Thursday, July 31, 2014

Top Ten Facebook Pages for Concept Art and Storyboard Fans


Here are some of my favorite Facebook pages and groups that feature concept art and storyboards.

1. Concept Art World

The biggest and broadest concept art site on the Internet.

2. Ralph McQuarrie

A wonderful site for learning all about this legendary artist.

3. io9

This site is an all-around science fiction blog, but always posts the best concept art and storyboards.

4. H.R. Giger

The official page for the late, great Swiss artist.

5. Marvel Movies Concept Art

Marvel films always have incredible artwork and this site collects them altogether.

6. I Love Art - ConceptArt.org

The Facebook page of one of the most influential sites for concept artists.

7. Concept Artists

A Facebook page for artists and fans who are in love with Concept Art.

8. Frame Dump

Professional storyboard artists from around the world submit frames from storyboards they've done and it's glorious.

9. Parka Blogs

His concept art book reviews are the gold standard and he always has amazing photos.

10. Art Directors Guild - Local 800 - Studio City

The official page of the Art Directors Guild (ADG). Pretty much every industry artist is a member of the ADG and it's widely respected.

While you're there, please visit me on Facebook! A while back I created a Facebook page because one of my fans said I need to be on there. So, if you're on Facebook and you like my blog, why not check out the Facebook page?

Here's the link: https://www.facebook.com/FilmSketchr

If you like it, I hope you click the like  button and follow me.

Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Incredible Unused Black Cat and Doctor Octopus SPIDER-MAN 2 Concept Art by James Carson

Spider-Man 2 (2004) concept art by James Carson
Check out Spider-Man 2 concept art and storyboards by James Carson!

After finishing Spider-Man Sam Raimi had some thoughts on how to do a sequel. Originally one of the supporting characters was Felicia Hardy (aka the Black Cat) to create a romantic triangle with Mary Jane. Cast notes showed Brooke Adams was cast, and possibly shot some scenes, but Black Cat was cut from the film to focus on Doctor Octopus. Recently, we saw what Doctor Octopus might look like in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 but, back in 2004, Sam Raimi brought the classic Spider-Man villain to the screen with Alfred Molina. One of the artists that helped Raimi visualize the character was James Carson, and he shared some concept art on his site along with some storyboards from the film.

Carson is a professional concept and storyboard artist who's worked on major Hollywood movies like Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014), Spider-Man (2002) and X-Men: First Class (2011).

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See more of James Carson's wonderful portfolio at http://www.jamescarsondesign.com

Click on the links if you want to see more of  James Carson's work or Spider-Man 2 on my blog.

What did you think of the Doctor Octopus and Black Cat designs? What do you think of the concept art and storyboards? 

Official Spider-Man 2 Summary
Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) gives up his crime-fighting identity of Spider-Man in a desperate attempt to return to ordinary life and keep the love of MJ (Kirsten Dunst). But a ruthless, terrifying new villain, the multi-tentacled Doc Ock, forces Peter to swing back into action to save everything he holds dear.
Directed by Sam Raimi
Cinematography by
Production design by
Starring: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Alfred Molina, Rosemary Harris, Donna Murphy
Release date: June 30, 2004 (USA)
Official Site: www.sonypictures.com/homevideo/spider-man2
© Copyright 2004 Marvel Enterprises, Laura Ziskin Productions, Columbia Pictures. All rights reserved

Tuesday, July 29, 2014

8 Things You Didn't Notice in the AVENGERS AGE OF ULTRON San Diego Comic Con Poster by Ryan Meinerding, Charlie Wen and Andy Park

The Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) concept art poster by Ryan Meinerding, Charlie Wen and Andy Park
Check out the The Avengers: Age of Ultron concept art poster by Ryan Meinerding, Charlie Wen and Andy Park!

Over the weekend Marvel released a series of exclusive posters for Avengers 2 at San Diego Comic Con 2014. Just like in 2012, each stand-alone poster combined together into a single large poster.

Ryan Meinerding is a professional concept storyboard artist who's worked on superhero movies like Captain America: The First Avenger, Thor and Iron Man. Andy Park is a professional concept illustrator who's worked on Thor: The Dark World (2013), Iron Man 3 (2013) and Marvel's the The Avengers (2012). Charlie Wenhas worked on films like The Avengers (2012), Iron Man 3 (2013) and Thor (2011).

Here are some things you may not have noticed

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1) Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) has chest hair. Normally he's "man-scaped."

2) Vision. Paul Bettany has said that they're motion-capturing his face, so expect that too.

3) Not surprisingly, Hawkeye's (Jeremy Renner) arrows do nothing. We see a lot sticking out of the robots, but none seem to do anything.


4) Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) has her shock bracelets, known as "Black Widow's Bite." We first saw them in concept art for the Avengers, but they didn't get much use before and didn't show the full glowing costume till now.

5) Captain America (Chris Evans) has ears. Although Cap's ears are exposed in the comics, up until now his ears have been covered in the movies.


6) Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen) can melt the robots. It makes you wonder why the others are there.


7) Quicksilver (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) is insanely fast. It's like he's fighting ten bots at once. You don't even notice how fast he is until you realize he's running all through the poster.


8) Thor's (Chris Hemsworth) hammer looks less stylized than the previous ones. Set pics show the traditional hammer, but why is the poster different? Where are the Nordic symbols? Is it a different hammer?

9. Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.) is sporting his new Mark XLIII (43) armor. It looks pretty much the same as the XLII armor except it's red and gold instead of gold and red.

Here's the final poster:

Charlie Wen 's blog is http://charliewen.typepad.com, Andy Park's portfolio is at http://www.andyparkart.com and Ryan Meinerding's site (currently down) is boyrobot.com.

Click on the links if you want to see more of  Ryan Meinerding, Andy Park, Charlie Wen's work or The Avengers: Age of Ultron artwork on my blog.

What do you think of the concept art poster? Did you notice anything I missed? Are you looking forward to Avengers 2?

Official The Avengers: Age of Ultron Summary
The The Avengers must assemble to combat the threat of Ultron!
Directed by Joss Whedon
Cinematography by Ben Davis
Starring: Robert Downey, Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Samuel L. Jackson, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, James Spader
Release date: May 1, 2015 (USA)
Official Site: http://marvel.com
© Copyright 2015 Marvel Studios, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. All rights reserved

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