production illustration & concept design

"We bought A Zoo" Movie - Drawing a map of the zoo!

2011-11-23T11:53:00.000-08:00

On his birthday in late 2010 illustrator Patrick Janicke was commissioned by production designer Clay Griffith to draw a large map of a zoo which will be featured in the movie "We bought a zoo". The zoo was built full scale in one of Los Angeles' most beautiful valleys where for years already Patrick Janicke and his friends spent their weekends motorbiking. He stated: "Having to visit the site to then draw the area with a finished zoo in it was one of those dream jobs where I just wanted to pinch myself". The movie is directed by Cameron Crowe and stars Scarlett Johansson and Matt Damon. See the trailer on YouTube: http://youtu.be/zUdX47LtXpw

This pencil drawing by Patrick Janicke is over 40 inches wide and was later colored in by the man himself. Words and graphics by Clint Schultz eventually gave the map its final touch.

Movie Art: BLADE concept design & illustration

2010-05-24T14:17:00.000-07:00

Date Night - Steve Carrell - Production Illustrations

2009-11-14T11:14:00.000-08:00

Some examples for production illustrations generated at the 20th Century Fox Art Department during the pre-production process. You can see the conceptual illustration and the final shot as it appears in the film "Date Night" with Steve Carrell and Tina Fey.
Modern loft architecture of Mark Wahlberg's James Bond type character - design by Production Designer David Gropman. 3D model built and texture mapped by Patrick Janicke
More on the Date Night Taxi versus Audi R8 crash at:
http://productionillustration.blogspot.com/2009/03/date-night-audi-r8-crashes-taxi.html

Date Night - Audi R8 crashes Taxi

2009-11-12T11:42:00.000-08:00

For the Steve Carrell movie "Date Night" Patrick Janicke created a series of previz photoshop composites of an Audi R8 / Taxi head on collision merger.

TRANSFORMERS: Revenge of the Fallen - Concept Art

2009-06-08T08:00:00.000-07:00

The movie trailers of TRANSFORMERS 2: Revenge of the Fallen are already out. ( See: http://www.transformersmovie.com/upgrade_flash.html)
So here at productionillustration.com headquarters in Hollywood, California, we are now starting to reveal some of the highly anticipated TRANSFORMERS art and conceptual designs created when Patrick Janicke was working directly for Michael Bay at Bay Films in late 2007.
Patrick Janicke ( from an interview): "Michael (Bay) saw my portfolio and liked the large pencil drawings of battle fields I did for (the movie) FINAL FANTASY-The Spirits Within which I did over ten years prior, before everyone was using Photoshop, the end of the last millenium, when people still drew by hand expressing individual style. So even though most people in the Transformers 2 art department where painting using computers I did these analog drawings by pencil and later colored them with inks, like back in the days of BATMAN & ROBIN. It was fun."

Little Nicky Poster with Hollywood Prop Design

2008-11-30T12:42:00.000-08:00

The Little Nicky Adam Sandler movie poster featuring the prop design based on a sketch by Patrick Janicke for production designer Perry Andelin Blake.

Concept Artist Patrick Janicke - from pencil to CG model

2008-11-06T18:46:00.000-08:00

Here are a couple of images that show two different styles and media used in today's concept art; a detailed pencil drawing and a computer model. Whatever medium you choose - it's all about presenting an innovative and entertaining conceptual design idea.

The Teutonic "Rolls on Tracks" by German concept artist Patrick Janicke. This particular design is a featured print on a hip underground Hollywood clothing line called "fameland fashion" - more at http://www.famelandfashion.com

A THOUSAND WORDS - The Movie Illustrations

2008-04-20T21:25:00.000-07:00

One of Patrick Janicke's 2008 projects - designing a tree for another Eddie Murphy film: A Thousand Words. As the logo suggests, besides Eddie, the tree will be the main character in the movie. Patrick Janicke did conceptual previz by first drawing dozen of tree designs and then animating a 3D model of the movie tree. Art work will be posted upon the release of the movie.

