Lines and Colors art blog

Category: Concept & Visual Dev.

  • Leoartz Link Collector

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    Link Collector is just that, a well arranged collection of links to sites for illustrators, digital painters, concept artists, matte painters and comics artists. The illustrators are primarily science fiction and fantasy, and there is an emphasis on concept art and digital painting. The category labeled “Traditional and Sculpture” seems to refer to traditional media,…

  • James Paick

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    James Paick is a concept artist for the gaming industry, working out of Los Angeles and is a graduate of Art Center College of Design. Beyond that I know little, as his blog and web site don’t offer much in the way of biographical info, client lists or project credits. I do know, however, that…

  • Sim-r (Simon Rodgers) (update)

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    When I first wrote about Simon Rodgers about a year ago, I pointed out that I knew almost noting about him, except that he is a concept artist working in the film industry, who likes to work and sketch digitally. His eerie and dramatic landscapes, imaginative environments, mysterious caverns and enigmatic structures are rendered with…

  • Craig Elliott

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    (Image above © Disney) Craig Elliott is an illustrator, visual development artist and layout artist who works in the film industry. He has worked on numerous films for Disney Feature Animation, Dreamworks and other studios. His credits include titles like Bee Movie, Shark Tale, Flushed Away, Mulan, The Emporor’s New Groove and Treasure Planet. He…

  • Fred Gambino

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    For years Fred Gmbino’s refined, confidently rendered and highly accomplished paintings have been gracing the covers of science fiction and fantasy books, as well as serving the needs of clients like National Geographic, Scientific American, Der Speigel, Lego, Mattel and The US Postal Service. Over that time his approach has changed, from oil to acrylic…

  • Spectrum 14

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    There are a number of illustration annuals, showcasing the editors’ choices for notable contemporary illustration. I look forward to several of them, The Society of Illustrator’s Annual, for example, but for many years (14 to be exact) my favorite illustration annual has been Spectrum: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art, edited by Cathy Fenner and…