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THE ART OF KUNG FU PANDA

By Tracey Miller-Zarneke
Presentation by Liz Holt
Finding the Right Style
JohnStevensonandMarkOsborneknewthatwithafilmtitleandpremise
featuringonekeycharacter,itwasimportanttogetthatcharacterright
immediately,meaningacompellingcharacterdesignhadtomatchanequally
compellingpersonaltaletofulfillsuchaweightyrole MillerZarneke
The Furious Five and Po Early Concept
Christopher Laurette Layout
Raymond Zibach Digital Paint
Po Fights Pig Early Concept
Christopher Laurette Character Design
Raymond Zibach Digital Paint
Po Early Concept
Tony Siruno Character Design
Raymond Zibach Digital Paint
Atfirst,Poresembledahumaninapandacostume,we
thoughtthisiswhatweneededtodoifhehadtoemulate
humanKungFuMoves RaymondZibach
NicolasMarlets stylewasnoticedandselectedabovethe
otherswhenhepresentedtheseMonkPoDesigns.
Nicolas Marlet
NicolasMarlethasbeenacharacterdesignerfor
Disney,Pixar,Universal,andDreamworks duringhis
career.Hehasdonedesignsforanimatedseriesand
movieslikeBalto,MonstersInc.,Madagascar,and
OvertheHedgetonameafew.
However,Marletwaspresentedwithaunique
opportunityforKungFuPandathatfewcharacter
designershaveeverhadonanyanimatedfeatureor
series.
Po Early Concept
Nicolas Marlet Pencil & Paint on Paper
Also,unlikeothercurrentcharacter
designers,Marletstillworkswith
markers,simplybecauseitsfasteras
onewillnoticefromhischaracter
designsheets.
Marletexploredthepandasformin
theseconceptdesignstohelpbreak
fromtheassumptionthattheanimal
characterswouldhavetohavehuman
formsinordertoperformkungfu
moves.
Marlets designsofPoconveyhimas
humbleandvulnerable,butmostofall
comedic.
Unlikeotherfilmsinwhichthe
characterwillhavehintsofthevoice
actorsappearance,thesedesignswere
presentedtoJackBlackbeforehewas
castedtobePosvoice.
Unity
Animatedfilmsoftenhaveawholeteamofartistsworkingtogetheron
characterdesigns,butdirectorJohnStevensonwantedamoreunifiedlook
amongthecharactersinKungFuPanda.MillerZarneke
JohnStevensonwassoldonMarlets characterdesigns,hefeltthatwhilethecurrentanimaldesigns
wereinterestingtolookat,theywerentcohesive,whichhefeltwouldhavebeendistractingforthe
audience.ItwasthisrealizationthatemployedMarletintodesigningtheentirecharacterlineup.
Partial Lineup Early Concept
Various Artists
Wheneveryoutrytodesignafilmwithmorethanonedesigner,you'regoing
tohaveinconsistency, RaymondZibach (productiondesigner)
The Villagers
Thefilmmakersdecided
thattheKungFuMasters
neededtoprotectcute
anddefenseless
characters,animalsof
prey,whichiswhythe
villagersconsistedofpigs,
geese,andrabbits.
Marletcontinuedwithhis
processofshapefirst,
personalitylater,ashis
designsexpressedalotof
thoughtinsizeandshape
variationtoallow
interestingsilhouettes
withanycombinationof
thevillagers.
The Teacher
Marletoriginallydrew
MasterShifuasbeing
mucholderwhenhewas
moreofafatherfigureto
Po,butwhentheyneeded
Shifutobeabletofight
Marletrevisitedthe
designandmadehima
fewdecadesyounger.
Master Shifuu Concepts
Nicolas Marlet Pencil and Marker
The Masters
Sinceanimatingornate
clothontopoffurwas
toodifficultforthecg
modelersatDreamworks,
Marletmadeeachofthe
maincharacters,
includingthefivemasters
sportinterestingfur,
scale,skin,orfeather
patterns.Thesepatterns
helpednotonlythe
animatorsbutalsohelped
todefinethecharacters
personality.Theyalso
madeupforthelackof
clothingoncharacterslike
ViperandMantis.
The Villain
TaiLungwastobea
generalwithanevilarmy
athiscommand,however
MarlettookTaiLungand
turnedhimintoamore
intimidatingonesnow
leopardarmysportingaV
shapebodyincontrastto
Posroundbody.
Marletbasedhislookoff
ofaChinesepuppetand
theatricalmakeupwhich
canbenoticedthrough
hissinisterexpressive
eyebrows.
Tosupportthethemeofcontrastinthefilm,beautifulbackgroundswerecreatedinwhichthe
cartoonycharactersMarletdesignedlikePolive,train,andfight.
Environment
WhatIlearnedfromthisartbookandMarlets designsistonotfallinloveorsettlewith
thefirstinitialcharacterdesignImake.
WhileMarletadmittedhewasnervousabouttakingonsuchanambitiousprojectsince
hedneverwatchedakungfufilmbefore,hedidhisresearchandcreatedabeautiful
awardwinningcastofcharacters.
Butmostofall,whatIlearnedistodrawasmuchasyoucanwhenyoucantoexplore
yourstyle.
The Training Begins

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