If you're in the Los Angeles area you have to check out the Tim Burton Exhibit at The Los Angeles County Museum of Arts before it leaves October 31st. It features a collection of 700 art pieces over the past three decades.
As a director he has few equals and his distinctive visual style is legendary. While not a concept artist by trade he was an animator and uses his sketches to convey his style and ideas.
Here's a quote from an article in Wired:
Find out more at http://www.lacma.org/art/exhibition/tim-burton
As a director he has few equals and his distinctive visual style is legendary. While not a concept artist by trade he was an animator and uses his sketches to convey his style and ideas.
Here's a quote from an article in Wired:
“Ape Soldier Running,” 2000
Watercolor, colored pencil
Special-makeup-effects designer Rick Baker remembers working with Burton on his remake of the classic sci-fi picture Planet of the Apes. “Tim was trying to convey what he wanted for one of the apes, and I wasn’t getting it,” Baker says. “Seeing the blank look on my face, he pulled out his pencil and with a few strokes it all became clear. I wish all directors could do that.”Truly a visionary.
Find out more at http://www.lacma.org/art/exhibition/tim-burton
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