Jim Martin

I'm a visual development artist currently at Disney Animation.  This blog is for artwork that has already hit the screen, and for personal art.  I hope you enjoy, and visit me at jimmartindesign.co

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Loading the Drop Ships.

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Having some fun with an update. The top illustration is one I did from 1996, for “Starship Troopers”, the Paul Verhoeven film.  It’s the Tactical “Tac” fighter that you see with the fleet. So below is a restyle, but trying to stay true to the original design, which was based a bit on the F117 Nighthawk. The F117 was considered futuristic looking in ‘96.  Just a challenge to myself to rewind 20 years....

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Here’s a flashback! I worked on ‘The Matrix, Revolutions” back in the day.  I came across these concept renders in my files. Reminded me what a labor it was to do everything in markers and gouache.  A little rough compared to today’s standards, but it was 2002. 

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I found some early concept drawings I did for the Tim Burton film “Alice”. These were early attempts, the final Mad Hatter’s table ended up being longer and much more unorganized.  An excellent film to work on, I had a blast.

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Start with a sketch, work out your value structure, then have some fun with color!  GhostBustin’ in the old West.

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Here is some production artwork for the interior of the Hospital for Zootopia, and some set-dressing vignettes. Early layout and geography for the modelling department.

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This is a scary hospital.

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Here are some fun vehicles!

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Here’s some exploration and the ZTP Academy training ground.

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Here are some Zootopia vehicles and props.  Some trucks and trolley concepts, a police laptop, and some versions of the secret blue stuff gun! 

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Zootopia Concept art.  Wanna Bop a bunny?

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Zootopia Rain Forest District!  Here are some vehicles, blimps and barges I did development design for.  Some pencil sketches and some light color.

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Here are some Zootopia odds and ends. The Bear medical chart, some amusement park rides.  Some development art that ended up not being needed but was fun to do.

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Sloth DMV from Zootopia.  This is the visual development for the exterior scenes.  Included is a storyboard panel that the design originates from.  Doing the sign was my favorite part.

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Here are some details from the Zootopia train station. The bottom is the final railing condition with a plant motif.

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Zootopia vehicles.  Buses, cars, a garbage truck.  Here are some concepts for the background vehicles.

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Zootopia Police Department.   Here are some odds and ends from the interior design stage of the ZPD.  We were experimenting with interlocking desks and bullpen geography.