Concept Development - Artist Admiration

Chris Robinson

Works for Blizzard Entertainment as senior art director on World of Warcraft. His way of thinking when it comes to art really appeals to me, adding character to digital works with the addition of traditional textures. He also uses custom brushes that mimic traditional mediums. More of this is needed to bring a bit of variety and flare to this digital age of art.

A quick digital sketch from Robinson of a stylized owl creature. Even in this simple digital sketch he has used custom tools to make it seem more traditional. In this case it looks like felt tip has been used for minimalist shading, when in fact it is a digital piece. The silhouette of the character is also very interesting, he obviously made sure to include some interesting negative space.

Pablo Broseta

Broseta uses simple brush strokes with custom brushes to get across an idea quickly. You can see in this example that the concept looks extremely detailed but if you look more closely you can see the brush strokes. He also uses custom brushes that mimic traditional media, bringing life and character to the piece.

Vivid colours are used which suggest a fantasy setting for this character, the blues and greens in the colour pallet really make this piece pop.

Mat Kolbeck

Kolbeck is a freelance concept artist. He uses multiple custom brushes in his work to build up the highlights and shadows in different layers. The smudge brush (Adobe Photoshop) has also been used in this piece to soften areas of skin and cloth. Again the silhouette of this character has been thought out carefully. If you were to look at just the silhouette of this character you can still make out the characters personality and mood from his posture alone.

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Bibliography

Broseta, P. (2016) Vieja Guardia [Digital]. Available at: https://cdn3.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/001/696/179/large/pablo-broseta-retrato-anciano.jpg?1451133485 (Accessed: 31 March 2016).

Kolbeck, M. (2015) [Digital]. Available at: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/RKo3v (Accessed: 31 March 2016).

Robinson, C.G. (2014) [Digital]. Available at: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BdFXWQmCQAAXdxN.jpg:large (Accessed: 31 March 2016).