Alejo Diaz

Director at Rocket House Animation formerly at Pearl Studio. Contact: [email protected]

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Collection of The Little Mermaid Concept Art | 1989

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Here's a fresh new painting, playing with color and textures! Maybe my fantasy of having a dog and going places 😅 (à Arles, France) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp02y7iKDCd/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Quick Sunday sketch! It's been a while since I last posted any sort of personal work, but I am determined to start doing more of this, more often 💪🔥🔥 Stay tuned! (à Arles, France) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cpsr8FZqhPj/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Back in 2016, when #overthemoonmovie was in very early development, #lunaria looked very different. The script had this gang of biker chicks with cheesy one liners that made me think of a grittier environment with big sci-fi, blade runner influences. I also came up with the idea of having the animals from the zodiac be the citizens of this city in space. So this was one of the very first pieces I did for the project😎 . . . . . . . #overthemoon #overthemoonart #overthemoonnetflix #visualdevelopment #visdevart #illustration #conceptart #netflix #artforanimation #animationart https://www.instagram.com/p/CHK_YCrDN0f/?igshid=1jzw3gbdrcoro

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Here are some of my explorations on FeiFei's terrace by the river, very early, based on Rui Wang's wonderful color palette and style. Rui Wang was the one doing the main load of work on the Watertown and her art is really one of the big highlights of the show, simply outstanding. You can find her and be amazed here: artstation.com/wrui . . . . . . . . #overthemoon #overthemoonart #overthemoonnetflix #overthemoonmovie #visualdevelopment #visdevart #illustration #conceptart #netflix #artforanimation #animationart https://www.instagram.com/p/CHIAJV0DV56/?igshid=thkb3b7jirwf

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Here is one of my last pieces on the show, an early exploration for the launch site overall look and feel. Next to the Maglev line . . . . . . . #overthemoon #overthemoonart #overthemoonnetflix #overthemoonmovie #visualdevelopment #visdevart #illustration #conceptart #netflix #artforanimation #animationart https://www.instagram.com/p/CHFpdFeDDnQ/?igshid=1oouun0e9u0q3

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Going on a more emotional tone, here is one of my first explorations for the "Chamber of Exquisite Sadness" scene, where Chang'e goes after losing Huoyi for the last time. FeiFei finds her floating in the middle of her tears, and her tears are made of stardust. . . . . . . . #overthemoon #overthemoonart #overthemoonnetflix #overthemoonmovie #visualdevelopment #visdevart #illustration #conceptart #netflix #artforanimation #animationart https://www.instagram.com/p/CG90tjrjjX9/?igshid=1wiqyhb6yu07g

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This is another early version of #lunaria, this time trying to deconstruct and synthesize shapes from Chinese architecture for the flying structures of the city. Again, back then it was still supposed to have a strong Chinese influence for the visuals. Also it was my first exploration of the lake next to it 🙂 . . . . . . . . #overthemoon #overthemoonart #overthemoonnetflix #overthemoonmovie #visualdevelopment #visdevart #illustration #conceptart #netflix #artforanimation #animationart https://www.instagram.com/p/CG7WiUfDCJd/?igshid=1j3nhuhveigk9

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#lunaria must be one of the most challenging assignments I've had as an artist. Not only on how the buildings could look like, but their whole layout. What the city line is. This sketch was a win because Glen liked the idea of the city as a floating disc. After that @geronimoanim took it to the next level! . . . . . . . . #overthemoon #overthemoonart #overthemoonnetflix #overthemoonmovie #visualdevelopment #visdevart #illustration #conceptart #netflix #artforanimation #animationart https://www.instagram.com/p/CG4vTAfDvwt/?igshid=1xihizhv9b5e6

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Here is a super early version of #lunaria. Previously it was described as "Chinese new year on steroids", so the color palette was warmer and shapes were closer to traditional Chinese architecture. . . . . . . #overthemoon #overthemoonart #overthemoonnetflix #overthemoonmovie #visualdevelopment #visdevart #illustration #conceptart #netflix #artforanimation #animationart https://www.instagram.com/p/CG2swucDaRD/?igshid=1bpplw8rxw9m4

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OK, I will start sharing some of the artworks I did for the movie 😊 Man!.. This one was a real journey..! It started back in 2016 with the first draft from the late Audrey Wells when I was in charge of the very talented Vis dev team at @pearlstudioanimation. It was weird because I couldn't stay long for the production stage because of family reasons, but I got to work with @glenkeaneprd and @celinedesrumaux_art which was amazing and hopefully I can still share some of my work from both early development and some sequences I got to work on. https://www.instagram.com/p/CG2F-nFDtIy/?igshid=1vny1t6orjkzw

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Playing with brushes and water 😊 . . . . . . . #visualdevelopment #illustration #conceptart #sealovers (à Arles, France) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCTlmipDJVc/?igshid=1573j1phcim8

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Details? Ain't nobody got time for that 😅 #virtualpleinair #nopleinnogain #environmentdesign #digitalpainting #digitalart #illustration #photoshop #conceptart #paca #sunlife #arles (à Arles, France) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBiikF6j4S4/?igshid=1064orcizv0o4

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There is something I love about painting the shadow of a very strong sunlight and the reflection of the blue sky 😊😎 (à Arles, France) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBVmYifDiVK/?igshid=14729eqeh2ccb

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Also, for the people who like to see my struggle and suffering 😉 here it goes a quick replay! Like you see, for this one, I had a rough idea of what I wanted in terms of color references and composition, then I stumble here and there, but I bring it to destination! . . . . . . #procreatereplay #artistsoninstagram #art #digitalart #instart #procreate #ipadpro #artistsoninstagram #digitalsketching #landscape #digitalpainting #visualdevelopment #color #drawing #design #composition https://www.instagram.com/p/B0-Io-fDRPO/?igshid=a7nzsikodt11

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A summer trip to the countryside 😎 a bit of Miyazaki vibe, done with music from Debussy, Charles Trenet, and Joe Hisaishi 🎶💪 . . . . . . #art #digitalart #instart #procreate #digitalpainting #conceptart #visualdevelopment #artdirection #color #rough #painting #ipadpro #artistsoninstagram #digitalsketching #landscape (en Bogotá, Colombia) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0-Hzsrjj95/?igshid=vd1kyorl8qlz

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House by the seaside 😎 #procreate painting before bedtime! . . . . . . #art #digitalart #instart #sketch #girl #painting #digitalpainting #seaside #design #artistsoninstagram (en Bogotá, Colombia) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0tjFzaA6HU/?igshid=1m3dzp163q51v