"Children have a capacity to handle much ‘darker’ stuff than we give them credit for — as long as the underlying tone of the story is honest and hopeful”
-Chris Appelhans
Chris Appelhans is an inspirational artist to me because of his use of colour to set the mood of a scene. He works primarily in Photoshop and water colours. He is well known for his conceptual works for Monster House, Coraline, Fantastic Mr.Fox, Princess and the Frog and more. Here are some favourites of mine.
Coraline
Fantastic Mr.Fox
He has so much more beautiful work. So check out his website for colour scripts, costume, environment and character design, as well as his personal projects.
his blog xanga,
a great (and perhaps the only) interview with him guupress
His recurring theme of dark versus light colour palettes will be helpful in creating a look for Sun Dog.
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