Amazing THOR:THE DARK WORLD Concept Art by Andy Park, Charlie Wen, Constantine Sekeris and Jackson Sze

Thor: The Dark Worldconcept art by Charles Wen

Check out Thor: The Dark Worldconcept art by Charlie Wen, Constantine Sekeris, Jackson Sze and Andy Park!

The art book Marvel's Thor: The Dark World - The Art of the Moviewas released last week and a few pieces of concept art were shared by Geek Tyrant.  They feature illustrations by Charlie Wen, Constantine Sekeris, Jackson Sze, Andy Park and more.

Sze is a professional concept artist who's worked on blockbuster movies like The Avengers (2012), Jack the Giant Slayer (2013) and Iron Man Three (2013). Park is a professional concept illustrator and comic book artist who's worked on Hollywood movies like Iron Man 3 (2013), The Avengers (2012) and Captain America: The First Avenger (2011). Wen is a visual development supervisor for Marvel that's designed for The Avengers (2012), Thor (2011) and Iron Man Three (2013). Sekeris is a concept illustrator for films like Spider-Man 2 & 3 and Man of Steel.

Check out the rest of the images after the jump (click to enlarge).

Check out more incredible artwork from the film in the book Marvel's Thor: The Dark World - The Art of the Movie. See more of Andy Park's work at andyparkart.com, Jackson Sze's portfolio at jacksonsze.com, Charlie Wen's illustrations at charliewen.typepad.comand Constantine Sekeris' portfolio at constantinesekerisdesign.blogspot.com.

Click on the links if you want to see more of Jackson Sze and Andy Park's work and Thor: The Dark World on my blog.

Via Geek Tyrant (via eatingcroutons.tumblr.com)

What do you think of the concept art? If you've seen Thor: The Dark World what did you think?

Official Thor: The Dark World Summary
Marvel’s Thor: The Dark World continues the big-screen adventures of Thor, the Mighty Avenger, as he battles to save Earth and all the Nine Realms from a shadowy enemy that predates the universe itself. In the aftermath of Marvel’s Thor and Marvel’s The Avengers, Thor fights to restore order across the cosmos…but an ancient race led by the vengeful Malekith returns to plunge the universe back into darkness. Faced with an enemy that even Odin and Asgard cannot withstand, Thor must embark on his most perilous and personal journey yet, one that will reunite him with Jane Foster and force him to sacrifice everything to save us all.

Starring Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Stellan Skarsgård, Idris Elba, Christopher Eccleston, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Kat Dennings, Ray Stevenson, Zachary Levi, Tadanobu Asano and Jaimie Alexander with Rene Russo and Anthony Hopkins as Odin, Thor: The Dark World is directed by Alan Taylor, produced by Kevin Feige, from a story by Don Payne (credit not final) and screenplay by Christopher Yost and Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely (credit not final) and is based on Marvel’s classic Super Hero Thor, who first appeared in the comic book Journey into Mystery“ #83 in August, 1962.
Thor: The Dark World is presented by Marvel Studios. The executive producers are Louis D’Esposito, Alan Fine, Stan Lee, Victoria Alonso, Craig Kyle and Nigel Gostelow. The film releases November 8, 2013, and is distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.
Directed by Alan Taylor
Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Stellan Skarsgård, Idris Elba, Christopher Eccleston, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Kat Dennings, Ray Stevenson, Zachary Levi, Tadanobu Asano, Jaimie Alexander, Rene Russo, Anthony Hopkins
Release date: November 8, 2013 (USA)
Official Site: http://marvel.com/thor
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See the Hyde You Didn't See in LXG (LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN) by Steve Johnson and Constantine Sekeris

While the League of Extraordinary Gentleman (LXG) (2003) movie was a pale imitation of the graphic novel by Grant Morrison, the special effects by Steve Johnson's team were top notch.

I found this old Hyde make-up effects video on YouTube and it's amazing how much thought and work went into the design of the monstrous Mr. Hyde.

The video has Johnson explaining the many design decisions that went into making Jason Flemyng into Dr. Henry Jekyll / Edward Hyde.

Check out the video after the jump and see the concept art that could have made him look even freakier.

First, here's what he looked like in the film.

Here's the concept art.

Now watch the fascinating behind-the-scenes videos.

