See What Splinter's Lair Almost Looked Like in TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES Concept Art by Nathaniel West

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014) concept art by Nathaniel West

Check out Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles concept art by Nathaniel West!

While the reviews of Michael Bay's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were mixed, the movie is a true blockbuster and the DVD and Blu-Ray was released this week. So, it's time to look back at the unusual set design of the film.

Nathaniel West is a professional concept artist who's worked on big budget films like Inception (2010), Interstellar (2014) and Iron Man 2 (2010) and he recently shared some concept art from the film on his site.

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Turtle's Lair

 

Here's what it looked like in the film

Shredder's Torture Room

See more of Nathaniel West's gorgeous portfolio at http://nathanielwest.org

Click on the links if you want to see more of Nathaniel West's work or Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles artwork on my blog.

What do you think of the concept art? If you've seen Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles what do you think of the movie?

Official Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Summary
"The city needs heroes. Darkness has settled over New York City as Shredder and his evil Foot Clan have an iron grip on everything from the police to the politicians. The future is grim until four unlikely outcast brothers rise from the sewers and discover their destiny as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The Turtles must work with fearless reporter April and her wise-cracking cameraman Vern Fenwick to save the city and unravel Shredder’s diabolical plan."
Directed by Jonathan Liebesman
Cinematography by Lula Carvalho
Production Design by Neil Spisak
Starring: Megan Fox, Johnny Knoxville, William Fichtner, Will Arnett, Whoopi Goldberg
Official Site: http://www.teenagemutantninjaturtlesmovie.com/
Release Dates: August 8, 2014
© Copyright 2014 Nickelodeon Movies, Platinum Dunes, Gama Entertainment, Mednick Productions, Paramount Pictures. All rights reserved

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Learn How Bill Murray Inspired TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES Concept Art by Jared Krichevsky

Check out Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles concept art by Jared Krichevsky!

Back when the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie was being developed fans were going crazy over the prospect of Michael Bay taking on the Ninja Turtles. He released a statement designed to relieve the fans saying, "Fans need to take a breath, and chill. They have not read the script. Our team is working closely with one of the original creators of [Teenage Mutant] Ninja Turtles to help expand and give a more complex back story. Relax, we are including everything that made you become fans in the first place. We are just building a richer world." That "richer world" has been embraced by movie goers and the movie has made over $353,100,000 worldwide. One of the artists that worked on the film and helped develop the look of the Turtles gave Comic Book Movie an exclusive interview that explained how the turtles look like Bill Murray and why they have nostrils.

Jared Krichevsky is a professional concept artist who's worked on big budget films like Edge of Tomorrow (2014), The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) and The Wolverine (2013).

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"The first time the show came into the Aaron Sims Company, they went through a number of various designs between a lot of very talented artists. So when I got the chance to work on it later in 2012 I had to look at what was already done, and had to do my own spin on it. They wanted to keep some of the roundness of the established designs but also wanted a grittier tone. Their individual personalities had to be apparent through the design, so for inspiration they gave us reference pictures of who they wanted each individual turtle to be. Michaelangelo was Bill Murray, Raphael was Clint Eastwood, Donatello was Leonard Nimoy, and Leonardo was Tom Hanks. So another artist, Cameron Ward, and I went to work on some initial head studies. Cameron's image really nailed Leonardo, and I went on to do Mikey, Raph, and Donnie. It was enough to get us the show. I wanted them to be much dirtier and clothed in found objects, since they were societal outcasts and had to make their life and home from other people's rejected stuff." - Jared Krichevsky

Michaelangelo

Raphael  

Donatello  

 

Leonardo  

"They're mutants by the very name in their title, so how much of that balance is there between human, mutant and turtle while still paying homage to the canon. There are some things that were easy to translate - like the shell and the humanoid anatomy. It's interesting that fans had such a strong reaction to the nostrils and the lips, because we couldn't do clicking, rigid beaks like most turtles, they had to be very emotive and expressive and they had to eat pizza. The nostrils well...real turtles have nostrils, so we figured it would help them breathe considering all the physical activity they do. They were all pretty buff in the cartoons and the earlier films, so finding the right amount of fitness was important too, eventually the producers wanted them to be pretty jacked." - Jared Krichevsky

See more of Jared Krichevsky's excellent portfolio at http://www.jaredkrichevsky.com

Click on the links if you want to see more of Jared Krichevsky's work or Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles artwork on my blog.

