Concept Art

[TMNT is cooler than MOTU]

Thought this would be a good spot to post any concept art from the movie that was found. Personally, i love seeing the "what could've been" aspects of movies.

http://i.imgur.com/3khalp8.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/AmOivjX.jpg

While not super-different from what we ended up with onscreen, I think these designs are much more palatable. The faces are much more reminiscent of the classic design and they athletic and intimidating without being over-the-top Hulks with shells.

[SwiftNinjaFox]

Not crazy about Leo's beak/eyes, but otherwise I actually dig these.

I definitely liked Leo with the sandals more than full boots.

[Bob]

I assume this is the infamous Colonel Schrader:

http://i.imgur.com/wUJyGRl.jpg

http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/nailbiter111/news/?a=105790

There's more at the link. I hope there's more coming. I love concept art for films.

[d_osborn]

Cool post! I noticed that the Raph concept in the Visual Guide was dated around the same time as the Blue Door script. It seems like the basic design of the turtles didn't deviate much since then.

Has there been any word on an "art of" book for the new movie?

[Puddinpop]

THANK GOD we didn't get that **** for Shredder. OMG that is terrible

[SwiftNinjaFox]

Man, I actually wish they had gone with those body types more. They have the write athletic/martial arts build to me.

[Xiewin]

meh..I prefer the designs we already have.

[SwiftNinjaFox]

Prefer the Teenage Mutant Pro-Wrestling Turtles? :3

[Slade]

Guess they'd always been dead set on the clothes...

They eyes are horrible, but the size doesn't seem terrible. Can't really tell though.

[Xiewin]

Prefer the Teenage Mutant Pro-Wrestling Turtles? :3

Yep, I love the designs.

[zodiac brave]

the used designs have definitely grown on me, but i do like the leaner, more slender looks. even with all the accesories and extra crap.

and yeah...that shredder is facepalmingly stupid. like, really...there IS something worse than the armor design used on film.

[rufus]

Did not see a thread so if I missed a thread or this was posted elsewhere please move or delete it if necessary.


More concept art for TMNT 2014 unvieled
http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/nailbiter111/news/?a=106495

Interesting design. Wonder if this may have been for what was that blue door script at one point.

[Anton Chigurh]

oh good that's horrible, interesting but horrible for tmnt..

can't wait for ppl to state that these are better the the ones in the movie lol

[Jester]

More likely it'll be:
"And I thought the ones we got were bad....."

[Btown]

More likely it'll be:
"And I thought the ones we got were bad....."

gotta agree with this statement. These look down right horrible. makes you thankful for what we ended up with.

[IndigoErth]

Uh. Well. o.O

I suppose those who want a more animal-like TMNT might go for that a little more. If they also like them looking like aliens.


Annnd... just like that, as if by some strange movie magic, the guys we ended up with are a heck of a lot cuter by comparison.


Edit: Those feet... did they accidentally start looking at deer feet?

[Bob]

These are awful. Interesting as other alien creatures, but not for the TMNT. There's virtually no character whatsoever in the faces.

[Luigiperps]

They look more like salamanders than turtles

[Slade]

Oh....my....

[Donatello19]

They don't even look like turtles...

[Bry]

Yet more proof that they went into this thing completely wrong-headed from square one. Yikes.

makes you thankful for what we ended up with.

Let's not go nuts. :trazz:

[Candy Kappa]

Jeez, how can there be pitch designs that looks worse then what we got. They barely look like humanoid turtles, and more like creatures kinda resembling turtles...

There's some interesting ideas in the 2D art with their heads, but the Zbrush images completely no sell it. Their proportions are weird, and they aren't't very "turtle semi-realism" with those torsos.

[Aaronardo]

That was... awful.
Like, the worst thing I've ever seen awful. Who thought that was a good idea? At ALL?! Good thing it wasn't approved. That would've been terrible.

[neatoman]

Well it's bad but it's not as creepy as the "human faces on turtles" look they went with.

[Candy Kappa]

Well it's bad but it's not as creepy as the "human faces on turtles" look they went with.

I donno, the test render invokes some similar issues. Now imagine Noel Fisher's eyes and mouth on it while saying. "She's so hot, I can feel my shell tighten."

[TurtleTitan97]

This stuff is garbage. Even worse than what we ended up getting.

[IndigoErth]

Although... I could kinda see these working as enemy alien turtle-like beings our Turtles are trying to save the world from in a sequel. (Go ahead, name one Slash. lol) Earth Turtles will kick your shells.

[Shark_Blade]

This was what the artist pitched but ultimately not considered at all by the producers, even the artist didn't land the job.

Good.

[Donaterro]

Doomed from the very beginning.

[TigerClaw]

Did not see a thread so if I missed a thread or this was posted elsewhere please move or delete it if necessary.


More concept art for TMNT 2014 unvieled
http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/nailbiter111/news/?a=106495

Interesting design. Wonder if this may have been for what was that blue door script at one point.
Wow, Those designs look more Alien then Turtles, Glad they didn't use these.

http://i.imgur.com/sPX272v.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/yESAws6.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/GSSm4aS.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/jNLgWqQ.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/K2GDmR6.jpg

[Autbot_Benz]

Wow, Those designs look more Alien then Turtles, Glad they didn't use these.

http://i.imgur.com/sPX272v.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/GSSm4aS.jpg

see to all the whiners it could have been much much worse

[TigerClaw]

Its like the artist tried to incorporate a more Turtle like design, Glad they went with the more humanoid approach.

[Leolead]

I kinda like those faces better :lol: they look more like Turtles, but the body yuck!

[TigerClaw]

I kinda like those faces better :lol: they look more like Turtles, but the body yuck!
Yeah, These rejected design look more like Turtles, The problem is, They aren't pleasant to look at. I'm glad they stayed with the traditional designs and making them more humanoid.

[DarkLightDragon]

see to all the whiners it could have been much much worse


Doesn't mean I still have to like what we ended up getting.

[Leolead]

Yeah, These rejected design look more like Turtles, The problem is, They aren't pleasant to look at. I'm glad they stayed with the traditional designs and making them more humanoid.
I have no problem with the faces, they're ugly because they're mutated Turtles, the more I look at it the more I want those faces, they actually look like real Turtles.

[Ramboraph4life aka Matt]

Maybe for the character of Slash...but not the Turtles.

[MrTMNT2012]

Worst designs in anything TMNT related BY FAR!

[Powder]

Interesting, to say the least. There is some potential in there, somewhere, but wow, quite the departure.

[Galactus]

Yeah, These rejected design look more like Turtles, The problem is, They aren't pleasant to look at. I'm glad they stayed with the traditional designs and making them more humanoid.

The designs we have now aren't pleasant to look at.

I'd give these designs credit for actually taking a genuine risk of doing something truly different even though it's not to my taste rather than awkwardly trying to create cute turtles which still look huge and badass and dressed in gear designed to sell toys.

[Jester]

One common denominator is the freakin' high shell. What's up with that?

[Cipher]

Kind of dug these until they showed up with the "costumes" on further down.

I'm more embracing of horrifying "realistic" Turtles than most, though. I'm generally of the opinion that they shouldn't be cute in a realistic take.

[Panda_Kahn_fan]

ACTUALLY... While these are terrible for the turtles themselves.... I think it would make a perfect design for a movie version of slash.... think about it, a diffrent kind of Turtle, and in Archie, an alien...

[LeoRaph]

Not only are these the worst designs I've EVER seen. But at what point did the artist fail to understand the concept of Ninjas??? "I know I'll just add some guns and bullets because you know that will be much cooler"

EPIC FAIL!

[newhire13]

Obviously from back when they were going to be aliens. Those are interesting designs but would have been a huge mistake for a TMNT movie. Eh, in general I don't feel like they need to go so crazy with the 'realistic' approach. Why can't they just look like the Ninja Turtles?

[thebrownranger]

Some crazy ass sh*t to look at. Not too fond of these designs, but I can still appreciate it considering I'm a 3d artist myself. Love seeing Zbrush reptilian renders.

[CyberCubed]

Goddamn aliens reek their disgusting heads.

Between aliens and nostrils I can't decide what's worse.

[wurican]

They look like the Volm from Falling Skies

[Commenter 42]

I have no problem with the faces, they're ugly because they're mutated Turtles, the more I look at it the more I want those faces, they actually look like real Turtles.

Look at that, we kind of agree!

They still look too much like tortoises rather than turtles in the face, and not into the ultra high nose, the odd feet and body proportions, but ultimately, yes to more turtle less human.

@ Jester - I'm also not a fan of the High Shell.

And YES to no trace of Shrek, or the Actors faces.