PART 1

Part 2


Official Description
A hunter, a scientist, a vampire, an invisible man, an immortal, a spy, a beast…when a masked madman known as "The Fantom" threatens to launch global Armageddon, legendary adventurer Allan Quatermain (Sean Connery) commands a legion of superheroes, the likes of which mankind has never seen. 

Directed by Stephen Norrington

Starring Sean Connery, Naseeruddin Shah, Peta Wilson, Tony Curran, Stuart Townsend, Shane West, Jason Flemyng and Richard Roxburgh


See more of Steve Johnson's work at his Facebook page and Constantine Sekeris' portfolio at constantinesekerisdesign.blogspot.com.

© Copyright 2003 20th Century Fox. All rights reserved

What do you think of the design? Do you think some of the designs are better or worse than the final film?

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STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS Spacesuit, Klingon and Alien Concept Designs by Constantine Sekeris, Neville Page and Keith Christensen

Update: Corrected the credit for one artist
Get a good look at costume designs for Kirk's spacesuit, the Klingon uniform and aliens that didn't make it into Star Trek Into Darkness.

Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) is a global hit selling $181,537,381 in tickets in the U.S. alone. Costume Designer Michael Kaplan brought Constantine Sekeris, Christopher Ross and others in to help concept the designs.

Check out the rest of the pictures after the jump and click to enlarge.

Kaplan told Clothes on Film that designing the first film was about feeling correct to today’s audiences of ‘Trekkies’ and general moviegoers. This time, that had been done so they moved forward with a darker tone and costumes reflect that world.

First, here are some shots from the film.

Spock's Volcano Suit

Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) "Volcano Suit" by Christopher S. Ross  Keith Christensen

The design of the volcano suit and space suits were a challenge. "They were all built by Film Illusions, and worked without a snag." Kaplan added, "These were not simple costumes, since ventilation, cooling, audio and lighting systems were necessary. The actors’ comfort and safety were always our second concern.

"Spock's suit is to protect him from the heat of the volcano." Kaplan told the Guardian "I'd never seen a space suit in copper, and I think copper's very beautiful. I went for the look more than the correct reasoning. Copper is probably the worst material to use when you're trying to protect yourself against heat. There needed to be ventilation in the helmet so that it didn't fog up, so that Zachary Quinto wasn't perspiring."

Kirk's and Khan's Space Jump Suit

Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) "Space Jump Suit" by Constantine Sekeris

Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) "Cumberbatch's Space Suit" by Christopher S. Ross Keith Christensen

Klingon Designs

Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) "Klingon Costumes" by Constantine Sekeris

Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) "Klingon Costumes" by Unknown

"The helmets address a lot of the features the Klingons have without having to show them." Michael Kaplan said, "You kind of know they're Klingons because they have those foreheads … even when they're wearing their helmets you can tell."

Alien Designs
Here are some alien designs that didn't make it into the film.

Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) "Alien Designs" by Neville Page and Michael Kaplan (with Constantine Sekeris)


See more of Constantine Sekeris' portfolio at http://constantinesekerisdesign.blogspot.com, Neville Page's at http://www.nevillepage.com and Keith Christensen IMDb page.

Official Synopsis
When the crew of the Enterprise is called back home, they find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organisation has detonated the fleet and everything it stands for, leaving our world in a state of crisis. With a personal score to settle, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one man weapon of mass destruction. As our heroes are propelled into an epic chess game of life and death, love will be challenged, friendships will be torn apart, and sacrifices must be made for the only family Kirk has left: his crew.

Pioneering director J.J. Abrams delivers the explosive action thriller Star Trek Into Darkness, following on from the international box office success of Star Trek in 2009. Featuring a stellar cast including Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Benedict Cumberbatch, Karl Urban, Alice Eve, Zoe Saldana, Anton Yelchin, John Cho, Simon Pegg, Bruce Greenwood, Noel Clarke and Peter Weller.

Official Site: StarTrekMovie.com

Director: J.J. Abrams
Cast: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, Karl Urban, Simon Pegg, Anton Yelchin, John Cho, Bruce Greenwood, Benedict Cumberbatch, Peter Weller

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See the Venom You Didn't See in SPIDER-MAN 3 by Constantine Sekeris

Venom is the most popular Spider-Man villain of all-time. Many were disappointed with his portrayal in Spider-Man 3 mainly for the development of the character, but he also lacked the look of the classic villain.

Constantine Sekeris shared some designs on his blog that show a very different, and more faithful version, of the character that was rejected.

Check out the rest of the images after the jump and click to enlarge.

