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Original White Apes concept art for John Carter, directed by Andrew Stanton.
This image served as both character design and key frame for the film, and an earlier version has been used in the marketing campaign on billboards and posters as well. I've always wanted to design something like this for a movie, and I'm glad it happened on this one! Working with Andrew was an amazing experience.]]> Thu, 15 Mar 2012 01:35:38 +0000 http://michaelkutsche.cgsociety.org/gallery/1041085

The final design of the March Hare I did for Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland".

I highly recommend the Art of Alice book "Alice in Wonderland: A Visual Companion", it's 256 pages packed with concept art and behind the scenes photos from the movie.
Order here:
http://www.amazon.de/Disney-Wonderland-Companion-Featuring-directed/dp/1423128877]]> Thu, 15 Mar 2012 01:58:05 +0000 http://michaelkutsche.cgsociety.org/gallery/1041087

This is my final design of the White Rabbit for Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland".

I highly recommend the Art of Alice book "Alice in Wonderland: A Visual Companion", it's 256 pages packed with concept art and behind the scenes photos from the movie.
Order here:
http://www.amazon.de/Disney-Wonderland-Companion-Featuring-directed/dp/1423128877
]]> Thu, 15 Mar 2012 02:00:47 +0000 http://michaelkutsche.cgsociety.org/gallery/1041082

This is the final design of the Caterpillar I did for Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland".
You may notice a slight similarity to Alan Rickman regarding the face.
There's no use of 3d in this image, it's all painted.]]> Thu, 15 Mar 2012 01:44:31 +0000 http://michaelkutsche.cgsociety.org/gallery/1041084

This is the final design of the Cheshire Cat for Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland".
No 3d software has been used to create this artwork.
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This is my design of the Red Knights for Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland".
The challenge was to create something that in a way resembles the shape of the characters in the original book illustrations but also works in a life action movie.
So I had to move away from the simple flat card and give it more weight and functionality.
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Now, (almost) 2 weeks after the successful release of "Thor" it's time to show some of the stuff I've been working on 2 years ago!
It's been a great time working with a very talented and even nicer group of people.
Hope you guys enjoyed the movie as much as I did.
As a start, here's a concept of Odin on Sleipnir, his eight legged horse.

FOLLOW ME ON FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Michael-Kutsche/353826180937]]> Thu, 19 May 2011 11:21:28 +0000 http://michaelkutsche.cgsociety.org/gallery/783658

This is a commissioned piece I did for "Neo York", a collaborative art book project by New York based design studio Freestyle Collective http://www.freestylecollective.com/ and IdN http://idnworld.com/books/ , to be released in the next couple of months. Completely done in Corel Painter X. I truly believe that an artwork should speak for itself, it has to work even if the viewer doesn't read an instruction manual or the biography of the artist.
Curious about your interpretations of the image!]]> Wed, 08 Jul 2009 21:50:28 +0000 http://michaelkutsche.cgsociety.org/gallery/855376

This is one of the early Madhatter concepts I did for Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland".
I did the drawing before Johnny Depp was cast in the role, that's why there's no similarity.
All done in PainterX and PhotoshopCS3.]]> Thu, 18 Feb 2010 12:21:35 +0000 http://michaelkutsche.cgsociety.org/gallery/590478

This guy is a genetically manipulated prize fighter. It started as a research for an uncommon characterdesign. For my personal stuff i prefer this style where the brushstrokes are still visible, rather than getting too realistic. Completely done in painter.]]> Thu, 31 Jan 2008 11:05:13 +0000 http://michaelkutsche.cgsociety.org/gallery/708840

Commissioned workshop I did for ImagineFX magazine issue 33 (http://www.imaginefx.com/02287754330696859102/imaginefx-issue-33.html). 95 percent done in Painter, some tweaks in Photoshop. I believe that an artist should always leave some free space for interpretation, giving only some hints on the story behind it- completely self-explaining art has a tendency of being boring, because it doesn't involve the viewer's mind to complete the puzzle.]]> Wed, 17 Dec 2008 12:54:09 +0000 http://michaelkutsche.cgsociety.org/gallery/824029

Cover artwork for "Fabelheim" by Brandon Mull, published by Penhaligon, you can order the book here: http://www.amazon.de/Fabelheim-Roman-Brandon-Mull/dp/3764530227
Some leaves on the ground and the tree on the right are from a photo, the rest is all drawn in Painter, few tweaks in Photoshop. Hope you like it!

"I react strongly to images that have no obvious answer to their mysteries. If there is a key to their construction, they are simply illustration. Meaning is meaningless to me. I do not care for symbolism and I paint what I paint without meditating on a story"-Zdzislaw Beksinski
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This is an older version of the Pack Art of SEGA's/The Creative Assembly's title Viking: Battle for Asgard.
All done in Painter X and Photoshop CS3, only the warriors in the background are 3d models. ]]> Fri, 03 Oct 2008 08:41:40 +0000 http://michaelkutsche.cgsociety.org/gallery/680467

Personal work, patrolling robot drone. Completely done in Painter and Photoshop. Started with the lasso tool, for playing with silhouettes.]]> Wed, 01 Oct 2008 10:56:23 +0000 http://michaelkutsche.cgsociety.org/gallery/639749

Hel, Skarin's evil opponent from the recently released Sega/The Creative Assembly title Viking: Battle for Asgard.
The task was to achieve a rather realistic and more detailed feel of the in-game character. Since it was used for life-size standee prints, the artwork has an extremely high resolution, it was a challenge to bring in all the details while preventing from a too stiff and unnatural look with that huge size. 95 percent done in Painter X and Photoshop CS3, only the chain whip is 3d.]]> Fri, 06 Jun 2008 11:01:02 +0000 http://michaelkutsche.cgsociety.org/gallery/624214