The gun thing, and the clothes, need to go far, far, far away. Why do the artists keep thinking the turtles need to be more "bad-ass". The words "bad" and "ass" have lost all meaning.

Bad ass isn't shooting someone with a gun; it's attacking them with gardening tools, and winning.

[Aaronardo]

TMNT 2014 has just recieved the Not As Ridiculously Terrible As You Could Have Been Award.

[Commenter 42]

TMNT 2014 has just recieved the Not As Ridiculously Terrible As You Could Have Been Award.

Let's not go that far.

Equally horrible, yes.

[Redeemer]

Wow so this is the Alien BS they were going to put out their :o

I am glad they managed to pull it together and make a average super-heroe flick.

[Electric]

and suddenly, humanoid lips and a snout with nostrils are my favorite things about these turtles....

im still one that thinks the end results were fine, but im glad to know that compared to some ideas, their masterpieces

[shaunatello]

Those are what nightmares are made of.

[hitmonkey]

This is why I can't stand the Hollywood mindset. Far too often it looks like people who don't give a damn about the material they're working on trying to reinvent the wheel. Those don't even look like Ninja Turtles. At least in the new film, you can tell they're supposed to be the Turtles, even if they are ugly.

[Leolead]

I change my mind these look awful :lol: at least what we got looked somewhat like Ninja Turtles!

And it says 2011! was this suppose to be the alien Turtles they were talking about?

[Commenter 42]

Those are what nightmares are made of.

So is this.
http://cdn.fansided.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/276/files/2014/08/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-2014-teaser-trailer-michelangelo.jpg

[IndigoErth]

And it says 2011! was this suppose to be the alien Turtles they were talking about?
Sounds veeeery possible...glad people found out and caused an uproar. o.O Was for their own good though, they probably got better box office results with what they did go with, despite the odds.


Really though, I think I could dig seeing those models as alien bad guys if they went for an original story. That might actually be pretty cool. Humans are, for some reason, at a loss for how to fight these beings...our Turtles are all like, Stand back humans, we got this.:D:tcool:

[Leolead]

Sounds veeeery possible...glad people found out and caused an uproar. o.O Was for their own good though, they probably got better box office results with what they did go with, despite the odds.


Really though, I think I could dig seeing those models as alien bad guys if they went for an original story. That might actually be pretty cool. Humans are, for some reason, at a loss for how to fight these beings...our Turtles are all like, Stand back humans, we got this.:D:tcool:
That sounds pretty awesome! :D

[IndigoErth]

That second pic, the chest/headshot that's at an angle and oddly thick head... I can only imagine the insulting comments that would come out of Raph's and/or Mikey's mouths. (That one line from Predator comes to mind. lol)

[Xiewin]

Woah I'm glad we didn't get stuck with something like this.

[Slap-Happy]

This is why I can't stand the Hollywood mindset. Far too often it looks like people who don't give a damn about the material they're working on trying to reinvent the wheel. Those don't even look like Ninja Turtles. At least in the new film, you can tell they're supposed to be the Turtles, even if they are ugly.
Once again, these were never considered. Some artists had these ideas and they were rejected by producers. This has nothing to do with the "Hollywood mentality" of the filmmakers.

[MajorViolence]

This is the worst design yet. Doesn't make the one we got look any better, but this is really, really awful.

[RaphaelinSTL]

This is the worst design yet. Doesn't make the one we got look any better, but this is really, really awful.

Exactly. The designs we got are just the lesser of two evils.

So is this.
http://cdn.fansided.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/276/files/2014/08/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-2014-teaser-trailer-michelangelo.jpg

Jesus christ. The more you stare at it, the more disturbing it gets.

[slyme843]

they look great :lol: DOUBT IT!

:tgrin:

[DioLeo451]

Ewww no just no

[snake]

That's bad. Really bad. The ones we got were better! That's not saying much, but still.

[Purse Grabbin Puke]

These are inexcusable....I would like to know more of a backstory on the images. Was this just a design someone submitted based off an early outline of the script, or were these legitimately considered?!

Would it kill these movie productions to hire a group of both fans and normal movie goers to run ideas past? They could sign a non disclosure agreement so the info doesn't get leaked. I just think these studios could better appeal to fans if they asked some fans what they would like or want to see. This goes for all adaptations of comics and books.

[IndigoErth]

At least what we got is better in the sense that after the first awkward meeting and any freakouts are out of the way, you might want to know them.

Those models however? No, that's ok... I'll just stay here safe on my own planet, in my own dimension. Un-experimented on. Un-enslaved. :teek:

[newhire13]

The thing is, they can't just appeal to fans, they have to appeal to a general audience as well. Appealing to just fans of certain versions of whatever is just limiting. To be fair it is pretty tough and tricky to balance.

[unlundun]

wow, what a hilarious reaction from some of you guys, I can see you spitting at your computer screens!

This is concept art. When artists let their creative juices flow. This was obviously for the rejected alien concept script, where the "turtles" actually just vaguely resemble earth bound turtles. In all honesty I love these kinds of designs, but this was probably one of hundreds of different takes they could have gone with.

[Slap-Happy]

The thing is, they can't just appeal to fans, they have to appeal to a general audience as well. Appealing to just fans of certain versions of whatever is just limiting. To be fair it is pretty tough and tricky to balance.
If these guys listened to everything the fans suggested, the movie might have ended up being even worse.

Hell, the outcry about white Shredder meant the movie being further destroyed in reshoots and editing.

[Candy Kappa]

see to all the whiners it could have been much much worse

One bad design doesn't make another bad design better.

[Tuxedo Moroboshi]

Honestly?

http://31.media.tumblr.com/1a6bb32a46e5e90989b82a2427b1255a/tumblr_nat1ko2pjT1r4d8lyo1_1280.jpg
With a little bit of work, I don't think this looks half bad. My only main concerns are that the limbs don't have enough muscle and the shell is way too big and spiky, but otherwise, I actually kinda like this. Slap on a bandana, belt, and all the necessary arm and leg equipment, and those things I mentioned are really the only things I'd say would need to be fixed.

But, I could be in the minority for actually wanting realistic looking TMNT. Though I could say it's a look better suited for something closer to the tone of the original comics than any of the cartoons. :P

[hitmonkey]

Once again, these were never considered. Some artists had these ideas and they were rejected by producers. This has nothing to do with the "Hollywood mentality" of the filmmakers.

Nope, just the concept artists. If you're asked to do concepts for a TMNT film, crap like this shouldn't even enter your brain. It IS still part of the Hollywood mindset, because these guys design characters for movies.

[Sighphi]

While everyone is focusing on the faces.... i am noticing that these thing dont have a plastron.

[Candy Kappa]

Personally I don't find them as a very realistic take on a humanoid turtle, the limbs are too thin and lanky, the legs are more lizard then turtle. The torso is the atypical heroic beefcake triangle body, which don't encompass the look of a Turtle, no plastron, the shell is all wrong. Only the head looks turtle-esque, but a full-on beak is too subtle for the general movie goer.

[Bry]

Doomed from the very beginning.

It's really just more evidence that they went into this project dead set on to "fixing" a design that didn't need fixing. Even though these designs were rejected, they were based on what the project was asking for on some level. Like, at no point did they consider making the Ninja Turtles just look like the Ninja Turtles? Apparently not. Yeesh.

see to all the whiners it could have been much much worse

Yeah, but "could have been worse" doesn't make what we got "good".

"You could be eating elephant feces for dinner, so smile and enjoy your horse crap, you whiner!" :twink:

The thing is, they can't just appeal to fans, they have to appeal to a general audience as well. Appealing to just fans of certain versions of whatever is just limiting. To be fair it is pretty tough and tricky to balance.

I don't really think it's that tricky. The public is familiar with the Ninja Turtles and know what they look like. They like them. You can make them more "realistic", but it's stilly to go too far or alter them too much. Absolutely nobody would have complained if the movie gave us a more "classic" look for the Turtles. Hell, it probably would have gone over a lot better.

If these guys listened to everything the fans suggested, the movie might have ended up being even worse.

Hell, the outcry about white Shredder meant the movie being further destroyed in reshoots and editing.

It's pretty obvious that was going to be a mess regardless. Even if you took out the Japanese Shredder, Sacks was a paper-thin character whose plot and motivation made no sense.

[newhire13]

I don't really think it's that tricky. The public is familiar with the Ninja Turtles and know what they look like. They like them. You can make them more "realistic", but it's stilly to go too far or alter them too . Absolutely nobody would have complained if the movie gave us a more "classic" look for the Turtles. Hell, it probably would have gone over a lot better.


