Here are a few samples of John Lakey's work. There are character designs, layout designs, illustrations, graphic novel pages, storyboards, etc. & they are copyrighted as noted. Click on any image to see an enlargement. Please no unauthorized copying.
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These pieces below and to the right, were done as character concept art for the movies "Titan A.E." Most of them are variations of the character that came to be known as "The Drej." In preproduction, the movie was first known as "Treasure Planet," then "Planet Ice" before the studio settled on the final title.
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The illustrations to the right and below were done as concept pieces of possible ships for "Titan A.E."
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The 2 illustrations to the left were done as concept pieces for a direct to video, "Bartok The Magnificent," when i worked at Fox feature Animation. The witch character in the far left illo is a Don Bluth design.
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These pieces below are early character/concept studies for the Fox movie, "Titan, A.E." when the first director toyed with the idea of doing a more cartoony animated movie.
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The pieces to the right and below are some of the many character studies John did for scripts in development that were never made.
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The chickens were done as concept art for a collectible plush line, "The Plucketts," that John designed for O.A.A. They were produced in a limited edition.
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This was done as a promotional piece.
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