Craig Elliott (born July 13, 1971) is an

illustrator An illustrator is an artist who specializes in enhancing writing or elucidating concepts by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text or idea. The illustration may be intended to clarify complicate ...

, visual development artist and

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who works in the animation industry. After graduating from the

Art Center College of Design The ArtCenter College of Design is a private art college in Pasadena, California. It was incorporated in 1930 as a degree-granting institution of higher learning in the US created specifically for students of both the visual arts and design. ...

Pasadena, California Pasadena ( ) is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, northeast of downtown Los Angeles. It is the most populous city and the primary cultural center of the San Gabriel Valley. Old Pasadena is the city's original commerci ...

in 1996, he went on to work on numerous films for

Disney Feature Animation Walt Disney Animation Studios (WDAS), sometimes shortened to Disney Animation, is an American animation studio that produces animated feature films and short films for the Walt Disney Company. The studio's current production logo features a s ...

, DreamWorks,

Nickelodeon Nickelodeon (nicknamed Nick) is an American pay television channel and the flagship property of the Nickelodeon Group, a sub-division of the Paramount Media Networks division of Paramount Global. Launched on April 1, 1979, as the first ca ...

and

Fox Animation Studios Fox Animation Studios was an American animation studio owned by 20th Century Fox and located in Phoenix, Arizona. It was a subsidiary of 20th Century Fox Animation and was established by animators Don Bluth and Gary Goldman. It operated for six ...

. Craig also exhibits his fine art illustrations and paintings at both

Wondercon WonderCon is an annual comic book, science fiction, and film fan convention, convention held in the San Francisco Bay Area (1987–2011), then—under the name WonderCon Anaheim—in Anaheim, California (2012–2015, 2017–present), and Wond ...

and

Comic-Con International San Diego Comic-Con is a comic book convention and multi-genre entertainment event held annually in San Diego, California, at the San Diego Convention Center. Founded in 1970, originally showcasing primarily comic books and science fiction/fant ...

as well as occasionally teaching at the

and

Gnomon School of Visual Effects Gnomon is a for-profit college located in the NoHo Arts District in North Hollywood, California. The school focuses on artistic and technical training for careers in the visual effects and games industries. It was founded in 1997 by Alex Alvar ...

Books and comics

Craig has painted

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and

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for

Dark Horse Comics Dark Horse Comics is an American comic book, graphic novel, manga and Artist's book, art book publisher founded in Milwaukie, Oregon, by Mike Richardson in 1986. The company was created using funds earned from Richardson's chain of Portland, O ...

, appeared in various art periodicals such as Spectrum, Erotic Fantasy Art and The World's Greatest Erotic Art of Today as well as

self-publishing Self-publishing is an author-driven publication of any media without the involvement of a third-party publisher. Since the advent of the internet, self-published usually depends upon digital platforms and print-on-demand technology, ranging fro ...

his projects through the Aristata imprint. In 2008, Craig was invited to contribute a piece to the Totoro Forest Project,Totoro Forest Project
a fundraising exhibition/auction to support the national trust Totoro Forest Foundation that was founded by

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winning filmmaker

Hayao Miyazaki is a Japanese animator, filmmaker, and manga artist. He co-founded Studio Ghibli and serves as honorary chairman. Throughout his career, Miyazaki has attained international acclaim as a masterful storyteller and creator of Anime, Japanese ani ...

Works

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Rise of the Argonauts ''Rise of the Argonauts'' is a 2008 action role-playing game developed by Liquid Entertainment and published by Codemasters for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Although very much at variance with the story of Jason in the origin ...

'' (2008) (Video Game) (concept artist)

Filmography

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Hercules Hercules (, ) is the Roman equivalent of the Greek divine hero Heracles, son of Jupiter and the mortal Alcmena. In classical mythology, Hercules is famous for his strength and for his numerous far-ranging adventures. The Romans adapted the Gr ...

'' (1997) (visual development artist) *''

Mulan Hua Mulan () is a legendary Chinese folk heroine from the Northern and Southern dynasties era (4th to 6th century Common Era, CE) of Chinese history. Scholar, Scholars generally consider Mulan to be a fictional character. Hua Mulan is depicte ...

'' (1998) (key layout artist) *''

The Emperor's New Groove ''The Emperor's New Groove'' is a 2000 American animated fantasy comedy film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It was directed by Mark Dindal and produced by Randy Fullmer, from a screenplay writte ...

'' (2000) (visual development artist) *''

Treasure Planet ''Treasure Planet'' is a 2002 American animated science fiction film, science fiction adventure film directed by John Musker and Ron Clements and written by Musker, Clements and Rob Edwards (screenwriter), Rob Edwards. Produced by Walt Disney ...

'' (2002) (visual development artist/key assistant layout artist) *''

Shark Tale ''Shark Tale'' is a 2004 American animated comedy film produced by DreamWorks. The film was directed by Vicky Jenson, Bibo Bergeron, and Rob Letterman, from a screenplay written by Letterman and Michael J. Wilson. The film features the vo ...

'' (2004) (visual development artist) *''

Father of the Pride ''Father of the Pride'' is an American animated sitcom created by Jeffrey Katzenberg and produced by DreamWorks Animation. The series aired on NBC from August 31, 2004 to May 27, 2005. The series was part of a short-lived trend of 3D animated s ...

'' (2004) (visual development artist) *''

Home on the Range "Home on the Range" ( Roud No. 3599) is an American folk song, sometimes called the "unofficial anthem" of the American West. Dr. Brewster M. Higley (also spelled Highley) of Smith County, Kansas, wrote the lyrics as the poem "My Western Hom ...

'' (2004) (key assistant layout artist) * Chicken Little (2005) (visual development artist) *''

Flushed Away ''Flushed Away'' is a 2006 animated adventure comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and Aardman Features. The film was directed by Sam Fell and David Bowers, from a screenplay by Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais, Chris Lloyd, Joe Keen ...

'' (2006) (visual development artist) *''

Bee Movie ''Bee Movie'' is a 2007 American animated comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and Columbus 81 Productions, and distributed by Paramount Pictures. Directed by Simon J. Smith and Steve Hickner from a screenplay by the writing team o ...

'' (2007) (visual development artist) *'' Enchanted'' (2007) (layout artist) *''

The Princess and the Frog ''The Princess and the Frog'' is a 2009 American Animation, animated musical film, musical Romance film, romantic fantasy comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Inspired in part by the 2002 ...

'' (2009) (visual development artist) *''The Penguins of Madagascar'' (2009) (visual development artist) *Rio (2011 film), Rio (2011) (visual development artist) *''Hoodwinked 2: Hood vs. Evil'' (2011) (visual development artist) *''Puss in Boots (2011 film), Puss in Boots'' (2011) (visual development artist) *''The Lorax (film), The Lorax'' (2012) (visual development artist) *''Monsters vs. Aliens (TV series), Monsters vs. Aliens'' (2013) (visual development artist) *The Book of Life (2014 film), The Book of Life (2014) ''(visual development artist)'' *''Seventh Son (film), Seventh Son'' (2014) (Concept artist) *''The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015) (visual development artist)'' *Cars 3 (2017) ''(visual development artist)'' *''The Star (2017 film), The Star'' (2017) (Production Designer) *Strange World (film), Strange world (2022) ''(visual development artist)'' *Leo (2023 American film), Leo (2023) (Production Designer) *Iwájú, Iwaju (2024) ''(visual development artist)''

References

External links

Craig Elliott Concept Design, Fine Art and Illustration
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