![A fleet of historic ships on the sea, approaching mountains](/sites/default/files/2023-11/King-Arthur-Art-Dept-Case-Study-Header-1980x820.jpg)
King Arthur: Art Department
Conjuring giant elephants, magical serpents and the out-of-this-world environments, Framestore’s Art Department were bought on board during the preproduction stage of King Arthur: Legend of the Sword; creating detailed concepts for key scenes across the film.
![a gigantic elephant with four tusks adorned in battle armour walking towards soldiers riding horses](/sites/default/files/styles/full_width_688_x_variable_height/public/2022-07/king%20arthur%20art%20department%20image.jpg?itok=pH0z8l2E)
![concept art of two gigantic elephants with six tusks each adorned in battle armour](/sites/default/files/styles/full_width_688_x_variable_height/public/2022-07/king%20arthur%20art%20department%20image%202.jpg?itok=Dig-VW4r)
The scale was the biggest challenge here. Everything had to be huge.
Ben Mangana
CG SUpervisor
![aerial view of a gigantic war elephant that has a battle arsenal on its back](/sites/default/files/styles/full_width_688_x_variable_height/public/2022-07/king%20arthur%20art%20department%20image%203.jpg?itok=ldd_kyA3)
![two gigantic elephants adorned in battle armour charging towards a brick bridge as thousands of soldiers below are fighting](/sites/default/files/styles/full_width_688_x_variable_height/public/2022-07/king%20arthur%20art%20department%20image%204.jpg?itok=Hdx2NnTU)
It was a lot of fun - it was fantastical and magical but in a grounded, gritty way. We had a lot of creative freedom.
Christian Kaestner
VFX Supervisor
![a tower made up of hundreds of skeletons in a forest with dead trees](/sites/default/files/styles/full_width_688_x_variable_height/public/2022-07/king%20arthur%20art%20department%20image%205.jpg?itok=A56dKBBo)
![concept art of a soldier wearing battle armour holding a sword inside of a ring of fire amongst a roman architecture that is in ruins](/sites/default/files/styles/full_width_688_x_variable_height/public/2022-07/king%20arthur%20art%20department%20image%206.jpg?itok=783l9fRT)
![two soldiers fighting on a wooden bridge in front of colossal mountains, lightning strikes inside of smoke](/sites/default/files/styles/full_width_688_x_variable_height/public/2022-07/king%20arthur%20art%20department%20image%207.jpg?itok=PoEUKXsJ)
![two soldiers fighting on a rock next to three large engraved standing stones amongst mountainous terrain with lava streams running down the mountains](/sites/default/files/styles/full_width_688_x_variable_height/public/2022-07/king%20arthur%20art%20department%20image%208.jpg?itok=ZAyrYNii)
![a medieval town structure settlement at the base of a mountain. there is a large tower that is omitting light that resembles a plasma globe](/sites/default/files/styles/full_width_688_x_variable_height/public/2022-07/king%20arthur%20art%20department%20image%209.jpg?itok=dHKfUeu-)
We built the Nemesis character from the inside out.
Stuart Penn
CG Supervisor
![nemesis staring directly into the camera with its white eyes and razor sharp teeth](/sites/default/files/styles/image_gallery_mob_688x_387_/public/2022-07/king%20arthur%20art%20department%20image%2010.jpg?h=d73ee45c&itok=j3eUk3fQ)
![nemesis character wearing a skull shaped horned battle helmet looking directly into the camera](/sites/default/files/styles/image_gallery_mob_688x_387_/public/2022-07/king%20arthur%20art%20department%20image%2011.jpg?h=d73ee45c&itok=9yvKFqmm)
![nemesis character wearing a skull shaped horned battle helmet and cape while holding fists up in victory](/sites/default/files/styles/full_width_688_x_variable_height/public/2022-07/king%20arthur%20art%20department%20image%2012.jpg?itok=QiyulRV8)
![back view of nemesis character wearing a horned shaped helmet and battle trousers](/sites/default/files/styles/image_gallery_mob_688x_387_/public/2022-07/king%20arthur%20art%20department%20image%2013.jpg?h=0afe0da1&itok=1a3cFqoj)
![nemesis character standing while wearing a skull shaped horned battle helmet and cape](/sites/default/files/styles/image_gallery_mob_688x_387_/public/2022-07/king%20arthur%20art%20department%20image%2014.jpg?h=0afe0da1&itok=g-SgjvXM)