Employed at Eidos Montreal, Concept Artist Nivanh Chanthara possesses a unique style, which is maybe more noticeable when he steps away from his 3D concept work and focus on his illustrative art. However, for purposes of this week’s Art of Science Fiction, I concentrate on his 3D concept designs because they are just that awesome. Nivanh …read in detail
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Art of Science Fiction 096: NZ’s Weta Workshop
This week I’m doing something special for Art of Science Fiction. Usually we look at the artists themselves, but I’ve decided to give the Weta Workshop some love. Not that they need it of course, but I want to. I am proud of them. Maybe it’s because it’s a New Zealand company and because I …read in detail
Art of Science Fiction 092: Ronnie Jensen
Ronnie Jensen is a freelance illustrator and cover artist from Norway. He specializes, in his own words, in science fiction art and is open to commissions. You’ll like his paintings. They are both atmospheric and otherworldly and takes you to the heart of science fiction, or rather, the things that make science fiction so utterly fascinating. …read in detail
Art of Science Fiction 089: Alexey Egorov
The art of Alexey Egorov is both fantastical and surreal with a heavy touch of the otherworldly. Alexy Egorov lives in Yakutsk, Russia where he works as a digital artist. As you know, I run a twin weekly series called “Art of Fantasy” and early last year I featured Alexey’s fantasy art. However, Alexey has …read in detail
Art of Science Fiction 086: Joakim Ericsson
Swedish concept artist and illustrator, Joakim Ericsson comes from a traditional art background and worked as a classical painter for years before he transitioned to digital as a way to expand his skill set and to make a living. In his own words: “I was a classical painter for fifteen years (figures, landscapes etc.), showing …read in detail
Art of Science Fiction 083: Anthony Jones
I’m fond of using “tangerine” as a descriptor for neon vibrant colors, including a brilliant dawn as it bathes the morning sky in swaths of orange and red. And today I’m reaching for that same tool to describe our artist’s crazy alien creature designs. Anthony Jones wears many hats. He is an educator, a concept artist, …read in detail
Art of Science Fiction 082: Georgi “Calader” Simeonov
Every now and then I like to surprise you with something different. Today’s artist is one of those surprises. Georgi “Caladar” Simeonov works in London as the Art Director at Unity Technologies. He specializes in concept design, 2D illustration, and 3D modeling and texturing. Caladar worked on the shooter game, Brink, and contributed art to Star …read in detail
Art of Science Fiction 080: Mike Jensen
Mike Jensen hails from Bellevue, USA and is the principal artist at Polyarc Games, and appears to live and breathe digital sculpting. Mike specializes in character art and design, with an obvious flare for digital sculpting, and he’s been in the game industry for about five years. I don’t know much else about him but I’m …read in detail
Armistice Cover Reveal
Today Kōsa Press proudly presents Armistice, our second installment in the ongoing Inlari Sagas, and a collection that offers prequel stories to Interspecies. Arthur Haas, whose work we previously featured on our blog, painted the cover and the accompanying artwork for Armistice. He took the brief and blew our expectations out of the water. We are very …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