While Art Directing at Swaybox Studios, I was fortunate enough to work with John Krasinski on bringing Blue to life for his film IF. Truly a wonderful experience to see him on screen!
Expression Sheet for blue, locking in some key emotions he'll be feeling.
Early creature concepts, mostly exploring shape, proportions and feel. John really wanted Blue to feel like a soft stuffed animal, so we went for more rounded and chunky shapes.
final 2D render of the approved design.
For this early phase of production, we wanted to create a suit as a stand in for the live action shots a puppeteer could wear and perform in.
Some BTS of the puppet and suit production.
