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powerfulblob · 7 months

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GUYS I'M SCREAMING RIGHT NOW: THERE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A SECRET MONSTER SOCIETY IN NIMONA!!!!!!!

THERE SHE IS: OH MY GOD I WISH THE MOVIE WENT AHEAD WITH THIS: DO YOU UNDERSTAND THE THEMES??? OF FINALLY FINDING OTHERS IN THE QUEER COMMUNITY??? OF WHAT IT'S LIKE TO FINALLY GO TO THAT MARCH, TO THAT CLUB, AND SEE ALL OF THE OTHER OUTCASTS AND REALIZE YOU’RE NOT ALONE??? IT'S NOT JUST ALLIES, THAT THERE'S ACTUAL, OTHER, MONSTERS!!!????

[ID: A screenshot from the official Nimona artbook. It features Meredith Blitzmeyer pointing to the side, showing Nimona and Ballister Boldheart a vast room. It’s a purple-tinged area with a ceiling with light filtering through: It appears to be somewhere underground. There is ornate decorations of dragons at the sides, and broad arches and spiralling staircases. There are people of diverse skin tones with colorful outfits walking around: There’s someone with a spiked jacket, someone with a stylish updo dyed white, and more. The page number is 174. Text near the bottom reads “moment painting by jeff turley” Blitzmeyer is a pereson with dark skin, long silver hair in a ponytail, and wearing a lab coat with a pouch by her side. Boldheart is a knight with dark skin, short black hair, knight’s armour, and a sword. Nimona is a person with pale skin, a simple tunic, and pink choppy hair. All characters face away from the viewer. end ID]

[ID: text that reads “For a long time, the character of Meredith Blitzmeyer was in the film. She served many different functions in many different iterations. At one point, she had a magical van that was bigger on the inside. In another, she was covered from head to toe in magical tatoos. And in another, she was the head of a vast underground society, called the Silver Society, comprised of all the magical creatures forced into hiding by the institute. Ultimately, the story went in a different direction, but her design and model were so beloved that she wans’t lost but repurposed into The Queen. end ID]

#nimona #meredith blitzmeyer #nimona movie #nimona artbook #image described #aaaaaaaaaah

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walrus150915 · 7 months

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Ambrosius's pages being covered in red hearts is something that can be so personal

#THIS GUY IS MADE OF LOVE #IDK #SO SAPPY #i love it #im a sappy asian golden child too #god bless him #ambrosius goldenloin #nimona #nimona artbook #concept art

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fallloverfic · 7 months

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"Nimona" movie artbook thoughts

There's so much neat stuff here. Spoilers for the movie below the cut but just dang I love this

So many neat ideas for long-haired Ambrosius. Ponytail Ambrosius! He looks so cute!

There was going to be a magazine cover with "Goldenloin bares it all" and I like to think part of this is in reference to the two pin-ups Nate drew (Pin-up 1 and Pin-up 2). It's neat to see how much they were building up his celebrity in more ways. In other concept art, he was on more magazine covers, and he shows up as part of a parade. There are lots of concepts of Goldenloin fans.

Also this Ambrosius test is amazing. The weird Todd/Ambrosius fusion in motion lol But you can tell they even modified it later to turn it into Todd. He's a bit softer here in a way and just... fun. Todd cosplaying as Ambrosius/having a nightmare/dream about it aldkjalj

It was also interesting to see more confident Ballister. There's an animation test with him fighting some Institute guards, and it's very clear in early concept art (from that popular viral test back in 2021 as well) that he was more confident in earlier production.

More adorable Ambrosius/Ballister moments, and some cute Ambrosius. They're absolutely sweet.

And unfortunately one of the biggest losses in the movie: the amazing stuff they show for Meredith Blitzmeyer. At one point she was going to be covered in magic tattoos.

"For a long time, the character of Meredith Blitzmeyer was in the film. She served many different functions in many different iterations. At one point, she had a magical van that was bigger on the inside. In another, she was covered from head to toe in magical tattoos. And in another, she was the head of a vast underground society, called the Silver Society, comprised of all the magical creatures forced into hiding by the institute. Ultimately, the story went in a different direction, but her design and model were so beloved that she wasn’t lost but repurposed into The Queen." This all sounds so cool (except the repurposed into a character who dies in the first 10 minutes of the movie part T-T).

She has an entire spread. It's neat that she got to show up in some form (when they recycled her design for Valerin), but I love the idea of the Silver Society and her place in it and also Ballister having more friends and just ugh. These designs and world-building are so cool. I wish we'd seen all of them in the movie.

Also finally an eye dings chart! With everything clearly explained lol Neat to know I wasn't imagining some in-between diamond/square shape when Ballister is changing.

And this pride flags spread! There's a drag queen club! I just love all of this!! Seeing them spread throughout the movie is fun but it's neat to see the collection here!

Also this line: "In actuality, there has not been a monster attack since the first, so the fear and belief of the possibility is the only thing keeping the populace in check." It's neat to get confirmation of that.

Also a very much more violent Nimona was in the early/late-ish production lol.

José Manuel Fernández Oli talked on his Facebook collection of concept art about there at one point being an underground of outcast shapeshifters, and I don't know if that's what we're seeing here, but we were at least maybe also going to get more magical people (which matches the Meredith plans)??

