Rick Law

Rick Law (born December 15, 1969) is an American entertainment illustrator and producer, best known for his career with The Walt Disney Company. His work has spanned across all forms of popular entertainment media: films, TV, music, theme park, print, toys, and video games. As a 15 year old, Law created a t-shirt design that caught the attention of music artist Steve Taylor In 1986, at age 16, Law first attended San Diego Comic-Con where he was further inspired by other artists and creators he met there.

Law's initial foray into Hollywood came about during a 1988 trip to Los Angeles with a friend. Seeking a way to sneak into the Paramount Pictures movie studio became a chance encounter with director Richard Donner who allowed Law permission to visit his Scrooged set and access to the studio lot.

In 1995 Law created the supernatural themed black & white comic series Beyond the Veil, both writing and illustrating the series.

In 1996, Law illustrated Pond and Stream : Habitats for children's educational publisher Evan-Moor.

Law began working with The Walt Disney Company in 1993. Over the course of his diverse career as a content creator with the company he has held a variety of roles. Some of those include: The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad; The Lion King II: Simba's Pride; Mulan; The Rescuers Down Under; 101 Dalmatians; Tinker Bell; Piglet's Big Movie; Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo; Tarzan & Jane; Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas, and the first three 'Buddies' films: Air Buddies, Snow Buddies, and Space Buddies. He has been a story contributor; and created or developed a myriad of products for the company and it's licensees. In 2009, Law started designing toys with his reinterpretations of Disney characters via toy manufacturer MINDstyle. In support of the release of Toy Story 3 in Asia, Law was a primary artist for the Alien Invasion Tour, which debuted at Times Square mall in Hong Kong, with artistic reinterpretations of the Toy Story alien character. Law was a creative lead in the design and launch of Disney English and was a consultant in the development of Shanghai Disneyland Park. including the Walt Disney Family Museum exhibit: Awaking Beauty: The Art of Eyvind Earle. In 2017, Law created cover artwork for the King Never World War I themed EP All These Things and in 2020 he created cover artwork for the band's single Stick In The Mud.

Law has been a speaker at venues including The Walt Disney Family Museum, CTN Animation Expo, and San Diego Comic-Con. He is a member of the Comic Art Professional Society (CAPS) and has served as a board member of The Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles.

Filmography Year Title Credits 1992 Leap of Faith poster artist 1993 Fearless production assistant (uncredited) 1998 The Black Cauldron illustrator 1998 Lion King II: Simba's Pride illustrator 1999 Madeline: Lost in Paris illustrator 1999 Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas illustrator 1999 101 Dalmatians illustrator 1999 The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad illustrator 2000 The Rescuers Down Under illustrator 2002 Tarzan & Jane illustrator 2002 Disney Sing-Along-Songs: Very Merry Christmas Songs illustrator 2003 Piglet's Big Movie illustrator 2004 Winnie The Pooh: Springtime With Roo illustrator 2006 Air Buddies concept illustrator 2006 United 93 special thanks 2008 Tinker Bell concept artist 2008 Snow Buddies concept illustrator 2009 Space Buddies concept artist 2012 Raiding The Lost Ark: A Filmumentary special thanks 2012 Blue Like Jazz associate producer 2013 Drew: The Man Behind the Poster associate producer 2015 Leonard Knight: A Man & His Mountain associate producer 2015 17th Annual Animation Show of Shows special thanks 2015 Tyrus special thanks 2016 Floyd Norman: An Animated Life consultant 2016 18th Annual Animation Show of Shows special thanks 2017 19th Annual Animation Show of Shows special thanks

Television Year Title Credits 1989 The Arsenio Hall Show creative consultant 1990 CCM-TV creative consultant/idea 1990 The Gospel According to VH1 idea 1992 Melrose Place illustrator - multiple episodes 1993 Danger Theatre conceptual illustrator 1994 The 29th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards Illustrator 1995 The 700 Club himself

Discography Year Title Artist Credits 1994 Speckled Bird The Choir Thanks/project support 2014 Goliath Steve Taylor & The Perfect Foil Executive Producer 2017 All These Things King Never cover artist 2020 Stick In the Mud King Never cover artist

Games Year Title Credits 2009 Prototype concept artist