Category: Concept & Visual Dev.
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Ralph McQuarrie, 1929–2012
Ralph McQuarrie was one of the best, most important and most influential film concept designers and visual development artists in the industry. He is best known for his groundbreaking work on the original three Star Wars films, but worked on numerous other projects. McQuarrie died yesterday, March 3, 2012, at the age of 82. The…
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Dermot Power (update)
Dermot Power is a concept designer and visual development artist with an impressive list of credits in feature films like Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones, Batman Begins, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, V for Vendetta and three of the Harry Potter films, as well as high-end gaming projects like Bioshock 2. Since…
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Kevin Nelson
Kevin Nelson is a visual development artist for the animated film industry, in particular Disney Animation Studios. He has worked on films like The Emperor’s New Groove, Tangled, Bolt and Meet The Robinsons. What little I know about him is not from any biographical material conspicuously absent from his blog, but simply because he has…
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Justin Sweet
Justin Sweet is a concept artist, illustrator and gallery artist who works primarily in the fantasy genre. He has worked on motion picture projects like Game of Thrones, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian and Green Lantern and illustration projects like Magic: The Gathering. Though his gallery art is in oil and watercolor, Sweet works…
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Régis Loisel
One of the most renowned and influential French comics artists, Régis Loisel is known in particular for his work in the fantasy genre. Along with Jean Giraud (“Moebius”) and several other pioneers, he helped set the stylistic standards that became the foundation of Franco-Belgian comics (“bandes desinees”) from the mid 20th century to today. Most…
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David Fuhrer
David Fuhrer is a Swiss concept artist, illustrator and designer based in Bern. His website showcases a range of his illustration, design and other images, both fanciful personal projects and more practical work for clients. When visiting his site you can choose between Flash or HTML versions, but in either case, open your browser to…