Variations for the Nut Tree, seen by the Mouse at the very beginning of the film and later serving as the dramatic location for the Mouse's first encounter with the Gruffalo. Drawings by Manu Arenas.
Some more preproduction from “Der Grüffelo”, which you can watch on ZDF this Christmas, December 24th at 10.40 am. Different production stages from the film's "swamp sequence", from top to bottom: Initial location design by Manu Arenas, set dress and prop design by Jakob Schuh,…
Manu Arenas' wonderful, early b/w concepts (top and middle) inspired the "field of dandylions" sequence, which was later further visualized by the very talented Louis Tardivier (bottom).