"What goes into creating alternative dimensions? In Peacemaker Season 2, Chris Smith (John Cena) has a personal crisis on nearly infinite Earths, which created not just a compelling superhero character arc but also added new layers to the new DCU. While new episodes were airing earlier this year, fans were trying to freeze-frame different moments, with the hopes of unlocking the secrets of various Easter eggs. And now that the season is over, the secrets of the series are out."
"Inverse recently caught up with award-winning production designer of Peacemaker, Kalina Ivanov, to get some behind-the-scenes details on what went into making the various aspects of Season 2 click. Inanov revealed some behind-the-scenes concept art for various aspects of the series, seen here, for the first time. As a very experienced production designer who had worked on The Penguin before working on Peacemaker, Ivanov has unique insights into various aspects of the DCU and how James Gunn is building out various aesthetics for different stories and characters. Ivanov reveals to Inverse her processes for working on Peacemaker, how it differed from The Penguin and her colleagues' work on Superman, and exactly what goes into the art of making the perfect comic book Easter egg."
Peacemaker Season 2 places Chris Smith across nearly infinite Earths, using alternate-dimension sets to intensify a personal crisis and broaden the DCU. Award-winning production designer Kalina Ivanov provided behind-the-scenes concept art and detailed processes for creating those environments. Ivanov’s approach leveraged prior experience on The Penguin while adapting to Peacemaker’s more heightened comic-book visuals. The Penguin work emphasized gritty, believable decay and even involved bringing in massive amounts of dirt to achieve realism, whereas Peacemaker required a different aesthetic approach to support its over-the-top tone and layered Easter eggs.
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