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M S . M A R V E L | P E R S P E C T I V E 7 1 executives understand the core story principles for a superhero. Bringing Locations to Life My first assignment was to help the team identify a good location for the exterior of Kamala Khan's house. Even though we had location scouts searching for a house that best represented the story, sometimes we would paint into the photos to create a mockup of what the final exterior of Kamala's house could be. Scouts would identify locations of interest, send them to the Production Designer, who would forward the pictures to me for a paint over. After many sketches, the Production Designer would pitch these images to the director and producer in meetings, where stakeholders could decide on a final location. That being said, working with location photos has its own challenges. Oftentimes, the photos will lack the theme or character that would help the audience feel immersed in a fictional world. This is where rapid work between the Production Designer and Illustrator is of vital importance. Determining what combination of colors, tones, materials, graphics and many other elements is a challenge. Sometimes, image research may appear really cool but implementing the image in an illustration may C. & D. EARLY LOCATION PAINT OVERS DONE FOR POTENTIAL EXTERIOR CANDIDATES FOR THE KHAN RESIDENCE. ILLUSTRATION PAINTED BY SHAE SHATZ IN ADOBE PHOTOSHOP. E. LOCATION PHOTO FOR WHAT WOULD BECOME THE CIRCLE Q. F. FINAL ILLUSTRATON FOR THE CIRCLE Q. IT'S TYPICAL TO RECEIVE LOCATION PHOTOS WHICH ARE USED TO DESIGN AN AESTHETIC IDENTITY THAT CAN TRANSLATE INTO SET DESIGN DRAWINGS, GRAPHICS FOR SIGNAGE AND COLOR PALETTES. PAINTED IN ADOBE PHOTOSHOP. G. AN ILLUSTRATION FOR PEACH TREE STREET. A MASSIVE BLOCK- LONG SET WITH MULTIPLE RETAIL SHOPS, RESTAURANTS AND MERCHANTS, ALL LOCATED IN NEW JERSEY. PAINTED IN ADOBE PHOTOSHOP. E C D F G