The Boxtrolls (Laika Studios, 2014) Eggs (Isaac Hempstead-Wright), an orphan, lives with the Boxtrolls -- a community of quirky, mischievous creatures who inhabit a cavern beneath the city of Cheesebridge. When villainous Archibald Snatcher (Ben Kingsley) hatches a plan to get rid of the pretty harmless beings, Eggs decides to go above ground, where he meets and befriends feisty Winnifred (Elle Fanning). Together, Eggs and Winnifred devise a daring plan to save the Boxtrolls from…

Eggs (center, voiced by Isaac Hempstead Wright) is surrounded by his Boxtroll friends in "The Boxtrolls." Based on the children's novel "Here Be Monsters" by Alan Snow, the animated film opens Sept. 26.

The Boxtrolls - Eggs and Winnie

Eggs wearing headgear

A little sculpting exercise from one of my favorite movies, Boxtrolls! Zbrush + polypaint. Rendered in Marmoset TB3.

In August 2012, Monica and I moved up to Portland where I joined Laika on their most recent film, The Boxtrolls, as their Graphic Designer. What exactly does a Graphic Designer do on a film? Designs graphics of course! What are graphics, you ask? Great question. Come along as I w

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