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Episode 001 : Vendetta
My main job on "El Tigre" was working with the creative team to help establish the color and look of each episode by creating a rough "colorscript"... indicating color, light, and mood. This...
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El Tigre! location design
-Before El Tigre went into production, show creators Jorge Gutierrez, and Sandra Equihua and art director, Roman Laney and I talked about what direction the show should take. At this point the show...
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Episode 002: Nightmare Green or Nightmare of Living Guacamole
Above: The story arc... worked out by Dave, Jorge, and Roman. This helped us all sync ... especially in the early episodes. Sometimes new locations would need to be designed... in this episode I worked...
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Pilot Color
After the initial board pitch, Nickelodeon approved a pilot episode. Above: The first color pass on the "El Tigre" pilot episode. Just putting up a lot of swatches to get an overall feel for the color...
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Episode 003: Claws of the Beast
Episode 003: Sometimes color design comes quickly... and often it takes several passes to get what the director and art director are looking for. In "Claws of the Beast" I didn't have that many keys to...
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Episode 004: Boots! Sole of a Hero
Another super saturated, exciting adventure of El Tigre! This episode had a lot of elements... so to make this easier for Jorge, and Roman, I gave a few variations of each scene. Which by this point in...
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Episode 006: Adios Amigos
This episode was a fun one to work on... lots of action as usual. Laser canons, lava inside a volcano.Above: A few of the characters for this episode, designed by show creators Jorge Gutierrez, and...
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Episode 07: El Jefe Color
I kept the color palette of episode 07 pretty simple, playing with the idea of red vs. green. Using complimentary colors is a simple way to get exciting color compositions. This sort of scheme is often...
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08: Zebra Donkey Color
Above: Zebra Donkey was a fun short to design, lots of different locations and moods.Above: For "El Tigre" I almost always worked off of director Dave Thomas's beat boards. Dave's stuff is great,...
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Episode 09: Old Money
Above: A first pass on "Old Money."When working on a t.v. show, it's important to establish a look and feel that translates from episode to episode. If you're beginning to see a bit of repetition of...
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Episode 010: Late Manny Color
Above: A sketch by art director Roman Laney.Sketches like these would help both the storyboard artists, and the art team about the area that the story would take place. This is really useful when...
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Episode 011: Mother Color
Some of the episodes mostly take place in established locations, which means that there are less new locations to design. However, the color of new locations must enhance the overall story, and work...
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Episode 012: The Moustache Kid Color
Above: A first pass on the color script for episode 12, with color variations for some of the scenes.A first pass like this would be discussed by the core creative crew of the show... then adjustments...
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EPISODE 013: PARTY!
Though all the episodes of "El Tigre" have a similar feel... I tried to give each episode a unique pass of color that would describe the story and emotions of the characters. Often I would give a...
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Episode 14: Licito Color
By episode 14 we were over half way through the season. The color for the main locations of the show had been fairly well established... so I was able to focus more on parts of the story that were...
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Episode 15: Rising Son Color
For Rising Son I focused on contrasting a "clean" fresh look (note the rare blue skies) against the grit and grime of Miracle City. Some of the color variations are subtle. I had a good idea of what...
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El Tigre Concept: Grandpa's Crib
A little more about the environmental development of El Tigre in this post.Above: Early sketches for Grandpa's Crib.A number of years ago Jorge Gutierrez asked me to create concept sketches for his...
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