Cantina Creative // Designer
Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom
After failing to defeat Aquaman the first time, Black Manta wields the power of the mythic Black Trident to unleash an ancient and malevolent force. Hoping to end his reign of terror, Aquaman forges an unlikely alliance with his brother, Orm, the former king of Atlantis. Setting aside their differences, they join forces to protect their kingdom and save the world from irreversible destruction.
Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom
What a ride this film was! Partnering back up with Cantina Creative I was able to dive deep (get it) into the world of Atlantis. I still had scenes where I flexed - my now main vibe lol - retro graphics… but what I was most excited about was the Atlantean suite of gfx I was able to explore and concept with. These stills represent my concept work, with elements being poached out of these for different scenes for the final delivery to the film. I was with a top-notch crew on this one (and with my bff Robyn Haddow) and I couldn’t have asked for a more creatively open project. Felt good to use curvy lines for once!
However I wasn’t totally free from the angular vibe. I was also tasked with helping to explore the “Manta Bridge”. Black Manta has a submarine that’s used to attack Atlantis/a mission control type situation. Retro tech, cool design, all that good stuff was requested. (See that at the bottom - but look at the cool jellyfish stuff first :P )
Piggybacking off of the incredible concept work Cantina did a few years ago on “Aquaman” I was able to follow an already loosely designed style, and use that as a jump point to go further! Below you’ll find my concept stills - along with a breakdown of my design process for a few of the designs.