It's been a long time since I posted any Danny Phantom artwork and in honor of the airing of the final episode, "Phantom Planet" I dug out some board panels and my original design for "Vortex" the weather ghost and made a model sheet out of them. I spent a lot of time trying to improve my "hand" drawings with these poses so I turned to the trusty mirror I keep by my desk in hopes of getting some more dynamic and unique hand gestures.
Here are some more random panels from my board that didn't really fit into the model sheet I was making.
One of the best parts about boarding is coming up with fun little visual moments not in the script. I thought this moment where Danny meets Vortex for the first time was worth posting. I had created a huge cloud skull where Vortex lived and here is how he came out.
Great job and great design!! I can see the action in this storyboard!
ReplyDeleteThese are awesome, great designs and boards. The storytelling is really strong. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteBen. Dude. These are so beautiful man. Very nice on many levels. From the character, his shapes, colors, and expressions. Really nice to look at man. Great effects work as well.
ReplyDeleteYou are a complete artist my friend. Thanks for sharing,
MAC
fantastic work! The storyboards are awesome
ReplyDeleteI LOVE being able to see boards like this. You're storytelling and sense of the moment is really really strong. Thank you for sharing these!
ReplyDeleteThanks everyone, I loved boarding on Danny Phantom. Butch always gave the board artists a lot of lee-way (sp?) to improvise on the script which made it especially fun!
ReplyDeleteGreat! I'm glad to have found your blog!!
ReplyDeleteYour artworks are awesome!
Thank you for commenting on in my blog!!
ReplyDeleteHey dude, firtsly these boards are great!! Secondly, I CAN'T BELIEVE we didn't get to meet you when we came into CN!! It was definitely quite a whirlwind tour and things seemed pretty quite on that day, but if only I'd thought to ask where you were hiding out... DAMN!!
ReplyDeleteWell there's always next time!!
WOW!! SOo many awesome artworks!! U rock!
ReplyDeleteGotta give it to you man, the green tornado dude is pretty freaking awesome!!! Great colors too.
ReplyDeleteOh, I really like those poses too! !
ReplyDeleteSOrry for the double post.
Cool! Nice energy in this stuff!
ReplyDeleteMan I love your stuff!
ReplyDeleteWOW great blog¡¡¡
ReplyDeleteAWESOME jobs.
Great model sheets Ben!!
ReplyDeleteWhile watching the episode I did notice more dynamic in Vortex than I had seen in other Danny Phantom villains, so I can say your 'method' with the mirror worked pretty well. I should try it some time.
Loved his design and personality, he was a kickass villain, in my opinion, with many destructive potential, and the design is just awesome-tastic! I've always enjoyed looking at 'behind the scenes' stuff such as storyboards, board panels, character designs, etc, and yours have been one of my favorite displays. You work so clean and precise, it's fantastic :) and it's great to know Butch gave you artists freedom to add stuff. He knwos you guys have potential, so it's better to let you add stuff!!
Keep it up, and good luck with whatever projects you're working on now! (both personal and Studio)
-Feri
Dude
ReplyDeletea perfect cloud-skull in 3/4 worms eye!!!! are you kidding me.
These boards are incredible Ben.
Masterful.
ReplyDeleteI really admire the ability to design a character, that was my favourite part about Vortex, is he was well drawn/designed. Much kudos!
Hey! MAJOR congratultions on the Annie nomination for this episode and your awesome storyboarding for it!
ReplyDeleteStoryboarding in an Animated Television Production
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Ben Balistreri – Danny Phantom “Torrent of Terror” – Nickelodeon
:D Here's hoping you'll win~ cuz ur storyboarding is so awesome!!!
X3
ReplyDeleteHay~ I thought Vortex Deserves some fanart cuz his design is so awesome!
http://slifertheskydragon.deviantart.com/art/VORTEX-77864132
:D (I like the original better honestly, but maybe it's easier to animate to make his forearms just green... >_> )