SPEED RACER - The Movie - Mach 5

2008-04-18T00:29:00.000-07:00

Patrick Janicke was hired by production designer Owen Patterson (The Matrix) to come up with some race car design ideas. Here Patrick Janicke's take on the "Mach 5": A twin turbine powered race car - graphic design meets industrial design: the top view shows his idea for an "M"- shaped body, the logo as a sculptural element.

see the design of the car in the movie SPEED RACER

dpi design magazine features Patrick Janicke

2008-03-01T23:51:00.000-08:00

dpi magazine featured artist Patrick Janicke in the March 2008 edition
http://tw.mydpi.com/mag/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=533&Itemid=32

Volkswagen - Commercial

2008-02-21T00:34:00.000-08:00

How to be a production illustrator and concept artist, Part 169:
The famous art blog "http://productionillustration.blogspot.com/"
shows some pre-visualisation artwork created by Patrick Janicke using photoshop for a Volkswagen commercial.
No pencils needed when you have location and reference photos!

GULLIVER - The Movie Illustration

2007-11-29T23:13:00.000-08:00

Patrick Janicke worked for production designer Perry Andelin Blake on an idea for Gulliver, the movie - starring Jack Black. The City of Liliput was architecturally inspired by the architecture of Antoni Gaudi.

Hotel For Dogs Movie Art and Production Illustration

2007-08-08T19:43:00.000-07:00

From our "German in Hollywood" correspondent regarding all things film and design: This article shows two of the illustrations done for world reknown production designer Bill Sandell by Patrick Janicke for the doggy movie " Hotel for Dogs", in theaters 2009.

HOTEL FOR DOGS - The Movie

2007-08-08T00:59:00.000-07:00

set illustration

2007-08-04T00:29:00.000-07:00

Illustration for "Hotel for Dogs" (Production Designer: Bill Sandell)

The production illustration blog can also be found at http://designsfiction.blogspot.com/

YOU DON'T MESS WITH THE ZOHAN - The Movie

2007-05-20T22:33:00.000-07:00

Adam Sandler in 'You Don't Mess With the Zohan':
Some of the numerous production illustrations for the Adam Sandler movie YOU DON'T MESS WITH THE ZOHAN by Patrick Janicke - Production Design by Perry Andelin Blake -

BEVERLY HILLS CHIHUAHUA - The Movie

2007-04-14T10:13:00.000-07:00

concept art for the movie BEVERLY HILLS CHIHUAHUA featuring ancient Aztec temples

DEATH RACE - THE MOVIE

2007-03-23T00:54:00.000-07:00

Director Paul Anderson to Patrick Janicke on the aesthetics of the cars for Death Race : "....These vehicles have to look so narly as if you touched them , you're gonna catch something".
Patrick Janicke: "For the movie Death Race I started with some pen and ink concept sketches and finished with some photo realistic photoshop composites.
Finally, we see Jason Statham on the wheel in: Death Race - the movie!!!!"

MEET DAVE - The Movie

2007-03-03T09:57:00.000-08:00

The original MOVIE title was : "STARSHIP DAVE"
Since it is about a crew of miniature aliens operating a spaceship that has a human form.
Directed by Brian Robbins. With Elizabeth Banks, Eddie Murphy, Scott Caan.
- click on title to watch the trailer for MEET DAVE - The Movie -
See some of the images of the construction of what was to become the giant set representing the inside of Dave's (Eddie Murphy's) head - as conceptualized by Patrick Janicke's drawings and CG model.

Meet Dave - The Movie

2007-01-21T00:46:00.000-08:00

SPEED RACER - THE MOVIE

2006-09-17T22:33:00.000-07:00

Car designs by Patrick von Janicke for the movie SPEED RACER, directed by the Wachowski Brothers. These cars combine a realistic Formula 1 race car design approach with an over the top cartoon feel - just like the movie.

JUMPER - The Movie

2006-01-18T23:40:00.000-08:00

Ranging from Victorian to Art Nouveau - here are some of the numerous designs for the snow globe in the movie JUMPER.

Art of JUMPER - The Movie Props

Prop design ideas for backpacks and suitcases concealing / projecting "hunter weapons" for the movie JUMPER.

Art of JUMPER - The Movie Weapons

For the movie JUMPER I worked with production designer and long time friend Oliver Scholl. We both have degrees in German Industrial Design ; here are some of the weapons we concocted for the guys and girls that hunt JUMPERS.

BLADE - Wesley Snipe's movie motorcycle concept

1997-05-11T14:10:00.000-07:00

conceptual motorcycle design , Harley meets street fighter style - designed around 1996 by Patrick Janicke for director Stephen Norrington. http://thenewcaferacersociety.blogspot.com/2008/06/art-of-patrick-janicke.html