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Dylan Cole (He/Him)

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Dylan Cole is the Academy Award nominated co-production designer of Avatar: The Way of Water and Avatar: Fire and Ash.. He oversees design for the entire Avatar franchise, specifically for the moon of Pandora, including all its environments, creatures, characters and cultures. A veteran of the industry for over 20 years, he has contributed art to over 60 films. Notable credits include Senior Matte Painter on Return of the King, Concept Art Director on Avatar, and Production Designer for Maleficent. The Southern California native grew up drawing spaceships and alien worlds and this passion led to the creation of his first children’s book, The Otherworldly Adventures of Tyler Washburn. Dylan enjoys traveling and teaching workshops at various events and schools around the world, as well as oil painting in the studio and plein air. He recently released a book collecting over 20 years of his work in Creating Worlds: The Disney and 20th Century Studios Cinematic Art of Dylan Cole.

PARTICIPANT SCHEDULE

Designing the Creatures of Avatar: Fire and Ash

Civic Auditorium | Dylan Cole | Constantine Sekeris | Zachary Berger | Ian Joyner

Step inside the elaborate design process for the creatures from Avatar: Fire and Ash. Creature designers talk about the design evolution and process for bringing the fauna of Pandora to life.

Skill Level: General Audience

Dylan Cole – Creating Worlds

Room 208 | Dylan Cole

Join Academy Award nominated production designer, Dylan Cole, as he shares work and insights from his 25-year career spanning from Lord of the Rings to Avatar: Fire and Ash. This talk celebrates Dylan’s new retrospective book of his work as well as offers never before seen art and process.

Skill Level: General Audience

Designing Avatar: Fire and Ash – Environments and Vehicles

Room 107 | Steven Messing | Dylan Cole | Jonathan Bach | Jonathan Berube | Ben Procter

Join the production designers and concept artists of Avatar: Fire and Ash as they walk through the design process of bringing the countless environment and vehicle designs to life for James Cameron’s epic film. From the Windtrader Gondola and Ash Village, to Bridghead City and the Factory ship, see and hear insights from the creative team responsible for these iconic designs.

Skill Level: General Audience
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