Patrick Hanenberger was born in Melbourne, Australia and raised in Wiesbaden, Germany. He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Industrial & Graphic Design at the University of Michigan and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Transportation Design at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. Patrick was the Production Designer for the Dreamworks film, "Rise of the Guardians". During his 9 years at Dreamworks Animation Patrick also worked as an Art Director and Concept Artist on many titles for the studio. Today he works as a Production Designer in the Animation Industry, a Concept Artist for live action film and a Visual Consultant for the gaming industry. In addition, Patrick is a part-time instructor for Visual Communication at Art Center College of Design. Together with his wife Margaret he is the founder of "The Neuland" an international design consultancy. Some of their recent clients include Crytek, ReelFX and Paramount.
Rainy Mountains is a demonstration of a production environment sketch that quickly communicates the overall mood without spending excessive time rendering details. The main goal is to show basic lighting, some architecture and human point of view for scale purposes. Many images like this would be produced before moving onto a final design for a location. The concept is based on a combination of wonderful castle structures the artist has recently explored near the German-Austrian border in the alps. The lighting, rain, and mountains in the image are a study from looking out the artist's studio window.
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