Finding the Look of Souls

Abstract

Finding the look of the soul characters for the movie Soul was a challenging process. The art direction was based on a ethereal design and turned out to be a moving target during the look development collaboration between the different departments involved. While on a tight schedule, multiple technical approaches were taken in order to find solutions to the difficult design challenges. The final approach features a volumetric shading with a unique line treatment on extreme flexible yet simple and appealing character designs.