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Art Department

Superman Design Gallery

In his signature style, director James Gunn takes on the original superhero in the newly imagined DC universe with a singular blend of epic action, humor and heart, delivering a Superman who’s driven by compassion and an inherent belief in the goodness of humankind.

The Electric State Design Gallery

An orphaned teen hits the road with a mysterious robot to find her long-lost brother, teaming up with a smuggler and his wisecracking sidekick. Click a gallery image to see it in full size. Click here to read insights from the artists about their favorite pieces from The Electric State.

The Acolyte: A Design Case Study

From lightsabers and starships to alien creatures and ancient temples take a look at more than a dozen conceptual artworks and designs made by ILM’s team of artists in collaboration with Lucasfilm.

Lilo & Stitch Design Gallery

Lilo & Stitch is the wildly funny and touching story of a lonely Hawaiian girl and the fugitive alien who helps to mend her broken family.

Alien Romulus: Concept Art

From Xenomorphs and Facehuggers to spacecraft and enviroments, explore the concept art that the ILM art department brought to Alien: Romulus.

Transformers One: Concept Art

For Transformers One, the art department aimed to create shapes and silhouettes that appeared clean and simple from a distance, yet included intricate, purposeful details up-close, such as cut lines in the panels, smaller inset geometry, and layered panel work.

The Creator: A Design Case Study

The world of the creator is full of wondrous life far beyond the story going on in the foreground. Director Gareth Edwards, having come from a visual effects background, had the vision to trust that ILM would build the world of the creator into his footage.

Transformers One: A Design Case Study

How do Transformers emote? That’s the challenge that the ILM Art Department had to design. Working with Director Josh Cooley and Production Designer Jason Scheier, the team decided to embrace the clean and simple charm of the 1980s animated characters.