Skip to main content
Skip to footer

ChrisOatley.com

Disney Character Designer answers your questions about Concept Art, Character Design for Animation, Digital Painting & Illustration.

PODCAST
TUTORIALS
ABOUT
ART
SUBSCRIBE

Chris Oatley’s Portfolio: Digital Painting & Character Design for Animation:

Digital Painting Highlights:

Join The Magic Box to learn every workflow, technique and time-saver I used to create this painting: ChrisOatley.com/magicbox

Early Visual Development Painting of Glimmer by Chris Oatley from Disney's 'Pixie Hollow Games'

Close-up of an early visual development painting of Glimmer by Chris Oatley from Disney's 'Pixie Hollow Games'

Extreme close-up of an early visual development painting of Glimmer by Chris Oatley from Disney's 'Pixie Hollow Games'

Early visual development painting of Rumble from 'Disney's Pixie Hollow Games' by Chris Oatley

Close-up of an early visual development painting of Rumble from 'Disney's Pixie Hollow Games' by Chris Oatley

Extreme close-up of an early visual development painting of Rumble from 'Disney's Pixie Hollow Games' by Chris Oatley

Early visual development painting of Chloe in competition outfit from Disney's 'Pixie Hollow Games' by Chris Oatley

Chris Oatley - Chloe VisDev - Pixie Hollow Games

Chris Oatley - Chloe VisDev - Pixie Hollow Games

Chris Oatley - Chloe VisDev - Pixie Hollow Games

Early visual development painting of Chloe in competition outfit from Disney's 'Pixie Hollow Games' by Chris Oatley

Early visual development painting of Chloe from Disney's 'Pixie Hollow Games' by Chris Oatley

Chris Oatley: Disney Fairies Prop Designs - VisDev Paintings

Concept Art for Tinker Bell's Mirror

Hoodwinked Too - Ernesto (Gray) - Digital Painting by Chris Oatley - Digital Painting Over a CG Model

Hoodwinked Too - Ernesto (White) - Digital Painting by Chris Oatley - Digital Painting Over a CG Model

Hoodwinked Too - Giant Spider - Digital Painting by Chris Oatley

Hoodwinked Too - Rhino Henchman - Painting by Chris Oatley - Digital Painting over a CG Model

Chris Oatley - Johann VisDev Painting from 'Hoodwinked Too'

Chris Oatley - Klaus VisDev Painting from 'Hoodwinked Too'

Character Design Highlights:

The Tin Man, resting in a serene forest clearing, opens his heart hatch to admire the emerald heart from The Wizard Of Oz. Illustration by Chris Oatley.

Cartoony illustration of an eccentric butterfly with floral print wings, wearing a pink speedo and sunglasses, relaxing while drinking a pina colada. Two regular butterflies admire from across the swimming pool.

A cartoon illustration of a little, nerdy bird shows off his new, feathered mohawk. The grown-up birds are appalled.

A cartoony illustration of a cat awkwardly licking her own back paw.

A cartoony illustration of a wise, old tortoise and an uncannily enthusiastic baby bunny who is very eager to learn.

A smiling, wide-eyed rain cloud drops water on a friendly turtle. Character Designs by Chris Oatley.

Bewildered dogs in Halloween costumes.

A Sassy Grimm Reaper. Digital Painting and Character Design by Chris Oatley.

Tyler "The Big Top" Triceratops makes "finger guns" at someone off-screen. Character Design by Chris Oatley.

An anthropomorphic orange counts anthropomorphic beans, some of which eagerly raise their hands. Art by Chris Oatley.

Sketchbook Highlights:

Footer

Become A Professional Visual Storyteller

Art careers in the Entertainment Industry are flourishing. Subscribe today, never miss an update and learn what it really takes to break in…

Subscribe Now >>

Visual Development
Character Design
Storyboarding
Animation Pitch
Concept Art
Illustration
Children’s Books
Storytelling
Productivity
Mindset

Copyright © 2019 Visual Voice, LLC · Privacy Policy · Terms Of Service · Cookie Policy · Community Guidelines · Log in · Contact