Pixar – JaMeS BaKeR

J. Garett Sheldrew

February 22, 2023September 21, 2022 by James Baker

Eccentric and utterly brilliant, GARETT SHELDREW was a genuine Mozart of the pencil, and I never met anyone else like him. 1964 – 2022.

Ralph Eggleston

September 25, 2023August 29, 2022 by James Baker

One of the true greats of contemporary American animation died overnight, after a 4 year battle with pancreatic cancer – RALPH EGGLESTON: 1965 – 2022.

Fun Weekend

October 12, 2022August 29, 2021 by James Baker

Statue of Columbia, Golden Gate Park 2021

Last week was a staycation in San Francisco; a chance to be lazy, & hang out with pals, and do some sketching in Golden Gate Park.

LUCA

August 6, 2023June 2, 2021 by James Baker

This story makes me deeply nostalgic for a seaside Italian childhood that I never actually had.

SOUL

August 6, 2023December 1, 2020 by James Baker

When a crisis hits, it forces a rethink, about who we are and what we bring to the world.

FINDING NEMO: more VisDev

February 21, 2023February 26, 2017 by James Baker

Here are a few more visual development sketches done while working in Ralph Eggleston’s art department on FINDING NEMO, way back in 2000.

WALL-E: VisDev

October 13, 2022November 26, 2016 by James Baker

This is some visual development for WALL-E drawn back in early 2005 while I worked under the great production designer RALPH EGGLESTON.

INSIDE OUT

November 9, 2022June 10, 2015 by James Baker

INSIDE OUT is an unusual film for a big studio to make. It is very ambitious and abstract. I worked on the story team from 2010 to late 2012.

Finding NEMO: Sharks

October 12, 2022September 17, 2011 by James Baker

Here are some visual development designs I drew for FINDING NEMO back in 2000, when I was freelancing for the Pixar art department and RALPH EGGLESTON.