FILMATION FEBRUARY - DAY: 10

"Happy Birthday Roboto" layout artwork

Throughout this month The Power and The Honor Foundation in conjunction with The He-Man and She-Ra Blog will be showcasing never-before-seen Filmation production artwork.

Here we see a prime example of how the layout artwork was illustrated to both guide and influence the animators when they came to work on their particular scenes. This illustration of Orko and the robot that guards Man-At-Arms' laboratory from the He-Man episode "Happy Birthday Roboto" focuses on just how frustrated Orko is with the situation. Although the animation in the episode is more in-keeping with the style of the show, the layout artist illustrates the kind of comedy animation they would like to see utilized in the scene.


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FILMATION FEBRUARY - DAY: 9

Attak Trak ("Evilseed") model sheet by Fred Carrillo

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For many fans of the Masters of the Universe toyline, the Attak Trak's appearance in the cartoon was confusing. However, in the He-Man episode "Evilseed" we finally see the toy accurate (though color-inaccurate) version of the Attak Trak make an appearance. This illustration by Fred Carrillo shows the other artists and animators how He-Man should pilot the vehicle.


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FILMATION FEBRUARY - DAY: 8

Leech concept illustration by Charles Zembillas

Throughout this month The Power and The Honor Foundation in conjunction with The He-Man and She-Ra Blog will be showcasing never-before-seen Filmation production artwork.

Charles Zembillas was one of the primary character designers on the She-Ra series. Here we see one of his concept illustrations for the character of Leech. Even though this design sports suction cups (though not as prominent as his final character model) he is of a much heavier build. Interestingly, another illustration by Zembillas has the character with a much slimmer physique. It appears that Filmation settled somewhere in the middle.


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FILMATION FEBRUARY - DAY: 7

Background line art from MU023 "The Return of Orko's Uncle"

Throughout this month The Power and The Honor Foundation in conjunction with The He-Man and She-Ra Blog will be showcasing never-before-seen Filmation production artwork.

This background illustration of Spydra's castle from the He-Man episode "The Return of Orko's Uncle" shows the creative minds of those that worked at Filmation. When creating a background for the He-Man or She-Ra series, the artists would often have to create some of the weirdest locations ever seen. In this case the artist had to design a castle with a spider-like motif, hence the castle has large leg-like structures protruding from each side, while the main tower is the spider's body.


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FILMATION FEBRUARY - DAY: 6

"The Shadow of Skeletor" layout artwork

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This quite literally striking piece of layout artwork shows a great deal of action taking place. In this piece we see Man-E-Faces, disguised as Beast Man, zapped by Skeletor. The beauty of layout artwork is that you often see a variety of styles. Some artists enjoyed illustrating with pencil, and some with colored pencil, as is the case with this piece.


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FILMATION FEBRUARY - DAY: 5

Bow concept illustration

Throughout this month The Power and The Honor Foundation in conjunction with The He-Man and She-Ra Blog will be showcasing never-before-seen Filmation production artwork.

Here is an incredibly unique take on Bow during the development of his character design for the She-Ra series. In this illustration, aside from the archery aspect, there is little to tie this version of Bow to the final character model.


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FILMATION FEBRUARY - DAY: 4

Queen Balina ("A Tale of Two Cities") model sheet

Throughout this month The Power and The Honor Foundation in conjunction with The He-Man and She-Ra Blog will be showcasing never-before-seen Filmation production artwork.

This character model turnaround showcases the finalized design for the curvaceous Queen Balina from the He-Man episode "A Tale of Two Cities". The unique aspect of this model sheet is that the artist has added two additional views of the character; one looking down on the character, and the other looking up.


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FILMATION FEBRUARY - DAY: 3

Background line art from MU006 "Teela's Quest"

Throughout this month The Power and The Honor Foundation in conjunction with The He-Man and She-Ra Blog will be showcasing never-before-seen Filmation production artwork.

Here is a heavily rendered background of the Crystal Sea from the He-Man episode "Teela's Quest". This line art would eventually be xeroxed and placed on top of the painted background. Not all of the background line art in the series is as strong as this, which is ironic, as numerous artists at Filmation wanted the backgrounds of the Crystal Sea to be devoid of the black outlines.


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FILMATION FEBRUARY - DAY: 2

"Colossor Awakes" layout artwork by Bob Kline

Throughout this month The Power and The Honor Foundation in conjunction with The He-Man and She-Ra Blog will be showcasing never-before-seen Filmation production artwork.

Bob Kline had worked on numerous Filmation projects prior to He-Man. Although he only briefly worked on He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, his layout artwork for the episode "Colossor Awakes" (as seen here) is incredibly striking. One only has to watch the episode to see how his influence resulted in a deviation from the stock system, as well as the animators attempting to mimic his artistic style.


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FILMATION FEBRUARY - DAY: 1

Queen Angella concept illustration

Throughout this month The Power and The Honor Foundation in conjunction with The He-Man and She-Ra Blog will be showcasing never-before-seen Filmation production artwork.

This illustration shows one of the numerous designs conceptualized for Queen Angella for the She-Ra series. Even though this design bears little resemblance to the final character model, certain motifs from this design were carried over.


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