"The Elves and the Shoemaker" - Final Renders

In a small town, lives an old shoemaker and his wife. For years they have survived off of the success of the shop they started, but in recent years, times have gotten tough. The shoemaker has become old and can't work as fast as he used to. With no other options available, the two are about to go to bed and they hear a knock on their door. To their surprise, a group of very, very small gentlemen have arrived to help. They're the Elf Mafia and, with a fair price, could help turn the store around. The shoemaker and his wife happily agree, but once it is time for payment day, all they have to offer tiny, knitted sweaters. The elves smack away the sweaters saying that they are not up to the quality of their expensive, tailored suits. The Elf Mafia does not like to be swindled and will get their payment, one way or another...

"The Elves and the Shoemaker" - Rough Sketches

 

 Elf Mafia #1

 Elf Mafia #2

 Shoemaker

Shoemaker's Wife

"The Elves and the Shoemaker" - References

Murdoch the Railroad Engineer & his locomotive, Chug

      In the great western plains, a famous railway curves and winds around the old terrain. Many have traveled back-and-forth on this railway, but no one knows it better than ol' Murdoch. His father was an railroad engineer and after he passed away, he left his locomotive in Murdoch's possession. The train's name was Chug. No train could pull freight or transport passengers faster or better than Chug. The two became a great team, beating railway records and becoming famous across the land. People would wait at stations or sit beside the railway, just to see Murdoch and Chug zoom by for a quick wave.

Rough Sketches - Train & Driver

Reference Images - Train, Driver, & Environment