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Category: Concept & Visual Dev.

  • Klaus Pillon

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    Klaus Pillon is a French illustrator and concept artist. His atmospheric landscapes and environments are often cast in limited color ranges, with an emphasis on tone and accents of color to provide focus and drama. His command of atmospheric perspective and soft edges allows him to project a feeling of large scale in many of…

  • Matt Rockefeller

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    Given the conceptual sophistication and confident execution of Matt Rockefeller’s illustration and visual development work, you may be surprised, as I was, to discover that he is still in his final year at Maryland Institute College of Art. His website has examples of his work in both illustration and concept art, as well as a…

  • Yu Cheng Hong

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    There are times when I like certain science fiction, fantasy, comics or concept art specifically because it’s completely and gloriously over the top. (I mean, who doesn’t love a trident-wielding Valkyrie princess, saddled up on a cross-breed allosaurus/styrachosaurus, galloping through mist-shrouded mountains? Really.) Yu Cheng Hong is an illustrator and concept artist, working primarily in…

  • Garrett Hanna

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    Originally from Canada and now living in California, Garrett Hanna is an illustrator working primarily in the gaming industry. Hanna has a wonderfully frenetic, loopy and delightfully over-the-top style that jumps off the page at you. He often works with a bright palette, controlling his compositions with value changes. You can find his work on…

  • YongSub Noh

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    YongSub Noh is a Korean concept artist and illustrator, about whom I can find little other information. His work, however, is richly imaginative and nicely realized. The best gallery is on CGHub, which is where I encountered his work. He has a blog, on which you can find larger images, detail crops and lots of…

  • Benjamin Carre

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    Benjamin Carre is a French illustrator, concept artist and comics artist. I’ve found little biographical or background info on him, but his website showcases his work in a variety if areas, including a few brief step-throughs of his digital painting process. I particularly enjoy his use of atmosphere and texture to convey mood, and the…