Lighting Study, Sharon Calahan, Digital paint over set render, 2010.
Lighting Study, Sharon Calahan, Digital paint over set render, 2010.
Tonally, the mélange of styles, characters, and influences in Cars 2 all seems to work beautifully together, like the components of a high-performance engine. Dave Mullins: “Cars 2 is the Cars world at its most mature, where we’re able to balance all this fun, light action with appealing characters that you care about. So there’s action that gets you pumped up on the edge of your seat, and then these tender moments between all the characters that we love.”
At the end of the day, this tonal high-wire act is successful due, in large part, to the consistent (and consistently eye-popping) visuals. John Lasseter: “Looking at these beautiful pieces of art as the story is developing inspires you to dig deeper and find really great moments and scenes that will take full advantage of what you’re seeing. I just love how collaborative the process of animation is here at Pixar, and getting to work with such brilliant people is something I really cherish.”
Lighting Study, Sharon Calahan, Digital paint over set render, 2010.
