Collaborative costume design and construction on Incredibles 2

ABSTRACT

When Incredibles 2 moved into production, we knew it would look bigger and better than the original film, with the improvements in technology since 2004. Costumes are important in this stylish world, and it was a challenge finding consensus on the look and deciding how to apply our technical advances. Director Brad Bird was driven by 2D animation and interested in graphic character shapes. Costume Designer Bryn Imagire preferred a natural cloth look, knowing that the world would be rendered realistically The character tailoring and shading teams needed to resolve the dichotomy of stylized yet realistic form, shading, and movement, dress a large number of distinctive characters with clothing that enhances their story arcs, and make the costumes perform well in shots. This goal necessitated an extremely collaborative workflow and greater trust between people and departments, also empowering technical artists to have more ownership over garment design and look in the film.

Index Terms

• Computing methodologies

  • Computer graphics

    • Animation

    • Rendering