I wasn't talking about these designs in particular (in fact, a few posts earlier I said how I would prefer if the Ninja Turtles would just simply look like the Ninja Turtles). I was referring to someone who asked why the studios just don't hire fans to help with comic book movies in general and the fact still remains that it's not always in the film's best interest to cater so much to the fans when you have to literally try to please a bigger audience as well.

[Donaterro]

I can't believe people are actually backing these designs up.

Look, if they wanted to make a movie about reptiles from space invading or whatever, then just do that, but don't completely change this franchise to the point where it's non-recognizable.

They could've tried these ideas without paying for the TMNT rights in the first place.

[cup-mikey-gertha]

and suddenly, humanoid lips and a snout with nostrils are my favorite things about these turtles....

When I first saw them in the 2014 trailer, I blurted out, "My childhood is ruined."

But, guess what, I enjoyed the new movie. Past their face appearances, I appreciate their height differences. Mikey is the "youngest", so I like him being the little one. :P Plus, Raph's huge! :o Talk about muscles. Yeah!

So, any new designs with the Turtles, bring it on.

[Victorsaurus]

I can imagine these turtles barely talked, silent through almost all the movie.

[Bry]

I wasn't talking about these designs in particular (in fact, a few posts earlier I said how I would prefer if the Ninja Turtles would just simply look like the Ninja Turtles). I was referring to someone who asked why the studios just don't hire fans to help with comic book movies in general and the fact still remains that it's not always in the film's best interest to cater so much to the fans when you have to literally try to please a bigger audience as well.

Oh yeah, I'm not advocating for only listening to fans (though in fairness, a lot of today's pros started as fans of the properties they work on), but if a franchise has been around and popular for decades, going into it with a "how can we fix this?" kind of attitude is pretty idiotic. By all means try to make it the best, most accessible version you can, but if you're trying to completely alter it on a conceptual or basic design level, your head is not in the right place. And that's exactly where they came from when they started developing this thing. That was their first instinct.

[jenna]

Wow. Now there's something that can't be unseen.

[Warhorse]

The thing is, they can't just appeal to fans, they have to appeal to a general audience as well. Appealing to just fans of certain versions of whatever is just limiting. To be fair it is pretty tough and tricky to balance.

Yeah, but what general audience would find the ugly Turtles we got even remotely appealing?

[Cipher]

I can't believe people are actually backing these designs up.
So, like, what do people outside the "realistic" minority want? Basically just the designs from the Henson movies?

[Warhorse]

So, like, what do people outside the "realistic" minority want? Basically just the designs from the Henson movies?

Lets see. Leo's and Donny's faces in the new movie are alright. Maybe make the other two similar. Tone down the bulky sizes of Leo, Mikey and Raph, tone down the tech gear and get rid of the glasses on Donny, and get rid of some of the other crap like sunglasses on Raph, shoes, excessive clothing, and we might have something.

[Commenter 42]

So, like, what do people outside the "realistic" minority want? Basically just the designs from the Henson movies?

I'd like to know as well. I've said over and over again my reasons for wanting "realism", but if you're not going that direction, and you didn't do Henson, is there anotther version that you would accept in live action, or are most of you just "nit picking" elements.

I mean, the actors hardly look exactly like the humans in the comics... the humans are just representations of what people look like, or the idea of a person. Imagine trying to recreate the humans in Mirage or OT or 2003 to be exact cg versions of those drawings. It would look, very strange, and definitely not realistic.

[Leolead]

Lets see. Leo's and Donny's faces in the new movie are alright. Maybe make the other two similar. Tone down the bulky sizes of Leo, Mikey and Raph, tone down the tech gear and get rid of the glasses on Donny, and get rid of some of the other crap like sunglasses on Raph, shoes, excessive clothing, and we might have something.
Basically what I want! :thumbsup: leaner Turtles and less gear.

[The Boston Ninja Turtle]

Lets see. Leo's and Donny's faces in the new movie are alright. Maybe make the other two similar. Tone down the bulky sizes of Leo, Mikey and Raph, tone down the tech gear and get rid of the glasses on Donny, and get rid of some of the other crap like sunglasses on Raph, shoes, excessive clothing, and we might have something.

second this...maybe shave off a little bit of height but not to much

[Commenter 42]

second this...maybe shave off a little bit of height but not to much

So, basically, the 2014 turtles are 80% of what most of you wanted? A little shorter, face like leo, get rid of clothes?

[Warhorse]

So, basically, the 2014 turtles are 80% of what most of you wanted? A little shorter, face like leo, get rid of clothes?

More slender/athletic looking as opposed to body builder. Really, I think if they go this route, then we will get a pretty good ideal of what a traditional/realistic looking TMNT would look like without looking so grotesque.

[Sumac]

Interesting designs. I like humanoid reptiles.
But those are bad designs for Ninja Turtles.
And why they should use guns...?

[Commenter 42]

More slender/athletic looking as opposed to body builder. Really, I think if they go this route, then we will get a pretty good ideal of what a traditional/realistic looking TMNT would look like without looking so grotesque.

Well, I'm stunned.

So, basically, if they'd looked exactly like the OT/2k3, but in the real world, everyone would have been satisfied.

So ya'll wanted this, but TMNT? 100% faithful to the source, but rendered in 3 dimensions.
http://www.toonbarn.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/1017126-paramount-releases-first-look-spongebob-movie-sponge-out-water-3d.jpg

Gobsmacked...absolutely.

[Leolead]

Well, I'm stunned.

So, basically, if they'd looked exactly like the OT/2k3, but in the real world, everyone would have been satisfied.

So ya'll wanted this, but TMNT? 100% faithful to the source, but rendered in 3 dimensions.
http://www.toonbarn.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/1017126-paramount-releases-first-look-spongebob-movie-sponge-out-water-3d.jpg

Gobsmacked...absolutely.
I can't speak for everyone but yeah, something like the silhouettes in my sig.

[The Boston Ninja Turtle]

So, basically, the 2014 turtles are 80% of what most of you wanted? A little shorter, face like leo, get rid of clothes?

def get rid of the clothes and clutter...and while i admit the leo or donnie look is better im not saying if thats what they gave me id have loved it 100% just a happy medium as opposed to the shrek face or giant monster raph

and no not like sponge bob...you can do realistic mutant turtles without making them human faced or cartoony..many fans have done it for years with fan art

[Commenter 42]

I can't speak for everyone but yeah, something like the silhouettes in my sig.

Uh...okay.

I don't get you guys at all.

def get rid of the clothes and clutter...and while i admit the leo or donnie look is better im not saying if thats what they gave me id have loved it 100% just a happy medium as opposed to the shrek face or giant monster raph

So what then...what is 100%. I'm really curious now...

[Powder]

Me, I 100% wanted Out Of The Shadows designs.

http://i58.tinypic.com/ta0b45.jpg

[The Boston Ninja Turtle]

So what then...what is 100%. I'm really curious now...

for me? this

http://www.gamestop.com/gs/images/bonus/610591_bonusLG.jpg

i feel those are the best realistic representation of tmnt..and with a small bit of tweaking (texture and skins and more money, and a non video game world) they could be awesome

but i wouldve loved this as well over what we got


http://nerdcityonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/KGrHqFq8FIzOcQgp9BSU5Vs8u60_57.jpg


EDIT: Powder beat me to it but agree 100%

Me, I 100% wanted Out Of The Shadows designs.

http://i58.tinypic.com/ta0b45.jpg

[Commenter 42]

Me, I 100% wanted Out Of The Shadows designs.

http://i58.tinypic.com/ta0b45.jpg

In the real world? Walking around beside real actors? Or would you want a fully cg film?

for me? this

http://www.gamestop.com/gs/images/bonus/610591_bonusLG.jpg

I feel those are the best realistic representation of tmnt..and with a small bit of tweaking (texture and skins and more money, and a non video game world) they could be awesome

Same question.

[The Boston Ninja Turtle]

In the real world? Walking around beside real actors? Or would you want a fully cg film?



Same question.

i dont see why with a little bit of movie magic texturing they cant be side by side with real actors

[Commenter 42]

i dont see why with a little bit of movie magic texturing they cant be side by side with real actors

In my opinion? because they don't look like real things. I'd argue, the movie turtles are pretty close to that design, if that design were given greater detail.

But it's a game of degrees at this point. I don't know that adding more detail to those designs wouldn't take you into the "ugly" zone. The eyes are really wide, and the shape of the mouth...they would be unsettling, like this is
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-M1ggkOfPY3s/T6PACT1GlaI/AAAAAAAAAa4/4coaPTrkkvQ/s1600/Beavis-and-Butt-head-6.jpg

Really impressive, hyper details, beautifully executed level of realism, set in an impossible basic form.

