Indy-4 Skeleton Throne

This was one of many drawings of the crystal skeletons done for Indy-4. We played a lot with the scale of the things, trying to determine how tall the aliens needed to be so that Indy could climb up the throne and place the skull on the neck without looking too awkward. I was trying to design the skeleton as well as the throne at the same time, trying to make sure that they fit together well. There was an attempt on the part of the art department to carry on the tradition of the Indiana Jones films in that the designs for most all of the sets, props, and creatures were to be done under one roof, under the nose of the production designer and the director, rather than to allow the designs to be usurped by the sub-contractors who were hired to fabricate them, as is often the case in big budget fantasy and sci-fi films.