Scott Douglas

Thowback Thursday: Art Edition

Disney Background Art In 1997, I was working for Disney Interactive. At the time, 3D environments were a relatively new thing. I had the task of showing what we could do with the technology we had. I created these backgrounds using 3DStudio and Photoshop. You might be thinking 3DStudio Max, but this was earlier thanContinue reading “Thowback Thursday: Art Edition”

My Animation Reel

Here is my new animation reel highlighting the work I did at InLight Entertainment. We did a number of projects for Disney, Pixar, Nickelodeon and many others over the eleven years I worked there.

ZBrush Portrait Sculpture

This is a turntable render of a portrait sculpt done in ZBrush.

Life Drawing

Here is a selection of my life drawings. The portraits, graphite and chalk on toned paper, were created in three-hour sessions and the figure drawings were made over five three-hour sessions.

50 Canadians

Earlier this year I started a new series of portraits of Canadians, The first one I did was of CBC’s Rex Murphy followed by a portrait of Victoria Mayor Dean Fortin. I met the mayor today and presented the painting to him. I was thrilled when he said it was “more than amazing”. I planContinue reading “50 Canadians”

Art from Brave

Last year I worked on Pixar’s Brave for the Leapfrog Explorer. It was a big project and my main task for this was painting backgrounds. One challenge for work like this is the way the ground plane is tilted up at such a strong angle. The reason this is done is that many objects needContinue reading “Art from Brave”

My Cat, Nina. 1996-2012

Brushes portraits continued…

This is the latest portrait I’ve done in the Held series. Like the others I painted it on my iPod touch. This one is based on a mugshot from the 1920’s.

Brushes on the iPod touch: Series 3

The third series I’ve been working on is portraits of my family. My son was interested in the portraits that have become the Held series and asked if I would paint his portrait, too. I had him sit for me a few times. I don’t think I’ve completed a piece that I’ve had as muchContinue reading “Brushes on the iPod touch: Series 3”

Digital Painting on an iPod: Series 2

This is the first image of a second series of paintings made on an iPod touch. Part of the reason I’ve been doing portraits like this is I like the feeling of intimacy these pictures have, held on a small screen. It reminds me of the miniature paintings travelers would carry with them before theContinue reading “Digital Painting on an iPod: Series 2”