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Category: Concept & Visual Dev.

  • Glen Angus

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    It’s always particularly sad when my first post about an artist is to mark their untimely passing. Glen Angus was talented illustrator, concept artist, designer and storyboard artist. He died suddenly last Thursday night. Angus was a Senior Artist and major contributor to game developer Raven Software and there is a tribute page posted on…

  • Robert Venosa

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    When I first saw Robert Venosa’s work reproduced on the web, I wondered if it was done digitally. Though he has recently begun to work in digital media, most of his paintings are in tempera and oil on board, utilizing the “Misch Technique” of Hubert and Jan Van Eyck that he was introduced to when…

  • Sarah Mensinga

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    Sarah Mensinga is an illustrator and concept artist living in Texas. The brief bio on her site indicates that she is a graduate of the Sheridan College classical animation program, and has worked on various animated TV shows and films, including The Ant Bully. You can see some of her work for that film in…

  • Carlos Cabrera

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    Carlos Cabrera is an Argentinean concept artist and illustrator who works primarily in the gaming industry. His online Portfolio has images from some of his projects, though some are not represented because of non-disclosure agreements. The About page on his site mentions some of the projects he has worked on and describes his role in…

  • Laurent Beauvallet

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    Laurent Beauvallet is a French illustrator and concept artist now living in England. He has worked on a number of well known collectable card games like Legend of the Five Rings (image above), Everquest, Warhammer40K and Star Wars, as well as console games like Nightmare Creatures, Galleon and Heavenly Sword. His illustrations have appeared on…

  • Greg Pro

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    Greg Pro creates concept designs and character designs for the entertainment industry, though his emphasis is not on films and games as much as it is the presentation of entertainment concepts in the form of theme park rides, theme park architecture and related designs for casinos and other venues where the physical environment is, in…