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filbarlow — Might Ducks: Chameleon
Published: 2012-09-29 16:39:21 +0000 UTC; Views: 3054; Favourites: 38; Downloads: 0
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Yes I also worked on Mighty Ducks, I did a whole lot of designs and then suddenly the communication shut down and I just figured my work wasn't used. The show never aired in Australia so I never knew if any of my designs were used or if I was given a credit.Decades passed and I was sitting in the Disney offices staring across the room at a giant trace and bad clean up of the Chameleon sketch shown here, they absolutely ruined him. Oh well I have the originals to show that he once looked much better.
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I wouldn't go as far as to say he was ruined. Of the four saurians, I think they kept the Chameleon as close to the original concept as possible. The only big change is they seem to have dropped the underbite.
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jerry lewis X gollum ! he was definitely one of the wierder chars on the show.. but your design looks alot better than what i remember from my child hood.
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In my opinion they ruined the design.
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All of them, I was told by the Producer that he wanted to move away from Disney style ducks, so I used reference of different duck species from around the world and based each hero on a species so that they would have a unique plumage. I was disappointed when I finally saw the main characters years later.
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It's great to know the guy who did the concept art for the Saurians on Mighty Ducks. You know come to think of it, they did some what used this design for the Chameleon in the Mighty Ducks episode "Phil in the Blank" for one scene. If you check out the episode on Youtube, you'll see it.
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I'll definitely go and hunt it down.
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Thanks for sharing these! I had no idea you worked on Mighty Ducks too! Cool!
Yeah they took your designs and made them... stiffer. Still a fun shopw that really shouldn't have worked but did
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If I'd been lead character designer it would have been different, of course.
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Seriously?! You worked on Mighty Ducks. Wow!
Thank you so much for sharing the original artwork with us. It's great.
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Yus, I was the conceptual designer.
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Wow, that was one of my favorite cartoons as a child, and the villains were the best part!
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I agree about the villains I had fun doing them!
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Shame to hear that...but it's pretty awesome to see the original art!
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I figured it was about time I took these off ice. It's been a thorn in my side for a while.
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