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Valerie LaPointe

Director, Artist and Voice Actor, currently at Pixar Animation Studios
  • About Valerie
  • Blog & News
  • Pixar Story Work
    • Lamp Life
    • Toy Story 4
    • Inside Out
    • Brave
  • Disney Imagineering Art
    • Art of Animation Hotel
    • Heist Rats for Ratatouille Ride
  • Comics & Books
    • 100 Years of Fashion & Fun
    • Claire Counterclockwise
    • 2000s Indie Comics
  • Drawing
    • Prompt Story Sketches
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    • Watercolor
Happy Halloween Dahlings!
What a week. Another friend and amazing artist passed away. Garett Sheldrew. I heard the legend of Garett in the Pixar story department before I had the chance to actually work with him on Inside Out and witness his brilliance first hand. Then as par
Moss Beach sketch
Its turning out to be a rough month. Another friend and colleague passed away this week, Amber Martorelli. A talented animator, artist, friend, mother, who is gone too soon. I recently learned its traditional Jewish custom to say “May her memor
So long summer. I had some fun digitally cleaning up and coloring an old prompt pencil sketch.
Something I love about prompt drawing is how it gets your mind to recall details that have gotten lost in the memory clutter. This one I drew a while back, my Kindergarten teacher always wore dresses with paisleys on them.
Moss Beach, CA
More ipad sketches from walks this summer. Oakland Hills
Today Animation lost a legend, and many lost a friend who always welcomed and inspired. I feel so honored to have known, worked with, and had many conversations about musicals with the brilliant Ralph Eggleston. As everyone at Pixar sent emails remem
Top of San Jacinto, Palm Springs

Kids learning to draw stuff...

February 04, 2014




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Happy Halloween Dahlings!
Happy Halloween Dahlings!
What a week. Another friend and amazing artist passed away. Garett Sheldrew. I heard the legend of Garett in the Pixar story department before I had the chance to actually work with him on Inside Out and witness his brilliance first hand. Then as par
What a week. Another friend and amazing artist passed away. Garett Sheldrew. I heard the legend of Garett in the Pixar story department before I had the chance to actually work with him on Inside Out and witness his brilliance first hand. Then as part of (quite possibly the best story team ever) on Toy Story 4 which would not have been the same without him. He was one-of-kind. A self-trained artist, who could visualize entire sequences in his mind, then blast out hundreds of drawings in a few hours with incredible life and emotion. This drawing was one he gave me right before my daughter was born. He is already deeply missed. Rest in peace Garett, your memory is also a blessing. May you be a Saint of Storyboarding for all of us still scribbling away in our mortal coils. May we meet again on the next level. 🙏💛 #garettsheldrew
Moss Beach sketch
Moss Beach sketch
Its turning out to be a rough month. Another friend and colleague passed away this week, Amber Martorelli. A talented animator, artist, friend, mother, who is gone too soon. I recently learned its traditional Jewish custom to say “May her memor
Its turning out to be a rough month. Another friend and colleague passed away this week, Amber Martorelli. A talented animator, artist, friend, mother, who is gone too soon. I recently learned its traditional Jewish custom to say “May her memory be a blessing”. My memory of Amber will be exactly that. The challenge of the past years put a lot of time between when I last saw her, but she was someone who exuded joy and hope. This photo was years ago when we both received our ten year awards at Pixar.
So long summer. I had some fun digitally cleaning up and coloring an old prompt pencil sketch.
So long summer. I had some fun digitally cleaning up and coloring an old prompt pencil sketch.
Something I love about prompt drawing is how it gets your mind to recall details that have gotten lost in the memory clutter. This one I drew a while back, my Kindergarten teacher always wore dresses with paisleys on them.
Something I love about prompt drawing is how it gets your mind to recall details that have gotten lost in the memory clutter. This one I drew a while back, my Kindergarten teacher always wore dresses with paisleys on them.
Moss Beach, CA
Moss Beach, CA
More ipad sketches from walks this summer. Oakland Hills
More ipad sketches from walks this summer. Oakland Hills
Today Animation lost a legend, and many lost a friend who always welcomed and inspired. I feel so honored to have known, worked with, and had many conversations about musicals with the brilliant Ralph Eggleston. As everyone at Pixar sent emails remem
Today Animation lost a legend, and many lost a friend who always welcomed and inspired. I feel so honored to have known, worked with, and had many conversations about musicals with the brilliant Ralph Eggleston. As everyone at Pixar sent emails remembering him today, it was really striking how much Ralph gave his time and attention to so many, his infectious enthusiasm for film and wealth of knowledge. The man had seen everything and had an opinion about it all. I remember him recommending this massive tome of a book to me: “MGM’s Greatest Musicals: The Arthur Freed Unit. We may be the only ones who’ve read the whole thing- except Ralph could remember everything in it. I’m pretty sure Ralph also invented the color script. He was brilliant, he was wonderful frantic energy. He will be sorely missed. #ralpheggleston #pixar
Top of San Jacinto, Palm Springs
Top of San Jacinto, Palm Springs