Official Synopsis:
Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) finally has the girl of his dreams, Mary Jane Watson (Kirsten Dunst), and New York City is in the throes of Spider-mania! But when a strange alien symbiote turns Spider-Man¿s suit black, his darkest demons come to light changing Spider-Man inside as well as out. Spider-Man is in for the fight of his life against a lethal mix of villains - the deadly Sandman (Thomas Haden Church), Venom (Topher Grace), and the New Goblin (James Franco) - as well as the enemy within himself. 


See more of Constantine Sekeris' portfolio at http://constantinesekerisdesign.blogspot.com

What do you think of the illustrations? Would you have preferred this version?
 
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AVP: ALIENS VS. PREDATOR Concept Art by Constantine Sekeris

AvP: Aliens vs. Predator had some pretty cool, and faithful visuals, for the creatures. Here's your chance to see the ones you didn't see by concept artist Constantine Sekeris.

It turns out Steve Johnson's Edge FX creature effects put in a bid for the film and lost out to Amalgamated Dynamics, but we can see the designs that almost made the film.

All descriptions are from Steve Johnson's Facebook page. Check out the pics after the jump and click to enlarge.



ALIEN QUEEN

"a) These original pencil designs were done by Constantine Sekeris, for Steve Johnson's Edge FX bid to do the creature suits for AVP, however  they lost out and ADI continued to do the creature designs for this part of the Alien franchise. Sketches for a proposed Alien Queen, the first with two extra legs protruding from her shoulders , the second, third and fourth with four legs, the fifth with three legs and the last is an earlier rough sketch which shows the more classic Aliens design.  each measures 17 x 14 inch.and Steve Johnson FX on Facebook.

"b) A thing to note about Constantine's work, he has a penchant for creating monsters with long limbs that end with dagger like tips so entities with these sorts of appendages are likely to turn up in numerous drawings by this artist"

ALIEN CREATURES

"This original pencil design was also by Constantine Sekeris for Steve Johnson's Edge FX bid to do the creature suits for AVP. This is another sketch for a proposed Alien Warrior. , measures 17 x 14 inch.

"The first sketch here shows a fairly abstract variant on the idea of an alien warrior creature, with this entity's head ending as a sharp point it has no tail but has two long tentacles sprout from his back, the tentacle on the right displays finger like appendages extending from the tip.

"For these, pictures by Constantine Sekeris. original sketches was scanned and coloured digitially so physical images of this art only exist as printouts.  Measure 13 x 19 inch.  The first has strangely elongated middle digits that seem to recall the over sized fingers of the alien warriors in Alien Vs Predator"

 

ALIEN FACEHUGGER

"Here is a sketch and rough sketch for a proposed facehugger.  Each measures 17 x 14 inch. These original pencil designs were by Constantine Sekeris, for Steve Johnson's Edge FX bid to do the creature suits for AVP.

"Many FX companies presented design concepts for AVP before ADI were hired. Edge FX produced these concepts for the face huggers, created by Constantine Sekeris. The original sketch was scanned and coloured digitially so physical images of this art only exist as printouts.  Measures 13 x 19 inch."

 

Wikipedia Synopsis:
Alien vs. Predator (also known as AVP) is a 2004 science fiction film directed by Paul W. S. Anderson for 20th Century Fox and starring Sanaa Lathan and Lance Henriksen. The film adapts the Alien vs. Predator crossover imprint bringing together the eponymous creatures of the Alien and Predator series, a concept which originated in a 1989 comic book. Anderson, Dan O'Bannon, and Ronald Shusett wrote the story, and Anderson and Shane Salerno adapted the story into a screenplay. Their writing was influenced by Aztec mythology, the comic book series, and the writings of Erich von Däniken.

Set in 2004, the film follows a team of archaeologists assembled by billionaire Charles Bishop Weyland (Henriksen) for an expedition near the Antarctic to investigate a mysterious heat signal. Weyland hopes to claim the find for himself, and his group discovers a pyramid below the surface of a whaling station. Hieroglyphs and sculptures reveal that the pyramid is a hunting ground for Predators who kill Aliens as a rite of passage. The humans are caught in the middle of a battle between the two species and attempt to prevent the Aliens from reaching the surface.

See more of Constantine Sekeris portfolio at constantineconceptsinc.com

Image Source: http://alienexplorations.blogspot.com, yourprops.com  and Steve Johnson FX on Facebook.

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