Unikitty! producers share unseen development art from The LEGO Movie spin-off series

The creatives behind the animated television series Unikitty! have shared concept art and rough sketches that reveal the development on the LEGO inspired series’ look.

Unikitty! is the spin-off television series all about the memorable character from The LEGO Movie, who will soon be back on the big screen The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part.

Over on Twitter, a selection of fascinating artwork has been shared that reveals how Unikitty! was developed for television. Given that the character was going from 3D to 2D animation, and would need to carry a series, the look of Unikitty had to be refined so it would work for the series.

Producers and showrunners Ed Skudder and Lynn V Wang sketched these rough concepts:

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Supervising Producer Aaron Horvath produced this early drawing:

These are screenshots from the original Unikitty animation test:

And here is the finished character:

It is a fascinating look at the development process that goes into designing a character. Unikitty was originally created for The LEGO Movie, for which character was developed from scratch – before she became Unikitty, her role in the film was filled by Crazy King Carl.

To find out how she became the unicorn-cat that fans know and love, order Brick Fanatics Magazine Issue 2, which includes an exclusive feature with Matthew Ashton revealing just that. The magazine is available for purchase in single copies (plus a postage and packaging charge) or as part of a 12-issue or 24-issue subscription, at a discounted rate, with free postage and packaging.

The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part will be released on February 8, 2019.

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Graham was the BrickFanatics.com Editor up until November 2020. He has plenty of experience working on LEGO related projects. He has contributed to various websites and publications on topics including niche hobbies, the toy industry and education.

Follw Graham on Twitter @grahamh100.

Graham

Graham was the BrickFanatics.com Editor up until November 2020. He has plenty of experience working on LEGO related projects. He has contributed to various websites and publications on topics including niche hobbies, the toy industry and education. Follw Graham on Twitter @grahamh100.

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