Leighton Hickman

Entertainment Design

Biography

Leighton Hickman is a Visual Development Artist, Production Designer and teacher. He has spent the bulk of his career developing animated features for DreamWork, Disney, Illumination and Sony. He worked extensively on Disney’s Moana; Chris Sanders’ movies The Croods 1 & 2; Puss and Boots: The Last Wish; Boss Baby 2; The Super Mario Bros. Movie; Shrek Forever After as well as a number of unreleased titles.

Leighton has also taught numerous classes over the course of his career including: Visual Development, Concept Design, Plein Air Landscape Painting, Color and Light. He has taught and mentored many students for his alma mater, the ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena.

Classes

• ECPT-356-01: Visual Development
• ECPT-451-01: Portfolio/Senior Project 2