Ken Barthelmey
@KenBarthelmey
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Creature & Character Designer for The Maze Runner trilogy, GODZILLA vs KONG, The Tomorrow War, Aquaman 2 Contact: info @theartofken .com
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I had the gerat pleasure to design the vicious White Spikes for
@TheTomorrowWar
, directed by
@buddboetticher
and starring/producing
@prattprattpratt
. (Watch it on
@amazonprimevideo
) I’ll post more work in the coming days!
More description on my Instagram:
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Unused creature design called Shimidah, I did for Godzilla vs. Kong (2021).
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Skeleton concept I did for ''The Empty Man'' (2020) under the direction of David Prior.
#theemptyman
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3D model/design I did for the film ''The Empty Man'' (2020).
My 3D model got 3D printed and built on set by production designer Craig Lathrop and his team.
If you're interested, I described the whole design-process on Behance:
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Unused Shimidah design I did for 'Godzilla vs Kong'.
2D Sketch 3D Model
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Hello people, I wish you all a Merry Chistmas and a Happy New Year!
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Alternate King Ghidorah head design I did for Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019).
You can see more of my works in my latest YouTube video:
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Hey there!
#PortfolioDay
I'm Ken, and I'm specialised in Creature & Character Design with 10+ years of experience in the film industry.
info
@theartofken
.com
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King Ghidorah Head Option I did for ''Godzilla: King of the Monsters''
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I got the approval from Legendary to show some early 'Rock Critter' concepts I did for 'Godzilla vs Kong'. These sketches served as the base for the final version in the film.
More description on my Instagram:
#GodzillaVsKong
#Godzilla
#KONG
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3D Model vs Rendering.
Alternate King Ghidorah head design I did for ''Godzilla: King of the Monsters'' (2019).
Sculpted and textured in ZBrush, rendered in Keyshot, and composited/overpainted in Photoshop CS6.
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Creature Design I did in 2012 for a personal project. No White Spike ;)
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Turtle Cage Fighter that I created for the film ‘Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom,’ guided by James Wan’s notes.
Sculpted and textured in ZBrush, rendered in Blender.
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My Venusaur 3D concept I did for ''POKÉMON: Detective Pikachu''. The client asked to not release any concept work. So for the record, I only share these images which are already online on their website:
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Shimidah 3D Maquette I did for 'Godzilla vs Kong'.
I updated my website with all the work I did for 'Godzilla vs Kong'':
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What version is your favorite?
Shimidah Concept Sketches I did for 'Godzilla vs Kong'.
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I got approval from Legendary to show the Shimidah designs I did for 'Godzilla vs Kong'. I will post more work in the coming days!
More description about the creature on my Instagram:
#Godzilla
#Kong
#GodzillaVsKong
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King Ghidorah Design I did for
#GodzillaKingOfTheMonsters
See more:
I experimented with a radically different look which was less earthly and much more alien. It ended up a bit too far from the Toho design, but it was fun to explore a different take!
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Still a work in progress. Sculpted and textured in ZBrush. Next step, rendering in Blender!
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Final Lawrence Concept I did for The Death Cure, played by actor Walton Goggins. The end result in the film was a combination between practical make-up by
@thestudioadi
, and digital vfx done by
@weta_digital
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View more -
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Here's an earlier White Spike 3D Concept I did for
@TheTomorrowWar
. This version had bigger insect-like eyes and longer hind legs. It was my first 3D Concept I did for the film. I sculpted the model in Zbrush and did a few render passes in KeyShot which I composited in Photoshop
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Congratulations to Godzilla Minus One for the Best Visual Effects Oscar! Taking a trip down memory lane, here's a King Ghidorah concept I did for Godzilla: King of the Monsters.
Sculpted and textured in ZBrush, rendered in Keyshot, and composited in Photoshop.
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Hey folks. I updated my website with the work I did for 'The Tomorrow War':
Here are some KeyShot renders of the White Spike 3D Model.
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Early Rodan concept design I did for Godzilla: King of the Monsters. I will post more stuff soon!
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Christmas came earlier this year. Received this 3D print of my Whitespike 3D model. Printed by my buddy Jet Cooper and his team. Thanks again!
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Turtle Cage Fighter design that I created for the film 'Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom,' guided by James Wan's notes.
Sculpted and textured in ZBrush, rendered in Blender, and composited in Photoshop.
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Design I did for the film The Empty Man (2020). Pencil on paper.
If you're interested, I described the whole design-process on Behance:
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Part 1/3: CHUPA design (unused) that I created for Director Jonás Cuarón. I also wanted to extend my gratitude to
@RealGDT
for recommending me for this project. It was a pleasant surprise, and I appreciate it a lot!
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Hey folks, here is an early White Spike Concept Sketch I did for
#thetomorrowwar
. Btw, I'm going to upload a new YouTube Video tomorrow!
