A major player in the production of the Cars Franchise, especially as Lightning McQueen’s lead animator in Cars 3, Cat Hicks, has unfortunately been laid off after 15+ years of service at Pixar.
This week’s devastating layoffs at Pixar are yet another symptom of chaos and uncertainty in the animation industry. Many of those familiar with it, myself included, agree that this is the worst state the industry has ever been in in its history… due to corporate greed, and profit-over-creativity.
Please be vocal in your support for animators and creatives. It’s likely going to get a lot worse before it gets better.
When I watched the second season of Monsters At Work I simply had a hard time remembering that Randall was ever a nice guy. I really wish they gave him the development this character deserves, but for the meantime I'll be happy to know that at least he's alive.
Pd: I don't understand why I can't draw the character in a single style, he's a complicated lizard to draw.
Another Ember test for Elemental . I was pitching that Ember could kinda' teleport using dried leaves or paper. It was a little abstract, but that's what they were looking for at the time.