Kari started out a games studio and working for the likes of Interactive Magic and Activision. He’s gone on to manage a department of over 20 creatives and now works freelance. Gamers will recognise his clients; Games Workshop, Wizards of the Coast, White Wolf Publishing, Alderac Entertainment Group, Sabertooth Games, Fantasy Flight Games and others. […]
It’s Dangerous to go Alone
This Zelda inspired poster from Colin Morella is just about perfect for Halloween. I love the spooky atmosphere. This is clearly Link exploring the sort of haunted swamp you would try your best to stay clear of on the night the worlds of the dead and living touch. You can check out more art from […]
Are you glad they changed the Chocobo?
This is an original Chocobo by creator Yoshitaka Amano. The concept art is up on the Final Fantasy Wikia. Although there are Chocobo-like statues in Final Fantasy I the first real appearance of the famous horse-bird was Final Fantasy II. These chocobo were found in the forest by Kashuan Keep. Amano is known for using […]
Spooky Spawn with this 3D render
This Comic Con Challenge (2014) was created by Atilla Ceylan. There are a few such challenges but let’s assume that Ceylan was working for this one in which artists have to recreate a favourite comic book character with the twist of some sort of dramatic change. For example, perhaps this Spawn is an evil killer […]
The wildscapes of Maxime Desmettre
Maxime Desmettre is an environment concept artist who has worked on titles like Assassin’s Creed, Prince of Persia and King Kong. You can access his person site and portfolio at MaxisLand.net and admire his Deviant Art gallery too.
Making the perfect paper mache dragon
It’s been too long since I made paper mache. Now that I’ve found Ultimate Paper Mache.com that may change. Check out Cindy’s dragon and the four-page step by step instructions on how she did it. Cindy says she started the project by chance and accident. Just like me, Cindy hadn’t sculpted anything since high school, […]
It’s bath time for baby Cthulhu
Dwaa. Baby Cthulhu looks so happy with his floaty bath toy. He could snuggle and huggle it all night long. This amazing madness is by American artist Psithyrus, also known as Blair Sampson, and is one of many reasons why you should check the sci-fi and fantasy fan’s Deviant Art gallery out. Via PipeDreamerGrey at […]
A look inside: The Art of Jim Burns – Hyperluminal
Jim Burns is an artist with works on covers of books from George R R Martin, Neil Gaiman, Peter F Hamilton, Terry Pratcheet, Robert Silverberg, Joe Halderman and even Anne McCaffrey. The list goes on. He’s worked on concept art and ideas for movies like Blade Runner and over the last 40 years is responsible […]
The sci-fi future as illustrated by Mark Sanford
Mark Sanford is a graduate of California State University of Fullerton and uses CS4 on an Intuos3 tablet for his digital work. Known as “MultiMage” on Deviant Art you can check out his gallery of work. There’s healthy mix of style and genre in Mark’s main gallery. For this post I want to showcase some […]
Fight the Darkness with this Destiny poster
What do you make of the retro “fold effect” on this Destiny poster from Janee Meadows? I’m not sure but I love the look of the Guardian. I can only hope that my Exo Titan finds armour and cloak that looks half as good. Like what you see? You can buy this poster from Meadows’ […]
