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The Cat In The Hat
2022-2024, Warner Bros Pictures Animation
I was very excited to work on this movie because of all the visual potential it had. I spent 2 years on this movie, first designing the warehouse set and other locations as well as some early character painting. After changes in director, producer, and production designer, we started over with exploring the look of picture. I spent a few months doing nothing but concept sketches to help figure out the environments and tone.
As production progressed I helped with creating texture swatches to be used for surfacing props, backgrounds, and characters.
I also painted several characters including the Things.

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Design and paint in collaboration with the production designer.
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Production still of the previous painting
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Design and paint based on character designs and 3D set from the film
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Visual development painting of Things for color and texture
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I designed the eye balls for all the characters. This is one of the exploration pages.
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Early visual development painting of Gabby
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Visual development painting of Patty after crying
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This is my final design of the supply closet before it left my hands and continued down the pipeline.
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An idea for getting around the Supply Closet.
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Design of supply closet activity detail
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The supply closet design is getting close
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Supply closet design
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First week on the job started with rough sketches in my sketch book with pens and markers.
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First week on the job started with rough sketches in my sketch book with pens and markers.
© Warner Brothers Pictures Animation

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First week on the job started with rough sketches in my sketch book with pens and markers.
© Warner Brothers Pictures Animation

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Sketch for crazy city sized "supply closet"
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Supply closet design
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Supply closet design
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Supply closet design at the bottom level
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Hidden and forbidden trunk down in the depths of the Supply Closet.
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Flashing alarm for hidden and forbidden trunk down in the depths of the Supply Closet.
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Concept sketch of a Supply Closet worker
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Rough vehicle designs for the supply closet
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Rough vehicle designs for the supply closet
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Early cubicle design
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FX concepts
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FX concept
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Spanish style house concept sketch
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Early house designs trying to capture a Seussian feel
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House designs trying to capture a Seussian feel
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Sallys_Old-House_03.jpg
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House design and paint with some tree assets.
© Warner Brothers Pictures Animation

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Design and paint
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Concept design and paint. This is when I started to explore with the idea of fisheye distortion
© Warner Brothers Pictures Animation

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I was experimenting with a distorted feel and had an idea of treating the light like linework.
© Warner Brothers Pictures Animation

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Concept design and paint
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Concept design
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Concept design based on storyboard
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I started to push the distortion more in my designs of this location
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Concept design
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Concept design
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Concept design
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Concept design
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Concept design
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Concept design
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Concept design
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Concept design
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Concept design
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Concept design
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Concept design
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Concept painting
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Concept design
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Concept design
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Concept design
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Concept sketch
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Concept design
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Concept design
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Concept design
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Concept design based on rough storyboard
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Visual development painting for color and texture. I designed the Hornimals tag, cape design and fur pattern.
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Concept location sketches
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Concept designs
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Concept designs
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Concept design
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Concept design
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Concept painting
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Design and paint based on someone else's concept.
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Concept design
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Concept design
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Concept design
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Concept design sketch
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Concept design
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Concept design
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Concept design sketch
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Visual development painting of Something for color and texture and pattern
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Visual development painting of young Mom for color and texture
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Visual development painting of Harold for color and texture
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Visual development paintings of Horse On Skates for Directors to decide on color.
© Warner Brothers Pictures Animation

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Visual development painting of fish bowl design and lighting effect ideas
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Design and paint in collaboration with the production designer.
© Warner Brothers Pictures Animation

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Design and paint in collaboration with the production designer.
© Warner Brothers Pictures Animation

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Production still of the previous painting
© Warner Brothers Pictures Animation

03
Design and paint based on character designs and 3D set from the film
© Warner Brothers Pictures Animation

04
Visual development painting of Things for color and texture
© Warner Brothers Pictures Animation

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I designed the eye balls for all the characters. This is one of the exploration pages.
© Warner Brothers Pictures Animation

06
Early visual development painting of Gabby
© Warner Brothers Pictures Animation

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Visual development painting of Patty after crying
© Warner Brothers Pictures Animation

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This is my final design of the supply closet before it left my hands and continued down the pipeline.
© Warner Brothers Pictures Animation

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An idea for getting around the Supply Closet.
© Warner Brothers Pictures Animation

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Design of supply closet activity detail
© Warner Brothers Pictures Animation

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The supply closet design is getting close
© Warner Brothers Pictures Animation