If it were a CGI film, I could see it. Would have been much better than 2007 designs.

[newhire13]

Yeah, but what general audience would find the ugly Turtles we got even remotely appealing?
It's doing pretty well in theaters so I guess a decent amount of people out there.

Personally I think if you dive too much into realistic you start dipping way too much into monstrous which I think kills the fun of the characters. I'd much prefer the turtles have a bit more innocence to their overall design. It goes hand and hand with the teenage aspect, gives you the impression that they truly are the underdogs and would lead to some bad ass visuals when you see these little guys switch to do or die mode and start ripping bad guys new assholes. The new cartoon captures that perfectly

[Warhorse]

It's doing pretty well in theaters so I guess a decent amount of people out there.

Funny, everyone I know whose seen the movies hate the Turtle's looks. First thing they say, is that they are too ugly.

[newhire13]

Funny, everyone I know whose seen the movies hate the Turtle's looks. First thing they say, is that they are too ugly.

Yeah but and your friends are just a small group of people. I mean if you want to go that route I could argue with the fact that both times I saw it in theaters it got applause at the end.

[IndigoErth]

Yeah but and your friends are just a small group of people. I mean if you want to go that route I could argue with the fact that both times I saw it in theaters it got applause at the end.
Well... I don't think applause is reserved only for attractive beings or perfect movies. Ending on a funny note prob also helps.

I don't personally remember applause, but folks seemed pleased enough at least.

[The Boston Ninja Turtle]

Well... I don't think applause is reserved only for attractive beings or perfect movies. Ending on a funny note prob also helps.

I don't personally remember applause, but folks seemed pleased enough at least.

true story when i saw it some guy left in the middle and never came back


people who where with him where outside the theater wondering where he went

[Leolead]

for me? this

http://www.gamestop.com/gs/images/bonus/610591_bonusLG.jpg

i feel those are the best realistic representation of tmnt..and with a small bit of tweaking (texture and skins and more money, and a non video game world) they could be awesome

but i wouldve loved this as well over what we got


http://nerdcityonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/KGrHqFq8FIzOcQgp9BSU5Vs8u60_57.jpg


EDIT: Powder beat me to it but agree 100%
I think a realistic version of OOTS design would have been okay.. but the second photo... hell yes!

[IndigoErth]

true story when i saw it some guy left in the middle and never came back

people who where with him where outside the theater wondering where he went
lol Maybe he hailed a cab and was on his way to giving the film makers a piece of his mind. lol

[MajorViolence]

I was really hoping the movie look would resemble the OOTS designs. I'm still hoping the sequel will nudge the designs in that direction.

[Jester]

Yeah but and your friends are just a small group of people. I mean if you want to go that route I could argue with the fact that both times I saw it in theaters it got applause at the end.
Just because it got applause (which I never understood at a movie.) doesn't mean that the people didn't find the designs to be ugly.

[Slade]

Just because it got applause (which I never understood at a movie.) doesn't mean that the people didn't find the designs to be ugly.

No lie, only movie I know that people clapped was Man of Steel and people(not me) hate that movie seems like.

[Galactus]

Yeah but and your friends are just a small group of people. I mean if you want to go that route I could argue with the fact that both times I saw it in theaters it got applause at the end.

Well when people were arguing about the mainly positive reception the movie got when it had advanced screenings meant it must be good to which some people countered by saying that other movies were raved about that turned out to have a bad reception overall. One of these was Green Lantern.

Green Lantern was a movie that was similarly panned by the professional critics and picked up a bad reputation but out of curiosity I looked at what the internet community thought about it at the time and instantly found several youtube reviewers who fresh from seeing it raved about what a great the film was and how the critics are wrong and anyone who hates must be a marvel fan. I even saw two videos of people being interviewed outside theaters with them similarly saying it was either a great movie or not that bad etc.

But what do people think of Green Lantern now?

Sound familiar? I don't think this movie stands up to much scrutiny or will stand the test of time of a few months once the thrill of seeing a new big budget live action TMNT movie wears off.

[Leolead]

I liked Green Lantern...

[Warhorse]

Heh, I don't like Ryan Reynolds, so I didn't even bother with the movie at all. :P

[Candy Kappa]

Me, I 100% wanted Out Of The Shadows designs.

http://i58.tinypic.com/ta0b45.jpg

Definitively this.

The OotS designs are perfect for a semi-realistic live-action take on the TMNT, first it's current gen friendly as they are primarily based off the Nick toon, but the designs are still recognizable for all demographics/generations. They keep it simple and classic looking, and the turtles look like humanoid turtles, and not green humans with a carapace backpack. They have expressive eyes and fully emotive mouth without going overboard with looking too human. And I love that they have skin colors like turtles, with streaks of red and yellow in their green skin.

[Tuxedo Moroboshi]

http://nerdcityonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/KGrHqFq8FIzOcQgp9BSU5Vs8u60_57.jpg
That's pretty close to what I'd want, but again, only if we got something closer in tone to the original comics. I'm kinda weird in that I think realistic looking TMNT would be better for something more serious and closer to the source material, while something pulling from the cartoons is best to have designs that aren't as strict on how much they'd look like real turtles.

[newhire13]

Just because it got applause (which I never understood at a movie.) doesn't mean that the people didn't find the designs to be ugly.
And if you want to argue that point than I could just as easily say that it doesn't mean that they did either. We can argue personal viewing experiences all day but it doesn't change the fact that the film is doing well with the general audience, which was my point to begin with.

[newhire13]

Well when people were arguing about the mainly positive reception the movie got when it had advanced screenings meant it must be good to which some people countered by saying that other movies were raved about that turned out to have a bad reception overall. One of these was Green Lantern.

Green Lantern was a movie that was similarly panned by the professional critics and picked up a bad reputation but out of curiosity I looked at what the internet community thought about it at the time and instantly found several youtube reviewers who fresh from seeing it raved about what a great the film was and how the critics are wrong and anyone who hates must be a marvel fan. I even saw two videos of people being interviewed outside theaters with them similarly saying it was either a great movie or not that bad etc.

But what do people think of Green Lantern now?

Sound familiar? I don't think this movie stands up to much scrutiny or will stand the test of time of a few months once the thrill of seeing a new big budget live action TMNT movie wears off. What's your point? The big difference is that while Green Lantern is considered a box office failure Ninja Turtles is a box office success. It's ok if you don't like the movie for whatever reason, but facts are facts.

[Sumac]

Green Lantern was more CGI cartoon for me rather than an actual movie.
It was uninteresting and boring, save for the few special effects.
Ultimately it was similar to bad superhero movies of the 80-s, lame story, lame effects, lame characters.

[Galactus]

What's your point? The big difference is that while Green Lantern is considered a box office failure Ninja Turtles is a box office success. It's ok if you don't like the movie for whatever reason, but facts are facts.

Is it a big difference? Are these facts?

Green Lantern went in at #1, it made money, it was marketed as a hit but it was later it was stated that it didn't perform as well as what the studio had hoped hence it's seen a failure.

TMNT is seen as a hit now because it's debuted as #1 and has a whole gaggle of people claiming that because it made more money in it's first two weeks than Gaurdians of the Galaxy it it's second and third weeks that it "beat" that movie but it looks like there's a bit of a battle to make it's budget back. A financially stable movie series shouldn't have that problem.

If there is a difference between the two it's that WB has a number of big comic book properties and other avenues for them to explore Green Lantern in movies (such as a Justice League movie) but Paramount only has TMNT. Their options are more limited.

I remember when Viacom first bought the franchise a site did estimates on how many years it would take for them to start making a profit on it. It seems with this movie struggling to get it's budget back it's going to be some time yet and there's the key; they have to keep the franchise running and do that they...well have to keep the franchise running.

[newhire13]

Dude, if you're waiting for the movie to somehow be labeled a failure I wouldn't hold my breath. I'm sure your views are bias because you personally didn't like the movie but you're kidding yourself if you think the film isn't a success at this point. 3 weeks out, 2 at number 1. And even though Guardians is number 1 again it was still neck and neck in terms of box office earnings for the week. It was never going to get numbers like Guardians but it's doing incredibly well because people keep going out to see it. You're trying to downplay it's accomplishments. Face it, people are enjoying the movie.

[Galactus]

Dude, if you're waiting for the movie to somehow be labeled a failure I wouldn't hold my breath. I'm sure your views are bias because you personally didn't like the movie but you're kidding yourself if you think the film isn't a success at this point. 3 weeks out, 2 at number 1. And even though Guardians is number 1 again it was still neck and neck in terms of box office earnings for the week. It was never going to get numbers like Guardians but it's doing incredibly well because people keep going out to see it. You're trying to downplay it's accomplishments. Face it, people are enjoying the movie.

