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  • We acquired this object.

2006

  • Work on this object began.

2025

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Concept Art, Ornament Valley Texture and Color, Cars, 2006

This is a Concept art. It is dated 2006. Its medium is acrylic on board.

The natural environment plays a large role in the story of Cars, so lengths were taken to make it look like the authentic American Southwest. Tia W. Kratter’s texture and color study of Ornament Valley considers different options and iterations of Willy’s Butte through a range of dark, warm, and cool tones.

It is credited Courtesy of Pixar Animation Studios, © Disney/Pixar

Its dimensions are

H x W: 27.9 × 21.6 cm (11 in. × 8 1/2 in.)

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