10 Pieces Of Toy Story 3 Concept Art You Never Saw Before

One of Disney/Pixar’s most popular series is Toy Story. This beloved franchise has been creating content for 25 years. After an 11 year gap in feature films, fans were excited when they learned about Toy Story 3.

There are many steps involved in a project such as making a film. One of the early steps in this process is creating concept art. This art helps in developing the work as well as sharing the concept with directors, clients, and investors. Disney/Pixar decided to release the concept art for Toy Story 3, sharing many of the original sketches and designs. Check out these 10 pieces of Toy Story 3 concept art.

10 Toys New And Old

In Toy Story 3, Andy’s toys got a new home when they joined a daycare facility. This meant that the toys were introduced to a host of new characters. This concept art shows Andy’s toys being shown around the daycare center by Lotso. They all seem optimistic, except for Woody who looks a bit cautious.

This depiction matches up well with the final version of the movie as many of the toys were excited while being shown around by Lotso. Woody, of course, was determined to get back to Andy.

9 Andy

In Toy Story 3, Andy has grown up and is heading off to college. This means they needed to create a new, teenage version of Andy. This concept art shows several different early depictions of what this new version of Andy may have looked like.

Ultimately, the Andy in the film doesn’t look exactly like any of these sketches, but it is clear that inspiration was taken from the sketch in the middle.

8 Recalled Toys

The original concept for Toy Story 3 was a very different movie than what was eventually produced. One of the first accepted scripts revolved around Buzz being recalled and Andy’s toys’ mission to get him back.

Along the way, Buzz was to meet several other toys that had also been recalled. In this concept art, you see Buzz trapped in a container. The room is filled with other recalled toys, giving fans an insight into what this mission may have looked like.

7 The Children

Of course, when designing a daycare, there are going to have to be several new human characters introduced. While many of the Toy Story movies have included very few humans, the daycare needed to be full of kids and thriving.

Each of these children needed to be different from each other with their own distinct interests and personalities. The concept art above includes some early depictions of the children who attend Sunnyside Daycare.

6 Andy’s Room

Everyone remembers Andy’s childhood room. The imagery of sky-blue walls and giant clouds is embedded into the heads of many. As Andy is older in Toy Story 3, it makes sense that his room would go through a transformation.

Andy was always one to display his interests on the walls and this concept art gives fans an insight into some of Andy’s new favorite activities. It is clear that this room is the room of a teenager. From the mess on the floor to the video game controllers, a lot has changed since Andy was younger.

5 The Classroom

Much of the story takes place in the daycare center. Of course, developing the story’s setting is an important step. This image shows one of the early drawings of a classroom at Sunnyside Daycare. This depiction is almost identical to the Butterfly Room in the film.

Unfortunately for Andy’s toys, they were placed in the toddler classroom, not this beautiful room with the preschool students.

4 Andy And Bonnie

One of the most emotional scenes in the entire Toy Story franchise is the moment when Andy passes his toys down to Bonnie. After showing off each toy in the box, Andy is surprised to find Woody inside. As his favorite childhood toy, he was not intending to give him away. But after seeing Bonnie’s reaction to Woody, he decides that it is best to share the toy with the eager child.

Andy gives a moving speech about how special Woody is, saying a final goodbye to his lifelong friend and playing with him one last time. While the Bonnie in this concept art looks a little more angelic and composed than the Bonnie fans came to know and love, this concept art still captures the beauty of this moving scene.

3 The Daycare Center

The outside of Sunnyside Daycare needs to feel as real and inviting upon first glance as the inside does. This building looks similar to what is shown in the film though there is a slight change in the depiction of the logo illustrated on the building’s exterior.

In the film, there is a sign which depicts their logo and school name. The logo features the same rainbow and clouds but also features a smiling sun in the center of the picture.

2 The Playground

The playground plays a major role in the film as the toys decide to cross through this area to escape Sunnyside Daycare. Though Sunnyside seems light and happy during the day, at night it becomes sinister. This is due to Lotso’s tyrannical rule over the toys.

Though the playground got a major makeover in the film, basically only keeping the yellow swingset in this concept art, this picture accurately depicts the feelings invoked by the playground during the day and at night.

1 Lotso

As the main new toy and the villain of the film, it was important to get Lotso right. It seems there were many different ideas for Lotso’s design and features.

Though most of these designs feature something on his belly, in the end, Lotso was design free. One aspect they did keep was him smelling like strawberries, which is depicted in this early concept art.

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