



That Famous Pose by @ByronPHoward

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You know this image; you’ve seen it on movie posters, DVD covers, and in countless works of fan art: Nick Wilde leaning his elbow on Judy Hopps’ head while she regards him with a mixture of amusement and insouciance.

And this is where it all began, the very first rendering of that iconic pose, created by Zootopia co-director Byron Howard in 2012.

And so today we proudly present a collection of Byron Howard’s Zootopia artwork. Included in this gallery are concept pieces, promotional artwork, and drawings sent as thanks and greetings to various people. Many of these images will be familiar to the reader, but some (we hope) will be works they haven’t seen before.

Enjoy. and don’t forget to show Byron some love by visiting his Twitter page.

(All comments in quotations and bold text are by B. H.)

Get your art after the break!

“One of my rough Zootopia beat-board drawings from 3 yrs ago. Nick & Judy beat a hasty retreat.”

(This pic was posted on Twitter in 2015, so three years ago would have been 2012.)

“(Her work: here, )”



No Sweat by @ByronPHoward

Source [24] “Couldn’t let my friend’s bday go by without a wish from Nick & Judy! Happy Birthday, Kido!”

I confess to having once rather shamelessly modified this picture to show Judy about to step on a banana peel. (Don’t hate me, I was on painkillers at the time.)



Happy Birthday by @ByronPHoward

Source [25] “I did this special Zootopia Tangled Bolt thank you for my friend, LePrinceKido, who loves all the heroines :)”



Tangled Zootopia by @ByronPHoward

Source [26] “A piece I did…to thank Korean movie-goers seeing Zootopia after 2 million viewers :)”



To Korea by @ByronPHoward

Source [27] “The drawing I did for Shakira -She is a delight to work with, the perfect Gazelle” I think this is the only Gazelle solo pic I’ve ever seen by Byron Howard.



Gazelle BH by @ByronPHoward

Source [28] A pic Byron Howard did while on a promo tour of Japan, April 2016.



Happy Golden Week Japan by @ByronPHoward

Source [29] “In honor of Zootopia in Japan: I was asked to Zootopify 2 of MezamashiTV’s stars!”



MezaMashi by @ByronPHoward

Source [30] Love this one.

“Another piece they asked me to do for Zootopia in China. During Lantern Festivals, kids often carry rabbit lanterns.”



Lantern Festival – China by @ByronPHoward

Source [31] “Early vis dev image exploring Zootopia families.”



Tiger Mom by @ByronPHoward

Source [32] “The Zootopia/Baymax mashup piece I did for the China Zootopia campaign …made into a poster.”



China Zootopia mashup by @ByronPHoward

Source [33] —————————————— Poster Text: translated: Brought to you by the Oscar-Winning Producers of Big Hero 6 A hug from Baymax can turn even natural enemies into partners! (Left) Nick Wilde the fox (Right) Judy Hopps the bunny Disney Zootopia 4th of March, 2016 (Friday) In sync with North American theaters! Prepare to be overwhelmed by laughter in a cinema near you!

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(Special thanks to the ZNN translation team.)

—————————————————— “Réalisateurs & toute l’équipe de Zootopie remercient beaucoup Annecy!” (Directors & the whole team of Zootopie thank Annecy very much!)



Merci, Annecy by @ByronPHoward

Source [34] “Early Zootopia beatboard…it’s almost like Nick is waiting for something…”







Nick is waiting by @ByronPHoward

Source [35] “Zootopia at the Oscars. Pun Credit: Jared Bush.”

This is a good example of how much Mr. Howard’s Zootopia artworks has evolved from the early beatboard days.



#Zootopia at the #Oscars by @ByronPHoward

Source [36] “Zootopia Story Dept had me do their shirt 2 show the enormous amount of work they do.”







197136 Story Panels by @ByronPHoward

Source [37] “The Zootopia animation crew put my dailies drawings on their crew shirt… Flattered!”



Crew Shirt by @ByronPHoward

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“1 of my early Nick & Judy sketches from (2012)…amazing 2 finally see movie materialize.”



Early Nick and Judy by @ByronPHoward

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“A Zootopia thank you from Flash, to someone who helped me with my guitar :)”







Old Slow Paw by @ByronPHoward

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“Piece I did a while back for Leah Latham, dear friend & voice of Fru Fru in Zootopia.”







FruStewardess by @ByronPHoward

Source [41] “Another drawing I did for a meet-n-greet last week…”

(This was April 2017)



BH Nick by @ByronPHoward

Source [42] “Friend request/present.”







BH Judy by @ByronPHoward

Source [43] “Artwork I did for Shelby as a thank you for all her support of Zootopia. :)”







Peacenick and Judy by @ByronPHoward

Source [44] “Honorary Zootopification. Thanks Elon, for sharing the Zootopia / Sloth photo.”







Elon Musk-Ox by @ByronPHoward

Source [45] “In honor of the 2nd Anniversary of Zootopia’s U.S. release, posting this detail from a thank-you piece I did for Cat Stevens, who mentioned Judy’s speech on stage as a lead-in to Peace Train. Two years later, this quote seems more appropriate than ever.”



Two years later, this quote seems more appropriate than ever. by @ByronPHoward

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Here is the performance of Peace Train Byron Howard was talking about.

Music and Lyrics by Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens.)

Until next time…