AVATAR land - the specifics

[kap91]

To clear up a bit of confusion. Today's piece I posted just above is not "concept art". It is a photograph of a physical scale model (with a sky painting behind it). The little blue guys are plastic figurines placed on a model to help show scale to viewers.

Jaw drops.

That can't possibly be true...it's at least heavily retouched right?

 

[SDisney90]

I believe it's the same formation. It just looks like a tighter, taller cluster in the model because of the angle in which the picture's taken, which makes them all line up and blend together.

True, can't wait to see how it all turns out!

 

[J76]

Maybe it is only me but I needed the new concept art to get the big picture of the model. I did not realize this part I circled in red was not touching the ground.

 

[RayTheFirefly]

To clear up a bit of confusion. Today's piece I posted just above is not "concept art". It is a photograph of a physical scale model (with a sky painting behind it). The little blue guys are plastic figurines placed on a model to help show scale to viewers.

The photo is posted on WDWmagic as "new concept art."

You're saying this

is a photograph and not artwork?

I disagree. I could be wrong. But how would there be haze in front of the mountains on a model...?

EDIT: I was wrong! Pay no attention to the firefly behind the curtain.

 

[Atomicmickey]

The thing looks truly massive. Say what you will about the IP behind it, (in the appropriate
thread for that, please) but the actual area is going to be jaw-dropping. HUGE.

 

[RandySavage]

The photo is posted on WDWmagic as "new concept art."

You're saying this

is a photograph and not artwork?

I disagree.

Care to make a friendly wager?

It's a photo of a model. Here's a sample of the sky paintings they'll hang behind these things:

Here are an example of the figurines you place on them (like the little blue guy pointing up at the rocks in the background:

 

[Mike S]

The photo is posted on WDWmagic as "new concept art."

You're saying this

is a photograph and not artwork?

I disagree. I could be wrong. But how would there be haze in front of the mountains on a model...?

Looking at it now it does look like a picture. I don't know, just the way it looks.

 

[kap91]

Care to make a friendly wager?

It's a photo of a model.

Jaw drops a second time.

 

[danlb_2000]

The photo is posted on WDWmagic as "new concept art."

You're saying this

is a photograph and not artwork?

I disagree. I could be wrong. But how would there be haze in front of the mountains on a model...?

I think it might be a model as he says. If it was artwork why wouldn't the water falls on the left side be more realistic?

 

[Mawg]

Tree limbs falling from the Tree of Life. I'm not walking under those mountains.

 

[ShookieJones]

The thing looks truly massive. Say what you will about the IP behind it, (in the appropriate
thread for that, please) but the actual area is going to be jaw-dropping. HUGE.

Agreed..eff the IP..if they come close to anything like they're showing us here..it's going to be ridiculous.

 

[ShookieJones]

Care to make a friendly wager?

It's a photo of a model. Here's a sample of the sky paintings they'll hang behind these things:

Here are an example of the figurines you place on them (like the little blue guy pointing up at the rocks in the background:

Figurines made circa 1950! Men with hats ladies with dresses. I want hipster beards and yoga pants!

 

[RayTheFirefly]

Care to make a friendly wager?

It's a photo of a model. Here's a sample of the sky paintings they'll hang behind these things:

Here are an example of the figurines you place on them (like the little blue guy pointing up at the rocks in the background:

I suppose I was wrong, as I said I might be. I'm still extremely confused as to how there is haze in the air (in front of the mountains)...

 

[ShookieJones]

I suppose I was wrong, as I said I might be. I'm still extremely confused as to how there is haze in the air...

Rohde was blazing up and admiring his work.

 

[kap91]

I suppose I was wrong, as I said I might be. I'm still extremely confused as to how there is haze in the air (in front of the mountains)...

With radiator springs they painted the top half in very desaturated colors to amazing effect. Could be the same thing.

I suppose they could have also just used a fog machine or photoshop.

 

[Mawg]

Care to make a friendly wager?

It's a photo of a model. Here's a sample of the sky paintings they'll hang behind these things:

what is that behind them? The tall skinny rock formation things. Another project maybe?

 

[kap91]

what is that behind them? The tall skinny rock formation things. Another project maybe?

It's another location straight out of the movie. Who knows if it's still in the project.

 

[TomP]

I want hipster beards and yoga pants!

Hopefully, not on the same person.

 

[Clamman73]

Who is this dude? Has a Disney badge. What is this egg thing?

 

[Atomicmickey]

what is that behind them? The tall skinny rock formation things. Another project maybe?

There was a location in the film that had the circular bent rocks like that, they were bending
to an energy field around the life tree or something like that. I think that things have
changed substantially since that picture, which is one of the first ever released. In this
pic, you can see those bent rocks up in the back distance, leading me to believe that they
will be present as a mock-distant forced perspective element on top of some of the cliffs.