DreamWorks Animation: The Exhibition - Journey from Sketch to Screen was a special exhibit at the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture (MAC) in Spokane, Washington.
According to MAC:
“From the makers of Shrek, Madagascar, Kung Fu Panda, How to Train Your Dragon and Trolls, comes an extraordinary exhibition celebrating over 25 years of DreamWorks Animation.”
According to the display:
“Character maquettes are hand-crafted, clay or moulded plaster sculptures, made during the production phase of DreamWorks Animation films. Sometimes maquettes are produced during the character development process to help find the character’s look. Usually, however, they are used as a character’s real-world counterpart; they are unique objects that make solid the hand-drawn or Computer Generated forms that otherwise only exist on paper or as computer data.”
The display also reports:
“They provide a common reference point for different animators working on the same character, allowing artists to study a character’s proportions from different views or illustrating the way a certain feature might cast a shadow.”
Shown below is some of the DreamWorks character maquettes for Shrek.
Shown above is Fairy Godmother by Tom Hester. Resin, Shrek 2, 2004.
Shown above is Donkey maquette by Tom Hester. Resin, Shrek, 2001
Another view of Donkey maquette
Shown above is Handsome Donkey by Tom Hester. Resin, Shrek 2, 2004.
Shown above is Handsome Shrek by Tom Hester. Resin, Shrek 2, 2004.
Shown above is King by Tom Hester. Resin, Shrek 2, 2004.
Shown above is Queen by Tom Hester. Resin, Shrek 2, 2004.
More DreamWorks Exhibits
DreamWorks: Some concept art (museum tour)
DreamWorks: Kung Fu Panda character maquettes (museum tour)
DreamWorks: Gromit in the Greenhouse (museum tour)
DreamWorks: Trolls (museum tour)
DreamWorks: Spirit of the Stallion (museum tour)
DreamWorks: Madagascar (museum tour)
DreamWorks: Worlds (museum tour)
DreamWorks: How to Train Your Dragon (museum tour)
