Tuesday, October 23, 2007

El Dorado






I Thought it would be helpful to post some of the color keys I painted while working on El D. with Ramone and Scott. Ramone and I did the entire color script, which was then shot down on Christmas Eve of '97... fun times. Among the failures are these little paintings. These show the turn in my painting and design sensibilities thanks to Ramone and Scott.
We did over 100 of these paintings and then started over. Here's a few showing spain contrasting El Dorado.

Sam

48 Comments:

Blogger andy said...

Wow, awesome colour keys, I really like that last one particularly, though they are all thoroughly inspiring!

7:33 PM  
Blogger craig said...

Hey Sam, Great to see the versatility of style. Really dig the graphic stuff!

6:54 PM  
Blogger Randy Bantog said...

I love these paintings.

11:23 PM  
Blogger Urban Barbarian said...

Egads! I've missed so much! While Sam's drawing skills have been growing in leaps and bounds mine have been slumping! Damn your mad skilz!!! These look beautiful and so does the post before it!

12:35 AM  
Blogger cdeboda said...

Been awhile sine i've visited here...looks like i'm missing out! Nice to see you posting again, Sam. Keep em coming.

2:46 PM  
Blogger lautrette said...

oldies...but so good to watch again!!!

hope all is good for you ! hope to see you soon.

10:11 PM  
Blogger Philip Dimitriadis said...

What a shame it was shot down!!! They didn't know what they had in front of them. Fantastic color work. Great work!!Tthe colors and contrast are great!!!

11:13 PM  
Blogger Ken said...

one word - stunning.

I love looking at colour keys

1:42 AM  
Blogger Bobby Chiu said...

Lovely color keys! Glad I stumbled on to your blog

7:34 AM  
Blogger Benjamin Plouffe said...

yeah amazing stuff!!! nice to see to rejected stuff. Looks great either way!

2:13 PM  
Blogger shellywan said...

WoW~ and to think i showed you my sucky studies this morning... :(
Gotta bring them in Okay?? Come on~~~~~

1:42 PM  
Blogger Ramses said...

Fantastic art work, Sam!

9:45 PM  
Blogger Jodi Sandler said...

samuel your paintings are fantastic and i love the energy you put into them, especially your earlier ones that you did of the streets in one sitting. wicked colours and style :D

10:07 AM  
Blogger martin wittig said...

These are AWESOME!:)

4:56 PM  
Blogger FS said...

wow!!
I loved the pics!
great colors and it is a big inspiration to me!
great stuff man!

6:50 PM  
Blogger Nicolas P. Villarreal said...

Beautiful paintings! I love your work, great color keys.

Salud!!
Nicolás

9:06 PM  
Blogger George Cwirko-Godycki said...

those are wonderful paintings

1:19 PM  
Blogger David Colman said...

always inspirational

9:26 AM  
Blogger k' said...

You're work on EL D. are great! amazing painting!!

11:22 AM  
Blogger Paul Lasaine said...

What's the matter man? Run out of work to post??? :)

I have one word for you: Marouch

9:04 AM  
Blogger Alfred Llupia said...

Thanks for share this ones Samuel!i love your artpieces.Greeting sir.

12:56 PM  
Blogger Samuel Michlap said...

Paul,
How are you? No I didn't run out of art I but I never have enough time.

The previous post was for various films about a year ago. I had the chance to stretch out from what we usually get to do. Lots of fun.

More art soon.

Sam

11:31 PM  
Blogger Kei Acedera said...

Wow, this is so nice! I really enjoy looking at your blog, it gives me so much to learn from so thank you!

6:21 PM  
Blogger Matthew Kalinauskas said...

Nice stuff, I like it alot!

1:39 PM  
Blogger Craig Mackay said...

Uber sweet paintings, Sam! Thanks for the inspiration. You are a monster!

7:53 PM  
Blogger sebtikh said...

hey,it's beautyfull work and magic color,
thanks

1:34 AM  
Blogger Racuh said...

Cool Sam. I think someone named John Pohl was helping the vis. dev. department with some of the PreColumbian iconography. I am now working with that guy now! I love your work of course. Beautiful color.

6:32 PM  
Blogger mylydy said...

wow!!! thanks a lot to show your great work!

1:58 AM  
Blogger Jackson said...

Fantastic work here!

1:28 PM  
Blogger Oliver Kurth said...

Wonderful paintings, Sir!!!

9:31 AM  
Blogger Dave said...

Great stuff Sam, I remember seeing some of these pieces when I was animating on the show. Your pieces with the trains are gorgeous. Keep up the good work.

11:04 AM  
Blogger Rodrigo Lara said...

Very Very good, Exellent paintings and colors!!!!

Congratulations!!!!!!

6:53 PM  
Blogger Daniel said...

Thanks for posting all these images. Your work is really inspiring, not to mention illuminating! What more can I say....

Thanks!

8:55 AM  
Blogger Marcelo Vignali said...

Your El Dorado is pure gold, but your fans are waiting! You gotta post some new stuff!

9:56 AM  
Blogger Mirella said...

Wonderful!!! I love your colours!!!

3:19 PM  
Blogger Scarlet Verdeja said...

first time seeing your blog and WOOOOOOOOOOW! i love the tones that you use and the way that it gives alot of life to your paintings. I love how much light they have and how loose your strokes are. beautiful.

3:15 PM  
Blogger Anthony M Lovett , (Tony) said...

Really Awesome Samuel!!

amazing colour keys, excellent

http://www.tonylovett.net/

Tony

11:04 PM  
Blogger scorpio said...

Beautiful colors. I love your work. Always a pleasure coming to your blog

8:16 PM  
Blogger Raghu G said...

Great works ..!!

12:12 AM  
Blogger Joern said...

Ooh man, your paintings are so great. From this serial i love most the third one 'cause of the colors and the shadows.

10:52 PM  
Blogger Jason Scheier said...

wow... :D

11:47 AM  
Blogger Ame said...

Hi! great jobs! your style is great, I love the color palets, good work!

Ame from Argentina

5:56 PM  
Blogger Alexander said...

Really god work man..
I like more.......

3:35 AM  
Blogger Martin Bergquist said...

I love your work please post more. please please please.

1:51 PM  
Blogger Alina Chau said...

These are stunning and beautiful!

9:09 PM  
Blogger Scarlet Verdeja said...

your art is very inspiring. Ur pieces are very solid and have alot of feeling on them. Thank you for doing such beautiful art.

7:40 PM  
Blogger Marco Bucci said...

these are all inspiring. Excellent light in each one.

12:07 PM  
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