What do you think of the concept art? If you've seen Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles what do you think of the ?

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Official Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Summary
"The city needs heroes. Darkness has settled over New York City as Shredder and his evil Foot Clan have an iron grip on everything from the police to the politicians. The future is grim until four unlikely outcast brothers rise from the sewers and discover their destiny as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The Turtles must work with fearless reporter April and her wise-cracking cameraman Vern Fenwick to save the city and unravel Shredder’s diabolical plan."
Directed by Jonathan Liebesman
Cinematography by Lula Carvalho
Production Design by Neil Spisak
Starring: Megan Fox, Johnny Knoxville, William Fichtner, Will Arnett, Whoopi Goldberg
Official Site: http://www.teenagemutantninjaturtlesmovie.com/
Release Dates: August 8, 2014
© Copyright 2014 Nickelodeon Movies, Platinum Dunes, Gama Entertainment, Mednick Productions, Paramount Pictures. All rights reserved


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Incredibly Realistic TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES Concept Art by Aaron Sims Company

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014) concept art by the Aaron Sims Company

Check out Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014) concept art by the Aaron Sims Company!

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie reboot is a hit and Aaron Sims Company has kindly sent me concept art from the film that shows the development of the four "heroes in a half-shell" and a press release that talks about the making of the film.

Though the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles names have changed - Michelangelo ("Mikey"), Donatello ("Donnie"), Raphael ("Raph") and Leonardo ("Leo") - the team worked hard to honor the original characters. Aaron Sims Company kindly provided an interview what it was like working on the film and some high-res illustrations from the movie design.

Aaron Sims Company is a design, previsualization and visual effects studio who've worked on blockbusters like G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013), Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) and Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)

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"Aaron Sims Company (ASC) is grateful to have been able to work so closely with director Jonathan Liebesman and producer Michael Bay to create these iconic characters, Michelangelo, Donatello, Raphael and Leonardo, who many of our artists grew up with, making it a dream come true for ASC. The way the Turtles and Splinter will look on screen is essentially one to one in terms of ASC’s design, as are the majority of the ancillary characters. The best part of this process was embracing the original characters to design the Turtles, their supporting characters, and nemeses from the ground up. It was a tough but rewarding challenge to be able to problem-solve and give each character his own personality, making them all look very unique in their facial expressions and body movements. The assets ASC created were eventually used for previs and animation, then in production, moving on to VFX at ILM to the final visual showcase you’ll see on screen. ASC’s team of talented artists, including Jared Krichevsky , Joshua Min, Luca Nemolato, Cameron Ward, Tsvetomir Tsenov Georgiev, Francesco Corvino, Kelton Cram, and others spent almost two years designing for this film and are happy that the designs seem to be translating well for many fans of the classic original TMNT.

"Later on this year, you’ll be able to see ASC’s designs in Sin City: A Dame to Kill For and Jupiter Ascending.

"In addition to concept design, Aaron Sims is getting into producing more original content through Apollo Pictures, his production company. As a follow-up to his well-received 2012 short “Archetype,” fans will be excited to know that Aaron will be directing another original sci-fi short by the end of 2014."

Krang, Rock Steady and Bebop concept art were not sent by Aaron Sims Company and have been removed by request of the studio.

See more of Aaron Sims Company's marvelous work at http://www.asc-vfx.com.

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Some images via Comic Book Movie (Nailbiter111) and Screencrush (Mike Sampson)

What do you think of the concept art? If you've seen Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles what do you think of the designs of the characters?

Official Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Summary
"The city needs heroes. Darkness has settled over New York City as Shredder and his evil Foot Clan have an iron grip on everything from the police to the politicians. The future is grim until four unlikely outcast brothers rise from the sewers and discover their destiny as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The Turtles must work with fearless reporter April and her wise-cracking cameraman Vern Fenwick to save the city and unravel Shredder’s diabolical plan."
Directed by Jonathan Liebesman
Cinematography by Lula Carvalho
Production Design by Neil Spisak
Starring: Megan Fox, Johnny Knoxville, William Fichtner, Will Arnett, Whoopi Goldberg
Official Site: http://www.teenagemutantninjaturtlesmovie.com/
Release Dates: August 8, 2014
© Copyright 2014 Nickelodeon Movies, Platinum Dunes, Gama Entertainment, Mednick Productions, Paramount Pictures. All rights reserved



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