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Supply closet design
© Warner Brothers Pictures Animation

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First week on the job started with rough sketches in my sketch book with pens and markers.
© Warner Brothers Pictures Animation

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First week on the job started with rough sketches in my sketch book with pens and markers.
© Warner Brothers Pictures Animation

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First week on the job started with rough sketches in my sketch book with pens and markers.
© Warner Brothers Pictures Animation

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Sketch for crazy city sized "supply closet"
© Warner Brothers Pictures Animation

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Supply closet design
© Warner Brothers Pictures Animation

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Supply closet design
© Warner Brothers Pictures Animation

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Supply closet design at the bottom level
© Warner Brothers Pictures Animation

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Hidden and forbidden trunk down in the depths of the Supply Closet.
© Warner Brothers Pictures Animation

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Flashing alarm for hidden and forbidden trunk down in the depths of the Supply Closet.
© Warner Brothers Pictures Animation

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Concept sketch of a Supply Closet worker
© Warner Brothers Pictures Animation

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Rough vehicle designs for the supply closet
© Warner Brothers Pictures Animation

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Rough vehicle designs for the supply closet
© Warner Brothers Pictures Animation

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Early cubicle design
© Warner Brothers Pictures Animation

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FX concepts
© Warner Brothers Pictures Animation

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FX concept
© Warner Brothers Pictures Animation

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Spanish style house concept sketch
© Warner Brothers Pictures Animation

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Early house designs trying to capture a Seussian feel
© Warner Brothers Pictures Animation

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House designs trying to capture a Seussian feel
© Warner Brothers Pictures Animation

32
Sallys_Old-House_03.jpg
© Warner Brothers Pictures Animation

33
House design and paint with some tree assets.
© Warner Brothers Pictures Animation

34
Design and paint
© Warner Brothers Pictures Animation

35
Concept design and paint. This is when I started to explore with the idea of fisheye distortion
© Warner Brothers Pictures Animation

36
I was experimenting with a distorted feel and had an idea of treating the light like linework.
© Warner Brothers Pictures Animation

37
Concept design and paint
© Warner Brothers Pictures Animation

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Concept design
© Warner Brothers Pictures Animation

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Concept design based on storyboard
© Warner Brothers Pictures Animation

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I started to push the distortion more in my designs of this location
© Warner Brothers Pictures Animation

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Concept design
© Warner Brothers Pictures Animation

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Concept design
© Warner Brothers Pictures Animation

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Concept design
© Warner Brothers Pictures Animation

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Concept design
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Concept design
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Concept design
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Concept design
© Warner Brothers Pictures Animation

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Concept design
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Concept design
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Concept design
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Concept design
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Concept painting
© Warner Brothers Pictures Animation

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Concept design
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Concept design
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Concept design
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Concept sketch
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Concept design
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Concept design
© Warner Brothers Pictures Animation

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Concept design
© Warner Brothers Pictures Animation

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Concept design based on rough storyboard
© Warner Brothers Pictures Animation

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Visual development painting for color and texture. I designed the Hornimals tag, cape design and fur pattern.
© Warner Brothers Pictures Animation

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Concept location sketches
© Warner Brothers Pictures Animation

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Concept designs
© Warner Brothers Pictures Animation

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Concept designs
© Warner Brothers Pictures Animation

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Concept design
© Warner Brothers Pictures Animation

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Concept design
© Warner Brothers Pictures Animation

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Concept painting
© Warner Brothers Pictures Animation

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Design and paint based on someone else's concept.
© Warner Brothers Pictures Animation

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Concept design
© Warner Brothers Pictures Animation

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Concept design
© Warner Brothers Pictures Animation

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Concept design
© Warner Brothers Pictures Animation

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Concept design sketch
© Warner Brothers Pictures Animation

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Concept design
© Warner Brothers Pictures Animation

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Concept design
© Warner Brothers Pictures Animation

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Concept design sketch
© Warner Brothers Pictures Animation

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Visual development painting of Something for color and texture and pattern
© Warner Brothers Pictures Animation

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Visual development painting of young Mom for color and texture
© Warner Brothers Pictures Animation

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Visual development painting of Harold for color and texture
© Warner Brothers Pictures Animation

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Visual development paintings of Horse On Skates for Directors to decide on color.
© Warner Brothers Pictures Animation

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Visual development painting of fish bowl design and lighting effect ideas
© Warner Brothers Pictures Animation
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