Ryan Meinerding, responsável pelo departamento de desenvolvimento visual do Marvel Studios (encarregado de artes conceituais e design de personagens), divulgou os estudos para a criação do visual de Thanos. Segundo o artista, o desafio era saber o quanto o visual de Josh Brolin seria incorporado ao design.
Here is where I started figuring out #Thanos' face. These are concept paintings I did in #Photoshop before translating the design into 3d and refining him. The early challenge was seeing how much of Josh Brolin's likeness could drive the design. #InfinityWar pic.twitter.com/aC67viZtuJ
— Ryan Meinerding (@MeinerdingArt) 30 de novembro de 2018