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While I enjoyed scanning its pages and reading the wonderfully written pages, I don’t think this book will be one that I come back to on a frequent basis. It seemed a bit monochromatic and lacked the depth of other recent books. Honestly, The Art of Epic wasn’t my favorite art-of book. I would have loved to see more pages like that in the book. There is one short page about “color and light”, which I found absolutely fascinating. This book is mainly a telling of the film’s visual development before animation. There is very little when it comes to the animation, lighting, shading and rendering. My particular favorite artists Greg Couch (I could pour over his work for hours), Mike Lee, and Michael Knapp. The lucious, evocative paintings make me want to enter this world and explore it. Interestingly, my favorites parts were not the character designs, but rather the scene and set designs. I would like to have this book in hand as I’m watching the Blu-ray because I know the experience would be fantastic. Safeguarding of the folk music heritage by the Kodly concept. It is a little odd, it actually makes it fun to follow along if you were watching the movie. Likewise, scenes from the beginning are placed in the beginning of the book. Characters who are introduced in the beginning (like Professor Bomba and Mary Katherine) are shown in the beginning of the book. This book’s layout is a little different in that it follows the film’s story chronologically. Most art books begin by showcasing all the characters, then move into highlighting the scenery and sets, and then some grand finale at the end. This layout allows for less content however, it is still visually fulfilling. Instead of squinting at the pages, you get to sit back and enjoy all the intricate colors and details. Instead of cramming as much as as possible onto each page, this book takes the opposite approach: filling the pages with large beautiful sketches, designs and art. At one point, was he fat? Short? Blonde? I guess we’ll never know. It would have been nice to see the different variations in the character that were not used in the final film. Yes, there is one series of drawing that shows him with different nose variations, but that’s about it. Mandrake has a shred of humanity, shown when he tries to save Dagda.For example, Professor Bomba seems to have only one design. These are some prototype images from Big Blue Bubble, showing early versions of the Monsters and other game features as the game was being developed.Mandrake was rumored to be the secondary antagonist of the film.The color of Mandrake's skin is blue-grey.Mandrake lives in a place called Wrathwood.

Mandrake wears a bat skin cape around his neck and shoulders.

Mandrake's irises are red, while his sclera are yellow.

Mandrake serves as the main antagonist of the film.

Mandrake is simular to Hexxus the antagonist from Ferngully both love to destroy the enviorment, by letting it rot.

Mandrake is the name of a plant that belongs to the Nightshade family.

Mandrake is shown to really love his son, as he tried to save him.Mandrake has a son named Dagda, who was the general of the Boggans.Mandrake's henchmen are dimwits, but Mandrake is quiet intelligent.Mandrake seems to enjoy destroying the forest.The Boggans are part of Mandrake's army, and always follow his orders.īufo was forced to come to Mandrake's lair, and when Bufo made an offensive comment about Dadga, Mandrake threatened Bufo into telling him where the Pod was. Dadga is loyal to Mandrake, and it is revealed that he does love his son when Dadga is shot by an arrow. He also uses a bow and arrow similar to the other Boggans.ĭadga is Mandrake's son, and follows in his father's footsteps. Mandrake wields a cudgel that rots whatever it touches. At its peak, the staff can bring down a whole tree. Mandrake showed extreme anger when Bufo made an offensive comment about Dagda. Mandrake has a personal hatred for forests, and wants to destroy the one in which M.K is in. He is menacing, cunning, and threatening. He is reavealed to love his son, as he is shown trying to save Dagda when he is shot by an arrow. Lead the art department and oversaw all visual aspects of the game, from Vis Dev to final asset creation.

Epic 2013 concept art