I know this movie isn't a failure, I know it wont be labelled a failure (which is a different thing entirely) unless something happens say like a sequel tanks in which case I can see this movie being retroactively labelled as a one. That wouldn't really be fair but it's the way these things work.

The way some people talk you'd think it actually did beat Guardians. I don't think it's dowplaying anything to point out that it's nowhere near that level.

Here's a question; why was it never going to get numbers like Guardians?

There was a long running thread on speculating whether Guardians would come out on top in August or if it would be TMNT. For months this movies defenders argued vehemently that GOTG's being an unknown property compared to TMNT being such a recognizable and much loved property made it a certainty that this movie would come out on top. So why is it now retroactively seen as an inevitability that Guardians would win? Why is doing half their business seen now as an accomplishment?

Here's the kicker for me; there's no reason why TMNT shouldn't be making Guardians level money. Comic book movies are very much big business right now, people who liked the 80s show are the right age to get nostalgic about it especially if they have kids of their own who love the Nick show, even teenagers who liked the '03 could turn out for this. There's a bigger media presence for TMNT than there has been in a long time. This movie should be making more. I could easily turn the argument around that if this movie was good it would be on Guardians level of success.

[newhire13]

No, considering the amount of negativity surrounding the movie leading up to the release it should probably be doing poorly. This movie was counted out and predicted to fail since Day 1. That didn't happen.

[Commenter 42]

From Kelton Cram:

A couple more TMNT designs I worked on This is was done early on in 2D to get the different silhouettes of each unique turtle.

As always, sound off below!

http://i.imgur.com/XB3LRVU.jpg

[Commenter 42]

I've posted more concept art in the movie section.
Prepare yourselves 8)

[Candy Kappa]

These already have a thread.

But, damn those turtles looks terrible, and that "Shredder" is laughable.

[Commenter 42]

The first image just went up 1hr ago?

Sorry where is the thread?

[GeneralTragg]

I'm guessing that's Colonel Schrader...

[Commenter 42]

LOL Mike's shell is backwards!

[IndigoErth]

Yeah, seen them before. Looking at it again though, is it just me or do Mikey and Leo look a bit in the face like something out of Hellraiser...

[d_osborn]

The first image just went up 1hr ago?

Sorry where is the thread?
http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/showthread.php?t=48823

http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansit...news/?a=105790

[Commenter 42]

http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/showthread.php?t=48823

http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansit...news/?a=105790

That's great. The first image is new, I'll delete the second.

Yeah, seen them before. Looking at it again though, is it just me or do Mikey and Leo look a bit in the face like something out of Hellraiser...

Where did you see this before? It was just added to FB!

lol guys, this is the early concepts before the colored versions were done...

[Powder]

They were posted in the original article.

[ScrewtheMirageTMNT]

The oots designs look dumb.

[Commenter 42]

They were posted in the original article.

I couldn't find it. It's the first time I've seen this image. If this thread needs deletion, so be it. Thought it was new.

[Candy Kappa]

The oots designs look dumb.

HAYTAR!!!1!

No, please. Elaborate.

[Commenter 42]

That's pretty close to what I'd want, but again, only if we got something closer in tone to the original comics. I'm kinda weird in that I think realistic looking TMNT would be better for something more serious and closer to the source material, while something pulling from the cartoons is best to have designs that aren't as strict on how much they'd look like real turtles.

I agree with this. If it's a goofy comedy with a little action, go the sponge bob route, sure. It totally depends on the source you're taking from.

If it was Mirage, I think realism is the best way to go. Obviously, There's a lot of middle ground.

[d_osborn]

Commenter 42-- I'm reading all of your posts as Magnum PI. It's providing a much-needed chuckle to this wretched Monday.

[Lou 500]

Yeah those definately look like they were intended for the alien origins; they look like a species from Mass Effect. And why do they have guns?!

I appreciate the artist's talent and vision though. It's realistic but too unfamiliar.

[Lou 500]

The one of Mikey scares the living sh*t out of me. "I can feel my shell tightening!"

[Xav]

Why does Shredder look like a character from Mortal Kombat?

[Lou 500]

Not sure why he decided to give them voided black eyes, but I do prefer Raph's more streamlined shape.

[thebrownranger]

I really do like these designs a lot more than the hulkish ones we got. Leo looks perfect like that.

[Galactus]

No, considering the amount of negativity surrounding the movie leading up to the release it should probably be doing poorly. This movie was counted out and predicted to fail since Day 1. That didn't happen.

Well this is a different story to months ago when supporters of this movie argued strongly that it would be bigger than Guardians and that any stigma this movie has wouldn't be a factor.

When the whole aliens controversy kicked off and that same camp argued that Michael Bay makes billion dollar hits and the proof being the huge success of the Transformer movies that the casual public doesn't care about the opinions of "whiney fanboys" now it seems that both that the existence of Guadians of the Galaxy and fan negativity is being used to justify the movie not doing those numbers.

Perhaps the question should be why there was so much negativity surrounding this movie in the first place.

[IndigoErth]

Perhaps the question should be why there was so much negativity surrounding this movie in the first place.
Root of it goes back to the makers themselves imo when they incited fan insecurity early on. Even if they changed it, still lost people's trust that it would/could be handled ok by them.

[ScrewtheMirageTMNT]

HAYTAR!!!1!

No, please. Elaborate.

The eyes, face shape, big feet, big legs, big forearms, big hands. They look like they are out of shape.

[The Boston Ninja Turtle]

The eyes, face shape, big feet, big legs, big arms. They look like they are out of shape.

you do realize aside from texture its the same exact proportions as 2k12

[Cipher]

No, considering the amount of negativity surrounding the movie leading up to the release it should probably be doing poorly. This movie was counted out and predicted to fail since Day 1. That didn't happen.
That sort of justify's this movie's (as in this particular movie's) performance.

But studios aren't going to, or shouldn't, look at this movie against its own predicted failure. They're going to look at it against the idea of any Ninja Turtles movie, because that's what this was -- a project to get their franchise back into theaters. A Ninja Turtles movie needn't have had to fight against its own backlash as this one did. As Galactus said, there's no reason, with the fame and popularity of this franchise, as well as its current presence, that it shouldn't have seen Guardians of the Galaxy numbers.

This particular Ninja Turtles movie? Sure. All the reasons in the world. But a Ninja Turtles movie? No way. One with decent or, hell, just even not negative, word of mouth could have pulled those numbers. There's no reason for that negative word of mouth to exist; this particular movie brought that on itself wholly on its own.

[Commenter 42]

Commenter 42-- I'm reading all of your posts as Magnum PI. It's providing a much-needed chuckle to this wretched Monday.

Oh you are, are you...
http://media3.giphy.com/media/L9Bgj4EMQfYpW/giphy.gif

[TheSkeletonMan939]

Boy, Raphael is FAT. How can you be a ninja if you're the size of a bus?

Mikey has a nice beer belly.

[Cipher]

Yo. Why can't the Turtles just be, like, the same size and shape anymore?

[Mellie]

Good sweet LORD I'm so happy those weren't used.

[Commenter 42]

Okay, now that these threads are merged, it makes very little sense.

I like it :)

[TerranigmaFreak]

http://i.imgur.com/XB3LRVU.jpg

Holy crap, now this is the absolute worse concept of them yet. The faces are even more grotesque.

[Xav]

You know what? I actually wouldn't mine that Shredder. At least he looks like a human and not a robot, and he has two blades on each hand, and not knife fingers.

[OrangeNinja1987]

I actually like the 2014 designs (asides from how Mikey looks with his mask off and Raph's huge size). Everything that doesn't look good in the promotional material just works for me onscreen. But I think it would have been five times better to have the Out of Shadows designs or something similar. Those are some of my favorite TMNT designs ever, coming out of a totally underrated game. :tgrin:

[Leo656]

I'm oddly comforted in knowing that absolutely zero good ideas went into this project from the beginning. Even the earliest concepts and ideas were awful. It's kind of amazing.

[Machias Banshee]

Well... those concept pictures are gonna give me nightmares. I like what we got, even if they were all HUGE and Raph looked like he was hit with waaay too many steroids.

The guys' faces in the were rather endearing... I don't know if it's because they actually used the actor's faces for the turtles and not just cgi plasticy facework. I really like Leonardo's design most...

Was there any other concept art for Splinter or the lair? I know we had that really nice 2K3-ish Splinter that was rejected, but did they try anything else..?

[ScrewtheMirageTMNT]

Well... those concept pictures are gonna give me nightmares. I like what we got, even if they were all HUGE and Raph looked like he was hit with waaay too many steroids.

