Category: Digital Art
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Yu Qiuyang
Yu Qiuyang is a Chinese concept artist and illustrator, working digitally in Photoshop and Maya. Throughout the work I’ve seen there is an interesting interplay between light and dark themes, the latter often punctuated with a pool of lighter color. The subjects are primarily fantasy oriented, with a particular emphasis on what appears to be…
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Ibuki Satsuki
Ibuki Satsuki (handle: Moyu Zhai) is a Chinese digital artist whose works are often wistful, whimsical and evocative. Though the characters are manga/anime influenced, they’re not overly stylized. Of most interest to me, though, are the backgrounds and environments. These range from fantastical to more identifiable real world scenes., often with dramatic lighting and Art…
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Wenjun Lin
Wenjun Lin is a game development artist, illustrator and comics artist based in Shanghai. There is a portfolio on Character Design Reference, and another on Art Station I don’t know specifically which projects the images are from, but most have a delightful, innocent childrens book illustration vibe and a playful anime spirit. They’re lush with…
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Alar Iko
Alar Iko (AKA Alariko) is an illustrator and background artist from Spain. He works with digital painting and drawing tools, primarily in Procreate, in a style that has the character of traditional ink and watercolor. His approach is at once loose and solidly grounded in good draftsmanship. In many of his architectural subjects, he will…
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Ryan Church (update 2024)
Ryan Church is a concept artist, illustrator and art director whose film credits have to be among the most impressive in the industry. I first wrote about him in the rearly months of Lines and Colors, back in 2005, and again in 2006. Since then, he has continued ot add to his long list of…
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Sija Hong
Originally from China and now based in New York, Sija Hong is an illustrator whose clients include Scientific American, Tor, Chronicle Books, Lerner Publishing Group, and Little Brown & Company Books, among others. Her illustrations are swirling, multilayered cascades of imagery and design elements, shimmering with vibrant color. Hong tames these seemingly wild ingredients with…
