2024 Last chance to get an autograph from the visual father of BABY GROOT
We are Groot
OPEN HOUSE EVENT: Saturday, August 17 from 11 AM-1 PM. The event is FREE and open to the public.
Join Forest Lawn Museum (Glendale) for an autograph signing and end of summer OPEN HOUSE!
Meet the designer of baby Groot, teen Groot and young adult Groot - Anthony Francisco (@anthony_francisco_art: creator, director, artist), Bring your Anthony Francisco merchandise or purchase Anthony Francisco items from the museum store.
Win @anthony_francisco_art merch in a free raffle. Arrive by noon to enter the raffle.
Eliseo Art Silva will be painting LIVE in the gallery and discussing his artistic practice.
Artist Allison Hueman will be there!
Meet the artists and enjoy free Filipino snacks (while supplies last)!
The Museum Director and exhibition curator will be giving tours of “Filipino California: Art and the Filipino Diaspora.”
If you have questions, please email museum@forestlawn.com or call 323-340-4782.
Forest Lawn Museum is located at 1712 S. Glendale Ave, Glendale, CA 91205. Enter the main gate and proceed up the hill. Follow signs to the museum, which is located at the top of the hill. Admission and parking are free.
On designing Namor (Looper Exclusive)
by TIM LAMMERS
The official trailer release for the upcoming MCU adventure "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" has fans feeling very emotional. Naturally, one thing resonating with fans is the brave way the inhabitants of Wakanda — and the actors who play them — are dealing with the loss of King T'Challa and Chadwick Boseman, the charismatic film star who embodied the beloved screen character. The trailer is also drumming up excitement, however, with the most detailed look yet at Namor (Tenoch Huerta), who is finally making his live-action debut in the MCU 83 years after the character's debut as the Submariner in Marvel Comics #1 in 1939.
Bestowed with the gargantuan responsibility of designing the look of Namor at the beginning of production for "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" was Anthony Francisco, who for nearly nine years was a key creative in Marvel's team of Visual Development artists. Having grown up a fan of Marvel Comics, Francisco shared his love and passion for the material as a concept artist for well over a dozen MCU films. As such, he's worked on key designs for several blockbusters, including the first two "Guardians of the Galaxy" and "Ant-Man" films and their upcoming threequels, as well as "Avengers: Infinity War," "Avengers: Endgame," and the last three "Thor" films.
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by Crystal Ro
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my initial design direction when I was working on Thor:Ragnarok
Vision VS Vision
Here's my first ever art post on youtube! I didnt realize that youtube had this feature. So best believe it true believers I will be posting more of my Marvel Studios designs here! This image is from WandaVision , have you seen the show? how did you like it? I got lucky with this assignment being so cool! Thanks Andy Park for trusting me with such an important piece. If you dont already know I work with Andy Park who lead this show and is the Director of Visual Development over at Marvel Studios. I am part of this Legendary team of artist that design the heroes and villains of the MCU. Been here full time for 8 years now. Andy lead the team on this show and a bunch of other shows that I cant wait to share. I also worked on designing Agatha's costume but I didn't get the final approval. I am but a piece of the process of making the movie. Our team is in the beginning of the production when usually there is no script and no director yet! The Vis Dev team is already busy at work designing the costumes for the main characters. Please comment down below if you enjoy this content ! and what else do you want to see? IF I worked on it I will post some images.. I just cant post on movies not out yet :)
18 Mind-Blowing Details About The Dora Milaje Costumes In "Black Panther" That Will Make You Love Them Even More
18 Mind-Blowing Details About The Dora Milaje Costumes In "Black Panther" That Will Make You Love Them Even More
If you’re one of the blessed many who’ve had the chance to see Black Panther, then I probably don’t need to explain to you that the badass Dora Milaje are one of the best parts of the movie. -Crystal Ro
The creator Anthony Francisco
The Dora Milaje costumes were inspired by a fusion of both African and Filipino artifacts
The angles on the costumes’ design, like in the shoulder armor, was inspired by the martial arts, in particular the look of samurai armor
Meet the Filipino-American that designed BABY GROOT, Loki Ragnarok , the Dora Milaje and many more!
Meet the Filipino-American that designed BABY GROOT, Loki Ragnarok , the Dora Milaje and many more!
Los Angeles based artist, dubbed as the "VISUAL FATHER" of Baby Groot, Anthony Francisco has worked in the film industry for 20 years, 8 years of which was spent living his dream job designing iconic characters for the Marvel Cinematic Universe !
As a member of the Marvel Studios Visual Develpment Team, Anthony has contributed his designs of iconic characters for the MCU starting with "Guardians of the Galaxy", “Ant-Man" , “Doctor Strange", "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2", “Thor: Ragnarok" , "Black Panther", "Antman and the Wasp", "Avengers: The Infinity War", "Captain Marvel" and the upcoming "Avengers 4"
To design costumes for 'Black Panther,' this artist drew on his Filipino upbringing
Anthony Francisco, a visual designer who worked on the "Dora Milaje" costumes in "Black Panther," drew on African and Asian cultures for inspiration.
Anthony Francisco, a visual designer who worked on the "Dora Milaje" costumes in "Black Panther," drew on African and Asian cultures for inspiration.
When Anthony Francisco received the assignment to design costumes for “Black Panther,” he knew the project was going to be big.
A senior visual designer at Marvel Studios, Francisco and his team (headed by Marvel Studios visual development head Ryan Meinerding), have worked on more than a dozen super hero movies, but none as iconic as “Black Panther.”
They thought I grew up in a hut! But yes, we do have technology.
“We knew it was going to be big and important before it came out,” Francisco said. “We put out heart and soul into every movie, but this was special.”
Before the script had even arrived, Francisco’s team began visually designing the costumes and environments, making sure they were as loyal as possible to the Marvel Comics vision. They were also guided by director Ryan Coogler’s ”Wakanda bible,” which outlined the vision of a futuristic African society that Coogler had.
Francisco’s task was to visually design the costumes worn by the “Dora Milaje” — the all-female personal guard of the ruler of the fictional African country of Wakanda — which were then created by costume designer Ruth Carter.
He wanted to make sure the costumes were iconic and communicated strength and modernity.
“I hate it when women are put down,” Francisco said. “That was the main drive for me when I designed this. Aside from the cultural representation, the #MeToo movement was happening while I was working on this. It was important for me to do a really good job.”
The Dora Milaje costumes draw heavily from Pan-African roots, which Francisco made sure to honor. The gold rings the warriors wear around their necks are known as “idzila” and come from the Ndebele tribe of South Africa, Francisco said. The deep red color of their armor draws from Maasai warriors from southern Kenya and northern Tanzania.
Francisco noted that Japanese and Native American elements also informed his process, as well as symbols from the Catholic Church and his Filipino upbringing.
During his creative process, Francisco thought about the textures he experienced growing up in the Philippines, like the weave chairs that his family owned, he said. He also drew on a table runner in his aunt’s home that he used as a costume as a child as well as clothing from the Igorot ethnic group in the Philippines.
“As a kid, I would take those table runners and put them over my shoulder or my waist as a belt,” Francisco said. “Those references helped me problem solve during my design process.”
The artist also feels a personal connection to the film's message of cultural pride and representation, as he said that mainstream media depictions of Africa have historically been limited by what he calls a “third-world” narrative.
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He could relate: When he first moved to Los Angeles from the Philippines as a teenager, his new friends didn’t think he grew up with electricity, much less a television set.