The guys' faces in the were rather endearing... I don't know if it's because they actually used the actor's faces for the turtles and not just cgi plasticy facework. I really like Leonardo's design most...

Was there any other concept art for Splinter or the lair? I know we had that really nice 2K3-ish Splinter that was rejected, but did they try anything else..?

The only other concept art of him is the one of him wearing a red robe and not having fur tied up, or a mustache. But if you saw that old concept art then no. It was from that book that there is pics of from months ago.

[RaphaelinSTL]

Man, all these designs are terrible. I'm so tired of people making Raph just this over-sized snapping Turtle brute and Mikey just this goofball. That Shredder design is hideous.

It's not like the designs for the new movie are all that great either, I think we're just more used to them. We certainly got the lesser of two evils with what ended up in the movie. I was on board with the look before the film, but the more I see them...the more they really just don't do anything for me. Oh well.

[Commenter 42]

Honestly though...
http://i.imgur.com/6jdTSiE.jpg

[Candy Kappa]

The eyes, face shape, big feet, big legs, big forearms, big hands. They look like they are out of shape.

Huh... Okay.

[Leo656]

Honestly though...
http://i.imgur.com/6jdTSiE.jpg

http://cdn.meme.li/instances/500x/53784669.jpg

[Commenter 42]

http://img.pandawhale.com/111945-weird-al-fat-dancing-gif-Imgur-S5gO.gif

[Leolead]

Honestly though...
http://i.imgur.com/6jdTSiE.jpg
WTF is that???

Is Mikey's shell on backwards? :teek::teek:

[Sumac]

The second concept-art make guys look like zombies. Rotten zombies at that.

The only decent concept was "Colonel Schraeder" (#2). It is human (or at least human-sized), instantly recognizable as Shredder and doesn't look like Megatron's illegitimate child.

[Bry]

"Hey, y'know what? We should just make the Ninja Turtles look like the Ninja Turtles." - nobody in Hollywood, apparently

[TheSkeletonMan939]

What we got in the final product was beautiful compared to these disturbing monstrosities.

[IndigoErth]

See this is why the movie needs more down time so there can be more casual gifs with meme-like and other phrases pasted on them. Like a nice "HELL NO" gif... cuz those models are even more 'hell no' than a Mikey sans mask. lol

Imagine those in the elevator. Just... just burn the building down.

[Commenter 42]

See this is why the movie needs more down time so there can be more casual gifs with meme-like and other phrases pasted on them. Like a nice "HELL NO" gif... cuz those models are even more 'hell no' than a Mikey sans mask. lol

Imagine those in the elevator. Just... just burn the building down.

http://i.imgur.com/izVHTvC.jpg

[TheSkeletonMan939]

http://media.tumblr.com/a408908f96562017d1b37914c5c7ff0b/tumblr_inline_n0tvuhoL6d1r17v78.gif

Some things were never meant to be seen.

[IndigoErth]

http://i.imgur.com/izVHTvC.jpg
:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:


Edit: That would be perfectly at home in these books I had as a kid...
http://spinoff.comicbookresources.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/scary-stories-to-tell-in-the-dark-covers.jpg

[tmntpower2k14]

Man, all these designs are terrible. I'm so tired of people making Raph just this over-sized snapping Turtle brute
But he is a brute, a rebel, a barbaric fighter of the group. Hell, the guy in your avatar was the largest, and biggest turtle of the group in the 1990 movie too.

I don't like his size, and physique in that one proposed design. Him and fat, pot belly Mikey look ridiculous. And not in an appealing way. But the Raph we got on the film while being huge (all the turtles are, he's just the biggest) at least he was built with an appealing musculature.

He looked more linebacker than he did husky strong man competition type build.

Mikey just this goofball.
But he is?

:lol:

It's not like the designs for the new movie are all that great either, I think we're just more used to them. We certainly got the lesser of two evils with what ended up in the movie. I was on board with the look before the film, but the more I see them...the more they really just don't do anything for me. Oh well.
Wait you liked the from the get go, saw the movie and how much better they look finally rendered on screen with each character's personality, charm, and nuanced expressions. And now you like them less? You grew distant from them?

I do not understand how that makes sense. I see the reverse trend. Them being alarming at first, but a warming up process. But not the opposite. Especially with the final designs, and how they look on film.

We definitely got the lesser of the evils with the designs. They still keep the essence of classic ninja turtles, and just put on more detail for the big screen. They're essentially the out of the shadows designs with character specific clothing, and accessories.

These other designs are hideous, and not identifiably ninja turtles. Hell, some of these have guns, and look like Teenage Mutant Rambo Turtles. Although maybe that was supposed to the be the alien race from Dimension X via Blue Door?

But either way the turtles we got aren't ugly. They're just more fearsome looking. Mikey in particular is very cute. Especially the way they layered the actors faces into the actual designs, it gave the characters much more personality, and nuance than the animatronic film turtles from the 90s.

[guppy8466]

:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:


Edit: That would be perfectly at home in these books I had as a kid...
http://spinoff.comicbookresources.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/scary-stories-to-tell-in-the-dark-covers.jpg

I couldn't have said it better. I had those too as a kid and the art work in them is f*cked up!!!!!! Literally what nightmares are made of, speaking of which, thanks for bringing back those memories. Took me forever to unthink those images as a kid. Well, I'm not sleeping tonight now. Lol

[thebrownranger]

but i wouldve loved this as well over what we got


http://nerdcityonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/KGrHqFq8FIzOcQgp9BSU5Vs8u60_57.jpg


Yeah, I could go for a face like that. It's definitely more turtle-esque. What really bugged me the most from the 2014 TMNT faces were the overly humanized lips. Nostrils I'm definitely 100% on board with because that's what turtles actually have, but give them turtle beaks instead of Jay Z lips man.

[Candy Kappa]

But he is a brute, a rebel, a barbaric fighter of the group. Hell, the guy in your avatar was the largest, and biggest turtle of the group in the 1990 movie too.

I don't like his size, and physique in that one proposed design. Him and fat, pot belly Mikey look ridiculous. And not in an appealing way. But the Raph we got on the film while being huge (all the turtles are, he's just the biggest) at least he was built with an appealing musculature.

He looked more linebacker than he did husky strong man competition type build..

Personally I think the final designs on Raph looks more like he sprung out of a Rob Liefeld comic, he is so disproportionate and bulky it's comical.

[Leolead]

I'm very fond of the designs, but I hope they beef down Raph for TMNT 2.

[LeoRaph]

http://www.comicbookmovie.com/teenage_mutant_ninja_turtles/news/?a=108612

A few more designs. The noses look a little ape like but the gear isn't half bad. I also like this Splinter and Shredder.


Leo:http://imgur.com/jF7E1NE
Raph:http://imgur.com/yxittIx
Mikey:http://imgur.com/db8x9uc
Don:http://imgur.com/1l8SdUQ

Splinter:http://imgur.com/gNYX1qy
Shredder: http://imgur.com/73tkn35

[Powder]

I hate that the turtles have human hands & pretty much straight up turtle feet, but other than that, they look pretty solid! Sad that everyone wanted to push Mikey over the top, but still... Splinter looks awesome. Shredder is overdesigned, much like the one we got, but I really dig that it has an old-world Japanese feel to it, rather than it just feeling robotic.

[LeoRaph]

Shredder is overdesigned, much like the one we got, but I really dig that it has an old-world Japanese feel to it, rather than it just feeling robotic.

Yeah, definitely a 'literal over kill' in his blades lol especially foot blades..don't really need teeth and a skull nose on his mask either. But still much better than Shreddertron...maybe a little less on this design and we could have had one scary bad ass Shredder...

[Xiewin]

With the exception of the human hands, and Raph's nose ring. I am loving these designs. Why didn't we get this instead? Even Shredder looks cool. Just tone down the blades a bit and he would be perfect.

[IndigoErth]

Not bad... could still be a bit beakier if we're going for 'realistic.' Not bad though. Interesting to see the elements in them that did make it in or were already decided on. Agree on the feet though; though they could seriously rake you with those toes, the hands and feet needed to be a matching set.

lol@ Raph's nose ring. And Leo stole his button idea. :P

[TMNT is cooler than MOTU]

As others have stated, other than the human hands and feet, these designs are pretty damn solid. Not perfect by any means, but a noticeable step up from what we ended up with.

[Bob]

Josh Nizzi does great stuff. I've always had his site bookmarked. His Transformers stuff is jaw dropping.

[Leolead]

I hope they wear the gear in that concept art in the sequel!

[Galactus]

http://www.comicbookmovie.com/teenage_mutant_ninja_turtles/news/?a=108612

A few more designs. The noses look a little ape like but the gear isn't half bad. I also like this Splinter and Shredder.


