October 2007 ~ walpaper

Wednesday, October 31, 2007

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

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Here, to celebrate this special day, an encore presentation of backgounds from LONESOME GHOSTS.

What a boo-tiful haunted house!

The office interior was a challenge - Mickey, Donald and Goofy were animated all over that B/G. The patchwork quilt approach worked to recreate this, one section at a time.

Hope you have a great Halloween.

Happy trick or treats!

THE SKELETON DANCE

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It's the Eve of Halloween...

What could be more appropriate than backgrounds from THE SKELETON DANCE?

:)

LONESOME GHOSTS Part One

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I created these weeks ago... and saved them for Halloween week.

More to come!

THE RESCUERS (1977): Medusa's Spooky Organ

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Now that it's Halloween week, we'll focus our theme over the next few days. Here is a magnificent B/G of the scary old pipe organ, from THE RESCUERS.

Can't you almost hear Bach's D minor Toccatta??!!!

THE SWORD IN THE STONE: Snowy Village

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SLEEPING BEAUTY: More Gothic Extravagance

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ALICE IN WONDERLAND: Follow That Rabbit!

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Beautiful bunny backgrounds!

ALICE IN WONDERLAND

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Here's an ALICE B/G unlike any I've ever created. As Alice walks down the path, the foreground lighting fades and the upper left is lit. It's a wonderful effect.

I've composited both sections together, and of course Alice was intentionally vaporized.

The multiplane cameramen might have seen this during a lighting test. But here it is, now presented for the ANIMATION BACKGROUND audience for the very first time.

ALICE'S SEAT: The Un-Birthday Tea Party

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You wouldn't believe how much time it took to digitally eliminate a tiny teacup from the table. But... the result is an unobstructed view of this delightful ALICE background painting.

ALICE IN WONDERLAND: Horsefly

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I was looking through my archives of re-created backgrounds tonight (including artwork from ALICE IN WONDERLAND). Couldn't resist posting this. Incredible green and blue color palettes (thank you, Mary Blair) and wonderful play of light.

Lovely, eh?

CHIP AND DALE: Chip an' Dale (1947)

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Here is a re-created pan background from "Chip an' Dale" (1947). One chipmunk couldn't be edited out as he never leaves that spot! Just think of him as today's "guest star." I've included some additional B/Gs from the same film. As it was 100 degrees in Los Angeles today (Al Gore might be right), thinking of snow is a refreshing idea!

Marvelous textures are created in the snow (icy shades of blue), wood grains, and brickwork in front of the fireplace.

Chill...

THE SWORD IN THE STONE: Young Arthur's Gothic Castle

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These beautiful B/Gs recreated from THE SWORD IN THE STONE are somewhat reminiscent of castle interiors from SLEEPING BEAUTY, but with a personality all their own.

Did I Ever Mention...

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... that if you double-click on the artwork pictures, you'll get a larger version? Most of you probably figured this out, but I thought it was important enough to mention specifically.

I am really committed to my blog and you, the readers! I ordinarily post artwork daily. Saturday was the rare day I missed, as I was playing a concert in Pittsburgh. So tonight, after arriving back in Los Angeles, I posted twice.

Enjoy!