Dmitriy Kuzin is a digital artist from Tashkent, Uzbekistan and he paints off-world landscapes like a nature photographer captures scenery. His scenes are snapshots of life in the future. He gives us alien planets with desolate landscapes and various moons and neighboring planets, and he gives us Earth, but an unrecognizable Earth many years from now. Dmitriy …read in detail
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Art of Science Fiction 062: Martin Parker
Martin Parker is an Illustrator and concept artist from West Yorkshire, UK. He finds inspiration from books and movies, and from outliers in futuristic design like Syd Mead and John Berkey. Martin’s tools of choice include Freehand Drawing and Adobe Photoshop. Below is a small collection of art from the artist. Each image links back …read in detail
Art of Science Fiction 061: Mark Chang
I just finished some stories set in the inlari universe and one of the tales mentions a tactical helmet worn by a human soldier. In another, I describe the armored suit of an inlari officer. So, with that in mind, I decided to concentrate today on futuristic designs with a slight focus on tactical helmets …read in detail
Art of Science Fiction 058: Pablo Carpio
Spanish artist, Pablo Carpio works as a concept artist and designer. He studied Fine Arts for five years and forged a strong base in both traditional and digital techniques, with a focused interest in light and composition. He’s been working as a freelance artist for three years, with several works published in magazines like ImagineFX …read in detail
Interspecies, The Paperback
At last, the paper and glue version of Interspecies has arrived and, oh wow, is it a pretty thing. Interspecies has had a good run thus far, reaching the top-ten of two Amazon bestseller lists and staying there for a couple of weeks, even becoming the number three hot new release in its category. Our collective …read in detail
Art of Science Fiction 054: Jakub Grygier
Jakub Grygier lives in Canada and is a veteran in the CGI industry. He works as a generalist, digital matte painter, and movie maker, with a special focus on visual effects and concept design. Below is a small collection of Jakub’s work. Each image links back to his gallery. Enjoy! As a matte painter, Jakub studies the …read in detail
Art of Science Fiction 051: Pascal Blanche
I featured Pascal Blanche last year on my blog and was blown away by his use of vibrant, striking colors and sharp textures. And because he has created more art since then, I thought it a good idea to revisit his work. Pascal is the senior art director at Ubisoft Montreal, one of the largest videogame development studios …read in detail
Art of Science Fiction 045: Simon Stålenhag
Almost as an extension of last week’s theme of exploring the art of subtilty, this week I want to introduce you to Swedish artist, Simon Stålenhag. Simon works as a concept designer and is the author of Ur Varselklotet (2014), also known as Tales from the Loop, a wildly successful crowd-funded project that takes readers on a …read in detail
Art of Science Fiction 044: Jakub Rozalski aka Mr. Werewolf
Jakub Rozalski is a Polish concept artist & illustrator from Krakow. If the name Krakow sounds familiar, you might remember a post I wrote a few months ago on my blog called, “The Cobbler and the Dragon,” in which I tell the mythical tale of the Wawel Dragon. As for Jakub Rozalski, he first started out …read in detail
Interspecies: The Great Cover Reveal
The minute we saw the cover we wanted to show the world. But we could not. It would’ve been too early. Interspecies was not ready yet. That was then. This month will see the birth of our kosalogy, what we call our shared-universe anthologies. We’ve nurtured our baby through setbacks and carried her over stumbling blocks. …read in detail