Lines and Colors art blog

Category: Concept & Visual Dev.

  • Syd Mead Blade Runner concept art

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    Fans of the reality-bending fiction of Philip K. Dick, among whom I count myself, generally acknowledge the the best film made from his source material is Ridley Scott’s superb 1982 “future noir” thriller, Blade Runner. One of the best features of that film was the art direction, cinematography and overall look and feel, much of…

  • Adam Paquette

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    Adam Paquette is an illustrator and gaming industry concept artist based in Melbourne, Australia. Among his clients are Wizarda of the Coast, for whom he does Magic the Gathering illustrations. Beyond that, I know little, as his website and blog are short on bio information. His professional website is arranged as a blog, and the…

  • Takeshi Oga

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    Takeshi Oga is a Japanese concept artist and illustrator working in the gaming industry. He has worked on projects that include Gravity Rush, Siren 2, Siren: New Translation, Final Fantasy XIV and Final Fantasy XI Online: Wings of the Goddess. Aside from that, his website provides little information. A number of the images featured on…

  • My new post on Tor.com on concept art and the real U.S. space program in the 1950's

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    I’ve written new article for Tor.com titled “How Concept Art Helped Sell the U.S. Space Program“. In it, I of course explain what I mean by the title, showcase some terrific space art by Chesley Bonestell, Fred Freeman and Rolf Klep, and link to a source for more. You can see my previous articles for…

  • Eric Spray

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    Eric Spray is a concept artist for the Gaming industry who has worked on projects like worked on projects like X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Singularity, Black Ops and Modern Warfare 3. Though he is prevented by non-disclosure agreements from posting his most recent work, his blog features an array of past work, along with personal projects,…

  • Contre temps

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    Contre temps is a beautifully designed and wonderfully realized short (8 minute) animated film that was the graduation project of a group of talented French animation students. It uses 2-D backgrounds and 3-D animation that has been given a hand-drawn feeling. Contretemps, when used as a single word, means an unexpected or inopportune event. When…