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Maze Runner: The Death Cure now in cinema! I started working on designs for this trilogy back in 2012. Maze Runner was also the first movie I have worked on, needless to say that these films mean a lot to me! I hope you will enjoy the film! :)
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One of the early White Spike concept sketches I did for
#TheTomorrowWar
. (Pencil on paper)
More description on my Instagram:
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Another aquatic beast that I created for the film ‘Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom’.
Sculpted and textured in ZBrush and rendered in Blender.
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What’s your favorite version? Early White Spike concept sketches I did for
@thetomorrowwar
.
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Unused Sunken Citadel Pirate that I created for the film ‘Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom’.
Sculpted and textured in ZBrush, rendered in Blender, and composited in Photoshop.
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''Upgrade Predator'' concept sketches I did for THE PREDATOR (2018)
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Hey folks, here's one last creature I had the pleasure of creating for the film "Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom," guided by James Wan's notes.
A big thank you to James Wan and Rob Cowan for bringing me on board and trusting me with these characters.
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Crank concept sketches I did for the film ''The Scorch Trials''. What option is the scariest?
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Some environment designs I did for ''The Maze Runner'' (2015)
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Which version would you choose?
Early cave mummy Concept Sketches I did for 'The Empty Man'. (Pencil on paper)
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Hello people! I updated my website with the concept work I did for THE DEATH CURE:
My main task was to design the unusual and dangerous character Lawrence, who is part-revolutionary, part-anarchist, and a voice for the voiceless people.
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Hey, I updated my Website with some Designs I did for
#ScorchTrials
→
http://t.co/rH6N6ZKHmT
@wesball
@jamesdashner
http://t.co/k5iYXhWMwj
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''Godzilla: King of the Monsters'' hits theaters today. I had the big pleasure to work on some of these iconic monsters.
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You can see more works I did for the film in my latest YouTube video:
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White Spike Concept Design I did for
@TheTomorrowWar
. I’ll post another 3D concept on Monday.
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An oldie from 2014. Sculpted and textured in ZBrush, rendered in Modo, and composited in Photoshop.
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I got the green light to show some work I did for the movie 'IT' (2017)
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Happy Halloween everyone!🎃👻
Crank design I did for The Scorch Trials (2015).
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3D Maquette of Lawrence I did for Maze Runner: The Death Cure
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Tire Snake Concept I did for a Nissan Rogue commercial. :)
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Final 'Death Cure' Trailer. Big thanks to director
@wesball
who gave me the opportunity to work on this trilogy. Can't wait to watch the final chapter in cinema.
Together they fight to the WCKD end. Watch the final trailer for
#DeathCure
, in theaters 1.26.18.
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Another White Spike concept sketch I did for
@TheTomorrowWar
.
(Description about the references that influenced the design: )
Defence pose Neutral pose
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Unused Beetle Blade design I did for ''The Maze Runner'' (2014).
Sketch Final
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Thrilled to share that I've received three nominations at the 2024 Concept Art Awards.
Big thanks to Concept Art Association and everyone involved, it's a huge honor for me! Also big congratulations to all the finalists!
Check out all the 2024 finalists:
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I added some fur... (Still work in progress)
All done in ZBrush.
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My design work for ''Godzilla: King of the Monsters''. I just uploaded a new video on my YouTube channel:
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Very first concept I did for
#ScorchTrials
, showing how the ''Flare'' could spread from host to host....
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Griever Chase!
Check out the full ''Death Cure'' gallerie on my website:
#TheMazeRunner
#TheMazeRunnerTheDeathCure
#TheMazeRunner3
#TheDeathCure
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I uploaded a new YouTube Video. The video shows how the White Spike design evolved starting from the first sketches to the final 3D concept:
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My christmas card painting from 2014... I'm gonna post my this years card on Monday! ;)
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In the very beginning of the production of ''The Death Cure'', director Wes Ball was considering to cast Willem Dafoe as Lawrence and asked me to create a concept of him. I decided to sculpt Willem Dafoes face in ZBrush in order to have a base maquette for later alterations..
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Hey folks, here is another concept design I did for
#TheEmptyMan
. I'm going to post more soon. I'm currently working on a video with all the work I did for the film.
More description about the concept:
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3D Griever Concept I did for The Maze Runner film, showing the anatomy of the organic parts.
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''It looked like an experiment gone terribly wrong...'' Unused Griever-Deformation Concepts I did for
#TheMazeRunner
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Sunken Citadel Pirate that I created for the film ‘Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom,’ guided by James Wan’s notes.
Sculpted and textured in ZBrush, rendered in Blender.
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Another very early Crank design option for The Scorch Trials.
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Name the puppy!
My latest personal work.
Sculpted and textured in
@pixologic
.
Rendered in
@KeyShot3D
.
Composited in
@Photoshop
.
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