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At Last, Some John Carter Concept Art That Can Compete With Frazetta

Charlie Jane Anders — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:30:00 PST

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The John Carter movie has a tough act to follow — we're used to seeing tons of amazingly thrilling art by masters like Frank Frazetta, showing weird creatures and heroic vistas. Now at last, there's some concept art from the movie that lives up to our dreams of Barsoom. More »

Amazing Concept Art That Makes You Wish Aliens Would Come and Kill Us All

Charlie Jane Anders — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 08:00:00 PDT

Nobody makes spaceships and mass destruction sexier than concept artist Ryan Church. His art for movies like Star Trek, Revenge of the Sith and War of the Worlds is enough to make you feel like he personally witnessed a massive space war. More »

5 Designers Reveal Secrets Of James Cameron's Avatar

Charlie Jane Anders — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:30:00 PST

James Cameron's Avatar required many technical miracles, including next-gen 3-D cameras and motion-capture, but it also needed years of sketching and brainstorming from a platoon of concept-artists and designers. We talked to five designers, and learned Avatar's secret design history. More »

A Haunting Alien Cathedral, From Transformers 2 Concept Art

Charlie Jane Anders — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 10:20:00 PDT

Star Trek concept artist Ryan Church also created some breathtaking vistas for Transformers: 2, including this scene inside an alien vessel called The Ark. All of a sudden, those big alien robots really do look alien. A few more, below. More »

10 Hollywood Designers To Watch Out For

Charlie Jane Anders — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:57:00 PDT

Click to viewScience fiction is all about creating strange and incredible worlds, whether they're the future of Earth or a far-off planet. And the key to the most breathtaking science fictional worlds always starts with the work of production designers and concept artists who create brilliant and freaktastic worlds, like James Clyne's concept art for Transformers, above. Or Warren Manser's original art for Stanley Kubrick's version of A.I.: Artificial Intelligence, below the fold. Here's our roundup of the 10 designers whose work is exciting us the most right now — and whose forthcoming projects you should watch out for. More »

Yearning For Serene Flying Paddleboats

Kevin Kelly — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 10:45:21 PST

A lot of sci fi concept art has a tendency to be spiky and sharp looking, and you'll usually see enough spires and knife-edged towers to populate an entire world with if you flip through a book of book of alien artwork. That's why artist Ryan Church's floating paddleboat here looks serene and peaceful. You could just imagine spreading a blanket under that tree and taking a nap while these leviathans glide by overhead. Could someone out there get a Huckleberry Finn in Space project started ASAP? More »