Have you watched Secret Life Of Pets? Secret Life of Pets is a 2016 American computer-animated comedy film produced by Illumination Entertainment. Russ Gray created a number of art pieces for this extensive style guide program, including stylized character art. Although the stylized illustrations were initially only intended as place-holder until final 3D character art was produced, the stylized art was well-received enough that it was used across a wide variety of product categories sold worldwide.
Russ Gray is a solo designer / illustrator based in Salt Lake City, Utah. He recently started his own creative studio, after years of agency and in-house work. Before, he worked for Franklin Mill as a Creative Director over product development. At Franklin Mill he developed products and packaging for paper goods sold in retail stores around the world. Then, he was a senior designer for Ty Mattson, at Mattson Creative.
His list of clients include Nickelodeon, Sony Pictures, Universal, Dreamworks, McDonald’s, Disney Publishing, Google, Franklin Mill, Chapters / Indigo (bookstore, Canada), and New Scientist Magazine. His artworks has been recognized by Communication Arts, IdN Magazine, Stationery Trends Magazine, Package Design Magazine, Letterhead and Logo Design (Rockport Publishers), Best Practices of Packaging Design (Rockport Publishers), DieLine (top posts of 2014), Packaging of the World, Association of Illustrators Prize for Illustration 2015 exhibition (London).
We are charmed by his collection and we’re impressed with his work. Below is his awesome PETS collection:
Character Illustrations
Patterns for use on merchandise
— APARTMENT TOY ILLUSTRATIONS —
Chloe Apartment Background
Gidget Apartment Background
— GAME ILLUSTRATIONS —
Client: Universal
Creative Director: Ty Mattson
Illustration / Design: Russ Gray
To know more about Russ Gray, please visit his pages at:
Website: http://russgray.net/
Behance: https://www.behance.net/russellgray