Hotel Transylvania (2012) - Visual Development: Environment

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Castle design by Luc Desmarchelier (2007)
Early castle concepts by Luc Desmarchelier (2007)



by Luc Desmarchelier
by Luc Desmarchelier
by Luc Desmarchelier
Early factori concepts by Luc Desmarchelier
by Luc Desmarchelier
by Luc Desmarchelier
by Luc Desmarchelier
by Luc Desmarchelier
by Luc Desmarchelier
by Luc Desmarchelier
by Luc Desmarchelier
by Luc Desmarchelier
by Luc Desmarchelier
by Luc Desmarchelier
by Luc Desmarchelier
by Luc Desmarchelier
School corridor by Luc Desmarchelier
School door by Luc Desmarchelier
Basement design by Luc Desmarchelier (Mosquitoes design by Luis Grane)
Basement by Luc Desmarchelier
Very early castles by Luc Desmarchelier (2004)
by Luc Desmarchelier
by Luc Desmarchelier

by Luc Desmarchelier (2007)
More castle concepts by Luc Desmarchelier (2009)
by Luc Desmarchelier
by Luc Desmarchelier
by Luc Desmarchelier
by Luc Desmarchelier
by Luc Desmarchelier
by Luc Desmarchelier
by Luc Desmarchelier
by Luc Desmarchelier
by Luc Desmarchelier (2007)
by Marcelo Vignali
by Luc Desmarchelier
by Luc Desmarchelier
by Luc Desmarchelier
by Luc Desmarchelier
by Luc Desmarchelier (2004)
by Luc Desmarchelier (2004)
by Luc Desmarchelier (2007)
by Luc Desmarchelier (2008)
by Luc Desmarchelier
by Luc Desmarchelier
by Luc Desmarchelier
Castle landscapes by Luc Desmarchelier (2009)
by Luc Desmarchelier
by Luc Desmarchelier
by Luc Desmarchelier
by Luc Desmarchelier
by Luc Desmarchelier
by Luc Desmarchelier
by Luc Desmarchelier
by Luc Desmarchelier (Photoshop colors by Joty Lam, 2008)
by Luc Desmarchelier
by Luc Desmarchelier (Photoshop colors by Joty Lam)
by Luc Desmarchelier (2010)
by Luc Desmarchelier
by Luc Desmarchelier
by Luc Desmarchelier
by Luc Desmarchelier
by Luc Desmarchelier
by Luc Desmarchelier
Castle plan by Luc Desmarchelier

by Luc Desmarchelier & Noëlle Triaureau
by Luc Desmarchelier (2008)
Secret garden by Luc Desmarchelier
Ruins by Luc Desmarchelier (2009)
by Luc Desmarchelier
by Luc Desmarchelier
by Luc Desmarchelier
by Luc Desmarchelier
by Luc Desmarchelier (2007)
Graveyard by Luc Desmarchelier
by Luc Desmarchelier


Hall design by Luc Desmarchelier (2008)
by Luc Desmarchelier (Character design by Annette Marnat, 2009)
by Luc Desmarchelier
by Luc Desmarchelier
Castle entrance by Luc Desmarchelier (2008)
Early foyer by Armand Serrano
Lobby by Luc Desmarchelier (2009)
Lobby by Luc Desmarchelier
Lobby by Luc Desmarchelier
Lobby by Luc Desmarchelier
Lobby by Luc Desmarchelier

Courtyard by Luc Desmarchelier
Courtyard by Luc Desmarchelier
Courtyard by Luc Desmarchelier
Lobby paint by Luc Desmarchelier
Lobby layout by Luc Desmarchelier
Mavis' room layout by Luc Desmarchelier
Mavis' room by Luc Desmarchelier
Dining hall by Luc Desmarchelier (2007)
Library by Noëlle Triaureau

by Luc Desmarchelier
Tavern by Ron Lukas
Lobby by Armand Serrano
by Marcelo Vignali
Soak up the sun (for those without garlic allergies) and take a look 
at an early development painting of the Hotle Transylvania pool
by Dean Gordon

They actually prefer the lush secret passageways of Hotel Transylvania.
Design by Noëlle Triaureau
Secret way by Luc Desmarchelier (2008)
Secret way by Luc Desmarchelier
Forest road by Luc Desmarchelier (2008)
by Marcelo Vignali
Luc Desmarchelier (2007)
Luc Desmarchelier
Luc Desmarchelier
Luc Desmarchelier
Luc Desmarchelier
Luc Desmarchelier
Luc Desmarchelier
Early painting of the town square that surrounds Hotel Transylvania
by Neil Ross
Neil Ross
paints another variation of the town square. The vibrant
colors accent the older parts of this Transylvania town
Luc Desmarchelier
by Dean Gordon
by Dean Gordon
by Dean Gordon
Town design by Marcelo Vignali (2008)



Sources:
& Luc Desmarchelier's Sites: blog & website