When you watch the latest Disney/Pixar animation Brave – and, if you're like everyone else on the planet, you assuredly will – you'll be struck by its arresting detail: the interior of the medieval castle with its tapestries, the realism of the Highland scenery from mountains to lochs, and the mass of red curls that are the most noticeable feature of the feisty heroine, Merida, and are part of the film's visual signature.
In common with every Pixar feature film (this is the 13th), hundreds of specialists have devoted years to giving Brave its distinctive appearance. There were effects supervisors, simulation technical directors, effects technical directors, shading technical directors, character modelling and articulation artists, and digital artists galore.
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