KRA Concept Art

"Halt, dangly bells!"

This page contains spoilers. Reader discretion advised!

This is a hub for the art made during the production of KRA, since there's so much of it! Each section contains the gallery of an artist that worked on the film, with links to their websites.

Contents

Leads
Storyboard Artists
Animators
Background Artists
Designers
References

Leads

João Cardoletto: Animation Lead

Portfolio | Animation Reel

Adrián Hurtado: Animation Supervisor

Portfolio | Animation Reel

Scenes animated: Seth's intro, Nick's audition, Nick's intro, Fight vs Anubis soldiers, Larry arguing with Teddy, Nick in the basement

Justin Lovell: Animation Director

Portfolio

Lovell directed the intro tracking shot through NYC, and the flashlight tracking shot during the Anubis fight. Unfortunately, his videos are only hosted on Squarespace, and unable to be embedded.

Asha Lynne Macdonald: Lead Background Color Artist

Portfolio

Storyboard Artists

James Nguyen

Portfolio (Archived Copy)

Nguyen also boarded two other scenes (Museum Chase, Erika's Apartment), but as of 30 July 2025, his website is down and these are lost media.

Randy Young and Green Ghost Studio

Portfolio

Animators

Rafael Almeida: Animator

Portfolio | Animation Reel

Scenes animated: "Brave spirit", "Now for the final chord", "He says it's just the beginning", Teddy with sword, Helmet Toss

Grace Heyes-Deneen: Character Animator

Portfolio | Animation Reel

Scenes animated: Lion Close-Up, Wooly Mammoth Close-Up, "Lock the Loading Dock", "Is that a real thing?", "The basement, duh", "Just like Laaa is doing with Whistler's Mother", Gasp Shot

Araceli De La Santa Cruz: Animator

Portfolio | Animation Reel

Scenes animated: Nick going upstairs, "Looks like Nick's got a little hitch in his giddy-up"

Gabriel Jimenez: Animator

Animation Reel

Scenes animated: "Slice of Life", Sacajawea's backflip in scorpion fight, Larry catching speakers, Lassoing the cobra, Seth after Tiger's attack, Laaa running from Dexter, Teddy and Wea's horses rounding the desk

Beth Mackenzie: Animator

Portfolio | Animation Reel

Scenes animated: Nick leading group to subway, "How are we supposed to find George Washington in New York City?", "Dum-dum son-son"

Jordan Olson: Animator

Portfolio | Animation Reel

Scenes animated: Neanderthals attacking Ronnie, Ronnie running into breakroom, "I was the scary noise!", Kahmunrah slipping on oil, Joan confiding in Sacajawea

Tobi Oyenuga: Animator

Portfolio | Animation Reel

Scenes animated: Catapult scene, "Yeah, no problem", Pocket "Charge!", "Wait, I have the keys"

Eddy Pedreira: Animator

Animation Reel

Scenes animated: Nick with flashlight in the basement, "Don't eat me or it'll be a real short movie", Nick talking to Mia about fruit texts, "Together we can rule the world", "Made it out completely unsca- YEOW! Right, that's solid gold", Teddy comforting Nick as sun rises

Andre Perlingeiro: Character Animator

Portfolio | KRA Page on his website

Scenes animated: Joan vs. Kahmunrah, Nick's "What are we supposed to do now?!", Kahmunrah grabbing Nick's leg, "RUN!" as column collapses, "Did I say duke? I meant duck", "Pretty green fire!"

From his website: "I joined at the end of the project thanks to my great friend and leader of this project João Brum. I participated in the project for 1 month and it was absolutely incredible to animate the film as it was my first feature film made in the English language and for a major like Disney. I animated some scenes and then joined the retakes team but I couldn’t contribute for a long time, as I was called at that time to be creative director of a complete project. I am very grateful for this brief but very inspiring moment in my career."

Natassya Rosewinata: Animator

Portfolio | Animation Reel

Scenes animated: At Erica's door, Jed and Octavius eating the candy bar, Octavius boasting ("Elite Praetorian Guard")

Nathan Slowly: Animator

Portfolio | Animation Reel

Scenes animated: "So this who thing is because you have daddy issues?", "Ooh, excuse me!"

Ronald Spooner: Animator

Portfolio | Animation Reel

Scenes animated: "Only the keenest minds can decipher how to open it" (only half of scene used), Sacajawea fighting the Horus statue, Nick running with gem eye, "Duke!" (alternate take), "This is the end of the end", Kahmunrah holding onto Nick's ankle

Background Artists

"It took a lot of effort to design a Natural History Museum that felt accurate to the real place but didn't infringe on actual architectural copyright. (Yes architecture is under copyright) I also love an opportunity to do half shadows!"

"I had to repaint a few of my approved keys in night lighting, which was actually a really fun exercise, and not as arduous as you might think. This one turned out to be one of my favorite paintings for the film."

"This was an early concept I did for the Lobby redesign from the films, and it ended up being used as the poster in a lot of promotional stuff. I did a 3D proxy first for the whole lobby that I could swivel a camera around in to get composition right."

"Lobby again but repainted with Night lighting."

"Lobby reverse angle."

"Lobby Reverse angle repainted with Night lighting."

"My first design for Joan of Arc's exhibit room."

"The Rome and Wild West miniature exhibits room. Was inspired quite heavily from the film sets for this one."

"The North America exhibit. The perspective on the moose butt was particularly difficult on this one, haha"

"The Tokyo Museum briefly seen in the film needed to feel very different from its American counterpart, so I went with a much more sophisticated feel with cooler tones and darker shadows. All the drawings are based on real artifacts and art found in Japan"

"The Temple of Seth sarcophagus. We chose a poisonous green to represent the evil dudes in this film, and this room was pretty fun to imagine."

"Early thumbs for the lobby trying to find a good perspective to paint."

"The MET Temple of Dendur was another unique challenge of trying very hard to represent the real space while avoiding copyright on the actual architecture."