with Lyon Liew

The wonder of animation and special effects
through Toy Story 4

*The cast of Toy Story 4. Image courtesy of Pixar Animation Studio.*

Concept drawing for Toy Story 4, courtesy of Pixar Animation Studio. — Concept drawing for **Toy Story 4**, courtesy of Pixar Animation Studio.

As a visual effects artist for box office hits like Star Wars, Toy Story, Avengers, Cars, Transformers, Incredibles, Jurassic World, Oscar award winner Coco, and more, Lyon works with a team of artists to create and even more impactful cinematic experience as a Simulation Design Director at Pixar. Lyon’s job is to make sure that hair and clothing in animations swish and swoosh just the way it would in real life.

As Lyon shared about his background , our campers envisioned their own characters to fit into the well-loved Toy Story cast. Many of our campers regularly find inspiration from movies to create their own stories, and they were able to dream up a whole new character into the cast of a classic, beloved animation. Most of all, we learned that it is very much possible to use your imagination, creativity, and empathy in all kinds of ways as we grow older! Especially as a special effects artist.

Stay tuned for images of our campers’ beautiful creations where you’ll see how they were inspired by Lyon’s workshop!