG render from the framed portrait in the Queen's chamber at the beginning of Tangled. Not quite the finish...but close to it. Art directed by Dave Goetz

Rapunzel vis dev painting

Rapunzel vis dev painting
Visdev painting for aborted project. Based on a story sketch by Joe Mateo. Art Directed by Ian Gooding









Detail visdev painting for aborted project. Art Directed by Ian Gooding
Tarzan sequence 1.2. Gouache on board. Art directed by Dan St. Pierre

Tarzan sequence 19.5. Gouache on board. Art directed by Dan St. Pierre


Chicken Little color script. Painted over rough layout renders.
Art Directed by Ian Gooding




Fantasia 2000-Pomp and Circumstance
Art Directed by Yours Truly