The 48th Annual Annie Awards is just around the corner, and Wolfwalkers is nominated for an outstanding TEN awards, including Best Indie Feature and Best Direction! Leading up to the event, several artists who contributed to the film’s astounding visuals have taken to social media, sharing behind-the-scenes looks at the magic behind the masterpiece:
Co-Director Tomm Moore posts one of the earliest iterations of Mebh.
BUSTED by @RossStewartArt this is in a fact a more recent reworking of this piece for a Doctor called “Wolf Walker” would you believe ! Here’s the original concept art pic.twitter.com/AIM0NVjRkK
— tomm moore (@tommmoore) March 2, 2021
Co-Art Director Maria Pareja shares exploratory artwork and visual development of the memorable “Running with the Wolves” sequence.
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Character Designer and Posing Artist Federico Pirovano’s work and thoughts on the distinctive townspeople.
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Tomm Moore’s first turnaround of Robyn Goodfellowe.
this was the first turnaround I did for Robyn .. pic.twitter.com/neztizqHsx
— tomm moore (@tommmoore) March 2, 2021
Character Designer and Lead Posing Artist Sandra Andersen’s character sheets give Mebh her distinctive movements and expressions.
It’s quit exciting to create these kind of sheets, as I’ve always loved to see them from other productions.
It really helps understand how an animated character design work and how it differs from just illustrations. pic.twitter.com/dSYnyI2m8s— Sandra Andersen (@Drulidoodles) February 15, 2021
Shared by the Butler Gallery, these pieces from Layout Artist Gráinne Rose Fordham show a glimpse at the film’s cinematography. To see more of Wolfwalkers at the Butler Gallery, check out our Blog Post here.
Butler Gallery is delighted to announce Gráinne Rose Fordham as Artist-in Residence for WolfWalkers: The Exhibition. Grainne worked as layout artist for @CartoonSaloon’s latest animated film.
1/2 pic.twitter.com/shUdTWA5Vd— Butler Gallery (@butlergallery) February 18, 2021
Wolfvision Supervisor Eimhin McNamara’s background animation of the Wolfvision sequence, with 3D pre-visualization by David McDermott.
Congrats to Tomm & Ross + the rest of the Wolfwalkers’ crew on the feature animation Oscar Nom!
Here’s BG animation I did for one of our #Wolfvision scenes, with 3D previs by David McDermott. The brill @AnitaGaughan took on the character animation duties after!#wolfwalkers pic.twitter.com/rydsMHzoIN
— duppy culture (@EimhinMcNamara) March 15, 2021
To hear more from McNamara, see the clip below, and check out this interview, or this video about one of the most visually arresting sequences of animation in Wolfwalkers.
Animator Mathilde Vachet gives us two preliminary animated shots from the film.
One of my first shots of Mebh ! I was very happy to animate this one as she is making her big entrance ! 🐺🔥#wolfwalkers #cartoonsaloon #tommmoore #rossstewart #animation #2d #2danimation #traditionalanimation #handdrawnanimation pic.twitter.com/9DtoIXCfHe
— Mathilde Vachet (@MacRabbit_s) March 2, 2021
A little sequence of heartbroken friends…#wolfwalkers #cartoonsaloon #animation #2d #2danimation #traditionalanimation pic.twitter.com/2u2aG1nAVJ
— Mathilde Vachet (@MacRabbit_s) March 28, 2021
Animator and Cleanup artist Maria Blowers shares a shot that perfectly encapsulates Robyn and Mebh’s relationship.
A shot I animated on #wolfwalkers in 2018 ! This was my first experience on a feature film, and it was so much fun to work on, and I am so incredibly proud of the team and how the film turned out! 🐺✨ pic.twitter.com/ArLCDhelMS
— moss 🐯 (@MariaBlowers) April 4, 2021
These posts brilliantly show the full scope of work it takes to bring the vision of an animated feature film to life. We want to recognize all the hard working artists who made Wolfwalkers a reality, and wish them the best of luck at the Annie Awards!
Learn more about the ASIFA-Hollywood Annie Awards here, and a huge congratulations to all Wolfwalkers nominees!