Weres? People with fire magic? Satyrs? Demons? Elves? Or just a wider range of shapeshifter people. That would have been so cool.

There are environment designs for the Institute, Ballister and Nimona's hide-out, people designs, a few more test animations they haven't put up elsewhere, more Nimona shapeshifts (more dogs and cats, a second kind of gnome, more of her bulkier, muscular design, more types of dragons, a goat, more ancient Nimona concepts, plant monster Nimona, alien(?) Nimona, etc.). We nearly had goblin Director. Older Gloreth concepts... It's all really awesome.

All in all, a lot of really cool stuff.

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lemonprick · 3 months

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WHY DID NO ONE TELL ME ABOUT THIS

it’s been up since late 2023 as far as i know and i’ve never come across it until now?? a digital artbook that not only goes into the visual aspects of the film, with incredible thoughtful detail and consideration may i add, but the animated effects as well?? it’s an EXHAUSTIVE resource for anyone even slightly intrigued by the look and feel of the film. AND it’s incredibly well put-together too.

#nimona #nimona netflix #nimona artbook #nd stevenson #aidan sugano

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whitelotusherald · 7 months

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Go check out the artbook for Nimona while it's free and online!

It's freakin' fantastic, what I love the most is the Meredith part and also the evolution of Ballister, I mean look at him, all versions seem to tell a very different story:

Also is it me or does this version look like Pedro Pascal lol

My absolute fav after ofc the final wet cat version and the original grumpy dad version is this one:

He looks like a mesh between the final movie!Ballister and the comic!Ballister somehow?

#nimona #nd stevenson #ballister boldheart #ballister blackheart #nimona artbook

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fangomango · 7 months

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The artbook for nimona 😍

This'll be all I talk about... forever

(Link because it's free and digital )

#nimona #nimona artbook

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sir-ballister-boldheart · 7 months

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This animation test is a PERFECT representation of Bal and Nimona's over-all dynamic.

Now imagine post movie where she does the same to Ambrosius but he actually freaks the fuck out

#lol #artbook #nimona #ballister boldheart #ambrosius goldenloin #goldenheart #ballister x ambrosius #original post #nd stevenson #nimona movie #ambrosius x ballister #riz ahmed #eugene lee yang #chloe grace moretz #fic ideas #halloween

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deanpinterester · 11 months

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love that the goldenloin concept arts includes an akira slide. king shit

#uhhhh me #nimona #this is from the behind the animation featurette on netflix's channel #i NEEEEED a nimona artbook

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filipinosamflynn · 7 months

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The artbook for Nimona was released, and it's free for the public to see! :D

#nimona #concept art #nimona 2023 #artbook

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bluedelite · 7 months

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Babe wake up, a free digital artbook of Nimona dropped!

"There are so many fingerprints on this movie. So many people around the world brought a piece of themselves to Nimona’s story, and their love and passion shines through in every frame. I am so, so glad that you’re about to appreciate their work in this book the way it deserves.

Nimona sprang into existence when I needed her most — a scream into the void, and a hope for a happier ending.

I think we got there in the end."

- ND Stevenson

#nimona #nimona movie #artbook #so much love went into this #thank you to everyone who brought nimona to the big screen #truly wonderful work #please let it get a physical release that'd be awesome

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tomatodogplush · 7 months

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Guys, can we just talk about the fact that Nimona has this SUPER-DUPER cool art book, like the coolest one I've ever seen and like NO ONE knows about it???

https://artofnimona.com/

#Nimona #netflix nimona #ballister blackheart #ballister boldheart #ambrosius goldenloin #nimona movie #artbook

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powerfulblob · 7 months

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OK but some of the concept art of the movie is fucking gorgeous. Like this is making me feel things... Aaaah this is so cool

[ID: A screenshot from the official Nimona artbook of a digital illustration of a night scene. The art style is minimalistic, except for the stars and moon, which appear more realistic. The illustration features Nimona in the form of a pink dragon-like creature delicately flying down on a lake, touching the surface, a reflection mirrored below. Countless stars dot the lake and the mountains, and the crescent moon is also reflected in the water. end ID]

Also: RIP to the graphic designer who couldn’t figure out how to get the tiny little spaces between the underscores out... But also, I really want to see this work: I think this was what inspired this piece, and the others on that page?

[ID: A screenshot from the official Nimona artbook. It features golden text against a dark background. A line is at the top, but it appears to be made out of multiple underscores, so tiny spaces are left in between them. Text reads “Cinematic reference to check out:” and below text reads “-Emmanuel Lubezki, The Tree of Life” end ID]

#nimona movie #nimona artbook #nimona

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mysticdragon3md3 · 18 days

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Visual Storytelling: The Production Design of “Nimona” by Gnomon

#netflix nimona #nimona 2023 #movies #cartoons #behind the scenes #interviews #livestreams #production design #adaptation #pinkfluidnf #worldbuilding #symbolism #design #i'm so glad this vid exists since the online Nimona artbook went offline

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achillean-knight · 9 months

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THE JOY THAT JUST HIT ME LIKE A FUCKING TRUCK IS OUGGHG