Leo:http://imgur.com/jF7E1NE
Raph:http://imgur.com/yxittIx
Mikey:http://imgur.com/db8x9uc
Don:http://imgur.com/1l8SdUQ

Splinter:http://imgur.com/gNYX1qy
Shredder: http://imgur.com/73tkn35

Agreed.

If we'd have gotten something I'd have been okay with it.

Splinter looks good and I've always preferred him as a brown rat and having his own weapon like a bow and arrow instead of just using one of Leo's katanas.

One thing I don't care for (and we got in the finished designs) is using their individual masks in other parts. I've always felt it looks okay in animation but in live action it makes them look a bit too cartoonish - that's just me. Other than that the turtles and Splinter are okay with me.

[Commenter 42]

http://www.comicbookmovie.com/teenage_mutant_ninja_turtles/news/?a=108612

A few more designs. The noses look a little ape like but the gear isn't half bad. I also like this Splinter and Shredder.


Leo:http://imgur.com/jF7E1NE
Raph:http://imgur.com/yxittIx
Mikey:http://imgur.com/db8x9uc
Don:http://imgur.com/1l8SdUQ

Splinter:http://imgur.com/gNYX1qy
Shredder: http://imgur.com/73tkn35

I don't like these anymore than what we got, and I hated that.

Not surprisingly Josh Nizi is one of the people responsible for the over-designed Transformers.

Seems like ol' H'wood is chalk-a-block full of ugly designs these days.

[Slap-Happy]

Not surprisingly Josh Nizi is one of the people responsible for the over-designed Transformers.
He came on the 2nd Transformers. He's not.

[Commenter 42]

He came on the 2nd Transformers. He's not.

He had a hand in designing the second wave of Transformers. He IS.

And those TMNT designs suck.

[discordiatookie]

I really like this Splinter, it has a real AC Farley look to it:

http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa15/discordiatookie/Mobile%20Uploads/image-13.jpg (http://s201.photobucket.com/user/discordiatookie/media/Mobile%20Uploads/image-13.jpg.html)

[Candy Kappa]

I really like this Splinter, it has a real AC Farley look to it:

http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa15/discordiatookie/Mobile%20Uploads/image-13.jpg (http://s201.photobucket.com/user/discordiatookie/media/Mobile%20Uploads/image-13.jpg.html)

That is a good Splinter, and the Fu Man Shu looks alright compared to what we got in the movie. Concept art Splinter that got featured in the Ult. History book also looks really nice.

[newhire13]

More TMNT concept art along with Shredder, Krang, Bebop and Rocksteady

http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/nailbiter111/news/?a=109190

[TigerClaw]

More TMNT concept art along with Shredder, Krang, Bebop and Rocksteady

http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/nailbiter111/news/?a=109190
http://i.imgur.com/B4pxy1s.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/nEbImhC.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/wrCrw1h.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/3bg0BbS.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/z2KOsNg.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/aGNsPj5.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/VkPaPLJ.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/mq2rRAc.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/9WcamY4.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/J6kgy4i.jpg

[TigerClaw]

http://i.imgur.com/jVmtxW6.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/N7ZLE3Q.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/KOfxcuu.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/IudYIPv.jpg

[TMNT is cooler than MOTU]

Wow, those are amazing! No wonder why they didn't go with those.

[TurtleTitan97]

The fact that they ignored the good stuff like Splinter and Shredder's designs here just shows these guys are morons.

If they use those Bebop and Rocksteady designs, as well as Krang's, in the sequel that would be great. But it probably won't happen.

[IndigoErth]

The villains look AWESOME. A little similar to movie Splinter, but I think the movie one suffers from mange. This person has some serious talent.

The Turtles... ehhh... not quite feeling it. With comparisons able to be made between art concepts and what the film used, there are elements of the film version I end up preferring a bit more at this point (who'd have thunk). Prefer the wider nose design on movie Leo (and Donnie) and that he looks 'snoutier' at least in profile.

[Candy Kappa]

R&B, Krang, Shredder and Splinter looks great. I think that's the Splinter we've seen before, and is in the Ult. history book.

The Turtles are... meh. Do not care for muscle shaped plastrons, still much better then what we got.

[Autbot_Benz]

I love the 2014 move and I wish they had used all this concept art in the movie holy crap are those fantastic.

[Bob]

Krang looks phenomenal. These designs would have literally given us a live-action version of the Fred Wolfe toon.

[The Stryker]

The turtles look like giant midgets in that last batch of concept art.

Krang looks awesome though.

[Bob]

I like Krang's tentacle quiff.

[CharmedSerenity]

http://i.imgur.com/9WcamY4.jpg

Who's that meant to be?

[Bob]

Who's that meant to be?

Apparently, early on, I think they were planning on mutating Foot Soldiers, or something. I think that may have been the result.

[CyberCubed]

Its baffling that they chose to make Shredder into a weird robot instead of using his iconic original cartoon design.

[Don77]

We need this Bebop and Rocksteady in the sequel

[Donnieangelo]

Its baffling that they chose to make Shredder into a weird robot instead of using his iconic original cartoon design.
Only the suit is robotic.

[NinjaPug]

Damn....why didn't they use that Shredder design? The story still would've sucked but at least Shredder would've looked better.

The art for Krang, Bebop and Rocksteady look good too. That just means they won't use that for the sequel. MUST BE BIGGER AND LOUDER.

[Xiewin]

Looking at these designs pisses me off.

[Leolead]

Lol, I'm pissed that they didn't use that Shredder design! I would have preferred those Turtles too! :x

Why the hell didn't they use those designs????:-?

[Xiewin]

Lol, I'm pissed that they didn't use that Shredder design! I would have preferred those Turtles too! :x

Why the hell didn't they use those designs????:-?

Platinum Dunes happened.

[Galactus]

While not my preferred rout to go Fred Wolf inspired designs would have been much better than what we got.

Certainly this could have been the basis just filter out some of the sillier aspects as I think initialized belt buckles and color coded accessories beyond their bandannas would have looked silly in live action..heck it looked silly with what we got in the new movie right down to Raph's red undies :trolleye:.

It still baffles me that Leibesman and one of the FX guys claims the look we got based on the Mirage comics. What comics were they reading?

Also what's with the fascination to make Shredder into a soldier with all these concept designs?

Again not necessarily my preferred rout but it would be a genuine nostalgia trip to see those versions of Rocksteady and Bebop. Of course I can't see them using them in the sequel. Those two would be no match for the 2014 turtles unless they mysteriously shrink down by 2016.

[Leolead]

Platinum Dunes happened.
Daaaaaaaaaaaaaamn!!!!

I like the new movie. but seeing as we could have had something much MUCH better makes me ****ing pissed off!!!! that's why I hate looking at goddamn concept art! :x :x :x

Excuse my language guys.

[Bry]

These Shredder, Splinter, Bebop, Rocksteady and Krang designs look great. The Turtles' faces look pretty awful and the proportions are odd, but overall they look better than what we actually got. And they could have looked really good with a little tweaking.

Somebody handed them concept art that was hands-down better than the final product, and of course they threw it out. Of course.

I assume the trenchcoat guy is Colonel Shrader? :tlol:

[Leolead]

OK I'm cool.. ^ the Turtles could use a little bit of tweaking, and they would have been perfect!

[Xiewin]

And this is why I personally wish for the sequel to bomb.

[newhire13]

More Concept Art

http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/nailbiter111/news/?a=109242

[IndigoErth]

More Concept Art

http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/nailbiter111/news/?a=109242
Ah, now these, not bad, not bad at all. Kind of the in-between of what we just saw previously and what the movie went with.

That last pic looks like Bay & Co green lit that, "but make them bigger! More steroids!"


Edit: I want a highly detailed sculpture figure of that Leo design...

[Bry]

More Concept Art

http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/nailbiter111/news/?a=109242

Pretty close to what we actually got, though the accessories are toned down a bit and they're not so massive and 'roided-out, making them actually look more like teenagers. I wouldn't call it good, but they're certainly better.

[ernesth100]

I like the movie but damn the designs could've been so much better.ESPECIALLY THE GOT DAMN SHREDDER I MEAN JESUS ****IN CHRIST THE CONCEPTS ARE BETTER THAN THE END RESULT!

[TonySiegel]

you guys see these yet?

http://i.imgur.com/ShbANqP.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/VSd0QtE.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/bEr9LC6.jpg

[Autbot_Benz]

you guys see these yet?

http://i.imgur.com/ShbANqP.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/VSd0QtE.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/bEr9LC6.jpg

ya those were already uploaded like 1 or 2 pages ago

[TheSkeletonMan939]

The turtles look like giant midgets in that last batch of concept art.


