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Category: Concept & Visual Dev.

  • Machinarium

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    Machinarium is a point-and-click adventure game with a unique look; the product of hand drawn environments and characters by artists from Amanita Design. The game, as far as I understand it, involves moving a small robot through a series of environments in search of something. The images have a wonderful quality of texture, imaginative design…

  • Animation Backgrounds

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    Quite often, the best part of an animated short or feature is the backgrounds. Since background images are onscreen for extended periods, and don’t need to change rapidly as do the characters, they are frequently the subject of intense design work and beautiful rendering. For a demonstration of how wonderful animation backgrounds can be when…

  • François Baranger

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    François Baranger is a French concept artist, illustrator and comics artist. He has done concept design for both gaming and film, and his film credits include Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, parts I and II, and Prince of Persia, though you won’t yet find art from those films in his online portfolio, as they…

  • Dominick Domingo

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    Before graduating from the Art Center College of Design, Dominick Domingo interned at Disney Feature Animation, training in numerous roles in the animation process. After graduating, he worked with them as a concept artist and background artist, in both Los Angeles and Paris. His credits with Disney include Lion King, Pocahontas, The Hunchback Of Notre…

  • Michael Kutsche

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    Michael Kutsche is a character designer and concept artist working in the film industry. He was one of the character designers on Tim Burton’s recent film, Alice in Wonderland, and is currently working on the upcoming John Carter of Mars, directed by Andrew Stanton and slated for release in 2012. Originally from Germany, Kutsche is…

  • Paul Lasaine

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    Paul Lasaine is a concept artist and production designer for the film industry. He has worked with Disney Animation and Sony Pictures Animation and is currently a production designer at Dreamworks Animation. He was also an art director on the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Lasaine’s blog showcases both his professional work and personal projects.…