Mar 20
More Horton artwork.
These are some early concepts for Mt Nool in the jungle of Nool.
For this one I thought it might be poignant if the the mountain resembled a trunk as a symbolic monument to the watchful care the elephant took to find a safe home for the vulnerable speck.
Halfway through the movie Horton is chased by Vlad through the jungle. Below is a series of concepts I did based on storyboards for the chase sequence. The orange arrow represents Horton’s path through the jungle. The storyboards for this were ultimately scrapped and consequently my concepts were too. Such is the case in animation.
March 20th, 2009 at 3:33 pm
forget “Jake Parker: illustrator”, try “Jake Parker: world-maker”.
Your landscapes are some of the most solid fantasy landscapes I’ve ever seen. I wonder: do you do up a bunch of ‘world studies’ before one of your comics as well as a film?
March 20th, 2009 at 3:43 pm
Good question. Working on feature films has definitely influenced the way I approach designing a comic. I go through a concept phase where I work some stuff out for pretty much each location. Some are more in depth than others, especially if it’s complex, or unfamiliar.
March 20th, 2009 at 11:44 pm
ooh so beautiful!!!! love them!
March 23rd, 2009 at 3:22 am
beautiful!This is just beautiful!!!!
I’m so jealous of you.:)
March 23rd, 2009 at 6:08 am
This post is amazing, I’m loving all the design work you have been putting up Horton Hears a Who.
How long does one of these landscapes take?
Geo
March 24th, 2009 at 10:08 pm
These make me want to cry/smile. I’m so torn.
Awesome stuff, Agent 44.
And yea, the teleprompter went under I think. And I got ripped by some dude for that post! Yeesh!
March 24th, 2009 at 11:14 pm
Your concept sketches are forcing me think more about…
gah!
about everything!
I am learning a lot about what I need to work on though, thanks for sharing all of this.
March 24th, 2009 at 11:19 pm
Outstanding work Jake. You found a nice balance between your style and Seuss’s.
March 25th, 2009 at 2:56 pm
They all look fantastic. I really love the second image though. Great lighting.
March 25th, 2009 at 5:22 pm
So hot! I’m with GeoNeo in a quandry as to how long these take you. They’re fantastic!
March 25th, 2009 at 10:57 pm
wow great stuff Jake, i actually just saw the movie a little while ago and have to say it was incredible. really cool to see a name that i know in the credits!!
March 26th, 2009 at 11:43 am
those pictures are awesome!
you should post more videos of you inking. i
think the missile mouse inking video is great!
i use the same kind of pens (except for i use
#3 size) and i wanna start using a little bit
bigger sizes for the thick lines.
March 29th, 2009 at 2:28 am
Beautiful Work Jake! Vlad’s Lair, I know it well!!!
March 30th, 2009 at 3:27 pm
those drawings are super good!
April 4th, 2009 at 9:19 pm
This is one of the coolest trees I ever seen. I love the style that you have in your website with pencil looking very classical. Amazing work.
Salud!!!
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May 10th, 2009 at 12:37 pm
that’s some really nice stuff, thanks for sharing!
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