What a Year...

May 12, 2020 by Justin Martin

It’s been well over a year since I last updated my portfolio/blog, and the time has absolutely flown by. This has unquestionably been one of the busiest years of my life, both professionally and personally, and I know I’m not alone in wondering where the time went.

The world is most definitely a different place than it was when I last posted on here! I can’t specifically say what all I’ve been working on just yet (some things in development, some things currently in post, etc.), but I’m really excited about what the future holds… even if we’re stuck at home for the time being!

One good thing to come from this year was Mickey’s being awarded the Annie Award for Best TV/Media Children’s production!

While many things have changed, others are still the same- so here’s a big ol’ batch of Disney Mickey Mouse Shorts highlights from the latter half of the latest season. I’ve been Art Directing these for several years now, and the challenge each short presents is always unique and interesting. I hope you enjoy!
(Click the episode titles to see the shorts on Youtube.)

“Outback At Ya!”

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“Our Homespun Melody”

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“Over The Moon”

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“Two Can’t Play”

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“Easy Street”

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“Our Floating Dreams”

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“Gone To Pieces”

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“Carried Away”

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It's That Time Again...

March 29, 2019 by Justin Martin

More Mickey Madness! (I promise I do other artwork, I just can’t show a lot of it! I also have a super hot girlfriend, she just lives in Canada. Sigh.)

Daytime Emmy Nominations were announced a few days ago, and Mickey is nominated for Outstanding Children’s Animated Series! (Full list of nominees can be found HERE.)

Below are some highlights from the latest batch of shorts to air, all of which I Art Directed, and which were lovingly crafted by our amazing team of artists. Click on episode titles to watch the shorts.

Thanks for stopping in. Hope all are doing well!

“Amore Motore”

(This short was nominated for an Annie Award for Production Design!)

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“My Little Garden”

“Hats Enough”

“You, Me, and Fifi”

“For Whom the Booth Tolls”

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“Safari So Good”

“Outta Time”

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“House Painters”

“A Pete Scorned”

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“Surprise!”

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Coming Up For Air...

September 02, 2018 by Justin Martin

I can't believe it's been so long since I last posted anything on here. So much has happened in the year and a half since I posted about the Mickey Christmas Special. I'm Art Directing the Shorts now. There's a MICKEY RIDE in the works for Walt Disney World. (This is one of many promotional images I did up for that.)

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And in about a week's time I'm going to walk out on stage to receive an Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation for Background Design on our Halloween Special that came out last year!

I'm still in shock about that one. It likely won't become real for me until I'm out on stage with a completely blank mind and a quickly growing dark spot across the front of my tux pants.

On that cheerful note, I'm going to do an enormous Mickey artwork dump now. I think this lot should cover some highlights for all of Season 4 and the Halloween Special. (Disclaimer: This post is going to get annoyingly large, so I hope I don't run into issues. Might end up being several posts.) All images © Disney TVA.

(Click on episode titles to watch the shorts!)

"Canned"

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"Swimmin' Hole"

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"Touchdown & Out"

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"Locked in Love"

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"Shipped Out"

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"Bee Inspired"

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"Three-Legged Race"

"The Birthday Song"

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"The Perfect Dream"

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"Nature's Wonderland"

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"The Fancy Gentleman"

"Feed the Birds"

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"Carnaval"

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"Year of the Dog"

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"Dumb Luck"

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"New Shoes"

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"Flushed"

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"Springtime"

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"Reeled In"

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"The Scariest Story Ever: A Mickey Mouse Halloween Spooktacular!"

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(I'll probably post more from the Halloween special in the near future. That was a very fun project, and I'm incredibly honored for the recognition!)

Thank you so much for stopping by! I'll have much more artwork up very soon.

All the best!

Duck the Halls: A Mickey Mouse Christmas Special!

December 21, 2016 by Justin Martin

Our first holiday special premiered a few days ago, and we're all very proud of it. Here are a few of the dozens of backgrounds I did over the months we spent bringing it to life.

I don't think it's airing any more this year, but it is available on iTunes and Disney online.

All the best for a happy and healthy holiday season and an amazing 2017!

Music Art Show at Work...

June 25, 2016 by Justin Martin

We have numerous gallery shows at work each year, and this is my latest submission. I won't spell it outright, so see if you can guess what song I was thinking about when I did this piece...

Me, Myself, & Mickey...

June 25, 2016 by Justin Martin

We keep cranking them out, so I'm going to keep posting stuff! We have some really fun stuff coming up later this year and next, so be sure to stay tuned!

Best to all. Thanks for stopping by.

"Split Decision"

"Entombed"

"No Reservations"

"Ku'u Lei Melody "

"Couple Sweaters"

"Turkish Delights"

"Sock Burglar"

"Dancevidaniya"

New Year, New Kid, New Post...

January 26, 2016 by Justin Martin

A lot happening around these parts. We had a new baby girl in late December, which takes up most of our time, but I'm still cranking out the Mickey work!

Hope you enjoy. Thanks for stopping in!

"Roughin' It"