I've never heard of a giant midget before. :lol:

But this concept art is amazing. Why couldn't the final designs have stuck more closely to this?

[TigerClaw]

There's some more Concept Art here.
http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/nailbiter111/news/?a=109242

http://i.imgur.com/71W93le.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/reB6QW8.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/n4XLe53.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/UkgOU4q.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/Rb0bKFj.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/4LwKT4q.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/SlnjHM0.jpg

[turtlefanforever]

the Bebop is pretty badass. rocksteady looks pretty much like the playmates toy. and krang just looks awful

[Andrew NDB]

Absolutely no surprises here. This is the movie they set out to make the millisecond Peter Laird let go of the reins.

I'm sure the Mr. Bebop, Rocksteady, Krang, and Dimension X and all that other horrible stuff will make it into movie #2/6. Don't you worry.

[TonySiegel]

Absolutely no surprises here. This is the movie they set out to make the millisecond Peter Laird let go of the reins.

I'm sure the Mr. Bebop, Rocksteady, Krang, and Dimension X and all that other horrible stuff will make it into movie #2/6. Don't you worry.

Why did Laird sell? Was the money to good to miss?

[Bry]

Why did Laird sell? Was the money to good to miss?

AFAIK? He'd been doing it for 25 years and his interest was waning. Running the franchise as a business, even though he wasn't doing it alone, had to have been pretty draining, too - it's what kept him and Kevin from continuing to make the comic together on a regular basis during the busier period of "Turtlemania" (and ultimately ever again) and I get the feeling that the wider business demands wore them both down a lot. Easy to forget now that Kevin is pretty involved in the property across the board, but for over ten years, Kevin was gone and Peter was still at it. Creative types tend to get pretty bored just doing one thing, too, even if they love it. So in his shoes, at that time, I think $60 million would be hard to turn down.

[Candy Kappa]

There's some more Concept Art here.
http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/nailbiter111/news/?a=109242

http://i.imgur.com/71W93le.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/reB6QW8.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/n4XLe53.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/UkgOU4q.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/Rb0bKFj.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/4LwKT4q.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/SlnjHM0.jpg

These looks much better then the final product, better designed shells, less 'roid monsters and less cluster.

[IndigoErth]

Whoever this artist/people/company, whoever it is.... can we get some nice poster prints of these, pretty please? :D Hell I want a whole TMNT art book in that style.

Even with as long as it took me to get used to a new design in the first place... These images... they look grimy and battle worn and yet at the same time there is something so pretty about the artwork. Def my fave concept art so far.

[Mellie]

I love seeing these! Honestly though, I think the designs they landed up using are still the best.. for the turtles anyways. (just de-buff 'em a little bit!)

Some of those Shredders and Splinters look amazing. If Bebop and Rocksteady land up looking like that I'll be so happy.

[ernesth100]

Nope they won't $50 says the Kraang ends up being a gigantic godzilla sized tentacle monster and bebop is a mutated rhinoceros...beatle. While rocksteady is a cyborg pig with eye lasers.

[Redeemer]

Are the Bebop, Rocksteady, and Krang concept art from this movie or is it for the sequel????????

[ernesth100]

Are the Bebop, Rocksteady, and Krang concept art from this movie or is it for the sequel????????

Tey're concepts from this movie.

[mexichrist83]

There's some more Concept Art here.
http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/nailbiter111/news/?a=109242

http://i.imgur.com/71W93le.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/reB6QW8.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/n4XLe53.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/UkgOU4q.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/Rb0bKFj.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/4LwKT4q.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/SlnjHM0.jpg

You have got to be fraking kidding me. We could have had these turtles on screen instead of the ones we got stuck with. Granted, these aren't great turtles designs but they are far and away better versions of the designs that ended up in the movie. What the sh!t?!

[ernesth100]

I'm angry too, I feel you're pain bro. F*** hollywood.

[Commenter 42]

You have got to be fraking kidding me. We could have had these turtles on screen instead of the ones we got stuck with. Granted, these aren't great turtles designs but they are far and away better versions of the designs that ended up in the movie. What the sh!t?!

Those ARE the designs they chose. They just pumped them full of Synthehol

http://www.bodybuildingpro.com/synthol/4.jpg



2014 version sucked, and the Fred wolf inspired versions are only marginally better.

If only they could find artists that understand design, not collage artists who know zbrush and photoshop.

Shredders voice was the only redeeming aspect of the entire film. That's pitiful.

[DarkFell]

If only they could find artists that understand design, not collage artists who know zbrush and photoshop.
Hello Stan Winston School.

[IndigoErth]

PETA seems to very easily believe in crazy ideas... where are they at and grabbing a few equally crazy human rights people to create a special branch and sue for the apparent abuse forced onto the Turtles with steroids.

[Pondslider]

http://www.comicbookmovie.com/teenage_mutant_ninja_turtles/news/?a=108612

A few more designs. The noses look a little ape like but the gear isn't half bad. I also like this Splinter and Shredder.


Leo:http://imgur.com/jF7E1NE
Raph:http://imgur.com/yxittIx
Mikey:http://imgur.com/db8x9uc
Don:http://imgur.com/1l8SdUQ

Splinter:http://imgur.com/gNYX1qy
Shredder: http://imgur.com/73tkn35

These are not perfect, but better than the final product.

[Bloodsucker]

Those ARE the designs they chose. They just pumped them full of Synthehol

http://www.bodybuildingpro.com/synthol/4.jpg



2014 version sucked, and the Fred wolf inspired versions are only marginally better.

If only they could find artists that understand design, not collage artists who know zbrush and photoshop.

Shredders voice was the only redeeming aspect of the entire film. That's pitiful.

What is wrong with you? I really liked the new turtles movie, especially that they were really big, and tough looking. I hope they make them bigger in part 2, like 8 feet tall. Then they can really beat up the foot. I want to see more the Actors faces. Alan is really good looking. i also thought Mike's fart Jokes were funny! His Shell gets tight, HAHA!!!!

I hope they make Shredder bigger too. Maybe he can be a full robot in 2 because that would be cool. Maybe he could also transform like the other movies.
Ninja's are stupid anyway, I'm glad they weren't Ninja's. They should be MMA fighters, those guys are tough. I've never met a Ninja, but MMA is real deal broseph!

Oh and I don't like Megan Fox, So that was a let down, but still okay.
Maybe they will mutate her into a turtle in part 2. I would like to see Megan fox as a Turtle so she can fight with the other turtles and eat more pizza.

[TurtleTitan97]

What is wrong with you? I really liked the new turtles movie, especially that they were really big, and tough looking. I hope they make them bigger in part 2, like 8 feet tall. Then they can really beat up the foot. I want to see more the Actors faces. Alan is really good looking. i also thought Mike's fart Jokes were funny! His Shell gets tight, HAHA!!!!

I hope they make Shredder bigger too. Maybe he can be a full robot in 2 because that would be cool. Maybe he could also transform like the other movies.
Ninja's are stupid anyway, I'm glad they weren't Ninja's. They should be MMA fighters, those guys are tough. I've never met a Ninja, but MMA is real deal broseph!

Oh and I don't like Megan Fox, So that was a let down, but still okay.
Maybe they will mutate her into a turtle in part 2. I would like to see Megan fox as a Turtle so she can fight with the other turtles and eat more pizza.

Please tell me you're joking.....

[Bloodsucker]

Please tell me you're joking.....

I though all the people loved the new and improved big muscle-bound turtles?

[TurtleTitan97]

I though all the people loved the new and improved big muscle-bound turtles?

No, not all of us.

[IndigoErth]

That is some sharp edged snark right abouts there.


http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcroxnY3M21ql41ypo1_500.gif

I hope they make them bigger in part 2, like 8 feet tall. Then they can really beat up the foot.
Would be easier. But only for the fact that the Foot will probably just be like "You know..." and relocate to Jersey.

[ernesth100]

The turtles are big enough. Infact this is likely the biggest they've been right up there with the 2003 Beefcake turtles.

[Bloodsucker]

No, not all of us.

Why not? big muscles are better. If you have BIG muscles, you beat people up.
I would add Anna Kendick as April oneal when they mutate Megan into a turtle.
Anna is not pretty, so i like that she looks like a regular girl, because April should be a regular not pretty girl.

[Bloodsucker]

The turtles are big enough. Infact this is likely the biggest they've been right up there with the 2003 Beefcake turtles.

But bigger is btter right? I bet other peple here agree with me

[TurtleTitan97]

Why not? big muscles are better. If you have BIG muscles, you beat people up.


That.....is the most terrible and lamest reasoning I've ever heard.