Skarin, the main character of Sega's/The Creative Assembly's new title Viking: Battle for Asgard.
The task was to achieve a rather realistic and more detailed feel of the in-game character. Since it was used for life-size standee prints, the artwork has an extremely high resolution, it was a challenge to bring in all the details while preventing from a too stiff and unnatural look with that huge size. Completely done in Painter X and Photoshop CS3, no use of 3d software.]]> Wed, 23 Apr 2008 08:57:01 +0000 http://michaelkutsche.cgsociety.org/gallery/615270

Ad campaign illustration for the Art Directors Club Berlin. The task was to caricature the typical advertisers. (from left to right) Art Director, Creative Director, Copywriter. All done in Painter X.]]> Mon, 31 Mar 2008 10:50:07 +0000 http://michaelkutsche.cgsociety.org/gallery/545852

GameStar cover-artwork for the SEGA/ Creative Assembly game "Empire: Total War". Completely done in Photoshop and Painter. I got some reference for the costume by CA's art department. Used myself as a reference for the pose and face (I did some poses with a hoovertube ). Comments and Crits are welcome!]]> Tue, 02 Oct 2007 13:55:24 +0000 http://michaelkutsche.cgsociety.org/gallery/591786

An older personal project. Started as an environment sketch, but I went a little further. I've always been a fan of those Science Fiction Movies with a realistic feel, where the world has rather slight modifications, based on thoughts on how society changes, a lot of Science Fiction stuff seems a bit "overdesigned" to me. ]]> Mon, 04 Feb 2008 10:08:56 +0000 http://michaelkutsche.cgsociety.org/gallery/578476

This is a commissioned workshop I did for ImagineFX magazine issue 25 (http://www.imaginefx.com). I did a detailed description on how i took a pencil sketch to the final painting. 95 percent done in Painter, some tweaks in Photoshop. Hope you like it!]]> Tue, 01 Jan 2008 14:41:57 +0000 http://michaelkutsche.cgsociety.org/gallery/595162

pencils on paper]]> Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:25:47 +0000 http://michaelkutsche.cgsociety.org/gallery/595139

Architecture visualization for company 3deluxe, all done in photoshop]]> Wed, 13 Feb 2008 11:50:55 +0000 http://michaelkutsche.cgsociety.org/gallery/564759

this artwork got lost in my folders in 2003, i just reworked the textures. It started as a 5 Min ink-on-paper doodle. it's inspired by david lynch's film "The Elephant Man" and Chris Cunningham's "rubberjohnny". Completely done in Photoshop. Curious what you think about it!]]> Fri, 23 Nov 2007 10:47:54 +0000 http://michaelkutsche.cgsociety.org/gallery/595126

old (1999) character sketch, design marker on board]]> Wed, 13 Feb 2008 11:21:40 +0000 http://michaelkutsche.cgsociety.org/gallery/595130

very basic robot]]> Wed, 13 Feb 2008 11:30:22 +0000 http://michaelkutsche.cgsociety.org/gallery/595123

personal work, 2004]]> Wed, 13 Feb 2008 11:17:33 +0000 http://michaelkutsche.cgsociety.org/gallery/511797

personal project]]> Wed, 27 Jun 2007 12:00:15 +0000 http://michaelkutsche.cgsociety.org/gallery/511787

Toy-Design]]> Wed, 27 Jun 2007 11:49:50 +0000 http://michaelkutsche.cgsociety.org/gallery/504219

This is a cover illustration for "La Mer Gelee", an independent french/german artmagazine. I did a sketch with pencils, then went on for shading in photoshop. The dirt layers are photographs of old walls. Hope You like it, looking forward to your comments!]]> Wed, 06 Jun 2007 12:02:12 +0000 http://michaelkutsche.cgsociety.org/gallery/511789

Toy-Design]]> Wed, 27 Jun 2007 11:51:32 +0000 http://michaelkutsche.cgsociety.org/gallery/595129

animation still, done in softimage 3.0, around 1999]]> Wed, 13 Feb 2008 11:27:56 +0000 http://michaelkutsche.cgsociety.org/gallery/511774

Design, modeling, rendering. Done in Softimage3.0.]]> Wed, 27 Jun 2007 11:35:21 +0000 http://michaelkutsche.cgsociety.org/gallery/511771

transformer design, used photo for the background]]> Wed, 27 Jun 2007 11:32:30 +0000 http://michaelkutsche.cgsociety.org/gallery/511770

personal work]]> Wed, 27 Jun 2007 11:31:08 +0000 http://michaelkutsche.cgsociety.org/gallery/511769

personal work]]> Wed, 27 Jun 2007 11:30:38 +0000 http://michaelkutsche.cgsociety.org/gallery/511763

LP Cover Artwork]]> Wed, 27 Jun 2007 11:27:14 +0000 http://michaelkutsche.cgsociety.org/gallery/511746

personal work]]> Wed, 27 Jun 2007 11:16:29 +0000 http://michaelkutsche.cgsociety.org/gallery/511743

animation still, done with softimage3.0]]> Wed, 27 Jun 2007 11:14:36 +0000 http://michaelkutsche.cgsociety.org/gallery/504182

space ship for cyberpirates website]]> Wed, 06 Jun 2007 09:46:46 +0000 http://michaelkutsche.cgsociety.org/gallery/504180

character design for film project]]> Wed, 06 Jun 2007 09:41:28 +0000