Nilah Magruder Illustration & Animation
Illustration
The Puni Mart
This is a selection from a storyboard produced at Sony Pictures Animation for the CG-animated film Open Season 3. Characters © Sony Pictures Animation.
The Domestics Escape
This is a selection from a storyboard produced at Sony Pictures Animation for the CG-animated film Open Season 3. Characters © Sony Pictures Animation.
Winter is Coming
I got caught up in the Game of Thrones craze when the first season of the HBO series aired. To celebrate, I made a set of bookmarks featuring the kids of Winterfell and their loyal direwolves.
Lemonade
Two girls set out to make a bit of money and come to blows over artistic differences. Anne and Bertie designed by Gabriela Zapata and used with permission.
Zombieeee
In a zombie apocalyptic world, a little girl finds herself face-to-face with the enemy. Watch the full animatic.
Selkie
A friend and I had been discussing European selkie mythology. I’d also recently been contemplating the Caribbean and its marine life. Naturally, the two ideas collided – you never really see Caribbean seal people, and I thought it’d be a fun experiment. As it happens, the Caribbean Monk Seal – the only Caribbean seal species [...]
Blue Fairy Nimeet
I guess this qualifies as business casual… So, yes. This is Nimeet. She’s a “blue fairy,” and as we all know, being a blue fairy has its perks. Like a GREAT 401K plan! …Among other things…
The Sloth, Evolved
I like to think of this as the next evolution of the sloth. In the future they will have horns, stand twenty feet tall, and be generally pretty awesome. Unfortunately, the human species will have either abandoned Earth or gone extinct by then, so we will be unable to revel in their glory.
Sunrise
This was a piece I started loooong ago. Like, in 2006. Back then I started to paint it, but I really wasn’t liking the way it turned out and I got discouraged. Now and then I’d come across the half-finished file while going through my folders, and finally one day I decided to give it [...]
Winter
I’m not a huge fan of winter… but there are some things I like about it. Like being warm and cozy inside with a hot drink and a good book within arm’s reach.
Kali
If you’re going to go on a quest or something, you definitely want a perky optimist in the group. Oh yes, she’s got some friends that she accompanies on adventures and whatnot. Maybe I’ll get around to drawing them one day.
Tildrum
This guy’s named Tildrum, and he’s inspired by King o’ the Cats, a fun European folktale. I once saw an animated version of the story as a small child, and it’s stuck with my ever since. There are a number of written variations that you can find online, but this one is short and sweet. [...]
Katara
I don’t do fanart often, but with the new movie coming out I’ve been on an Avatar: The Last Airbender kick. I wanted to try painting Katara with an Inuit/Eskimo look.
