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Kat Tsai

@chuwenjie / chuwenjie.tumblr.com

Visual development artist on Spiderman: Across the Spiderverse! Previously on Steven Universe, Kipo & the Age of Wonderbeasts. chuwenjie96@gmail.com

I painted these color keys for this scene in Across the Spiderverse between Gwen and her dad!

The idea for the initial color palette was that because Gwen's world is colored by her emotions, she's cool blue despite the warm light of her surroundings - to symbolize her internal isolation from the rest of the world and her father.

Upon entering Gwen's room, we see an inverse of the color relationship that was set up previously. Gwen and her environment are in harmony, contrasting against her dad's warm colors. When they embrace, their colors mix together to create something new.

I designed the outfit that Gwen wears to prom in Across the Spiderverse!

For her outfit I was asked to bring in some 90s/grunge influence- the idea was that Gwen wouldn't buy a dress off the rack for prom, she would probably throw together her own outfit and customize it herself. Numbers 4 and 6 are closest to the version that ended up in the movie!

house in the woods (BGs I painted for We Lost Our Human)

thanks to layout artists Robin Thompson & Hena Hong for designing the beautiful BGs in this show! AD: Chris Garbutt & Elaine Wu

empty city and abandoned mall (BGs I painted for We Lost Our Human)

thanks to layout artists Robin Thompson & Hena Hong for designing these! AD: Chris Garbutt & Elaine Wu

home (we lost our human)

these are for a new interactive Netflix special called We Lost Our Human- it’s out now if you want to check it out! thank you so much to Robin Thompson and Hena Hong for letting me paint their incredible BG designs, and to Chris Garbutt and Elaine Wu for their art direction!

I drew these burst card frames of 2099 for the new Spiderverse trailer - (they’re only on screen for a fraction of a second!)