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How to succeed in commercial art?

Leo — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:53:43 +0000

I just saw a post by Fantasio (German artist and illustrator) with impressions on Exotique 5 book and some thoughts on art community/market. While I agree with his points I’ve found some things are missing. Art is a VERY subjective thing. Your success as a commercial artist highly depends on market trends, what sells and what doesn’t. Sometimes I see lame artwork that founds it’s way to covers and promoted like hell. Why it’s happen? Well, when you step into a business, forget about art (i.e. creativity, freedom of expression, quality etc.), there is no room for that. You can draw simple color dots or cut abstract holes in paper – as long as it sells, why bother?

To succeed you’ve to analyze the market and do your best to ride it’s trends overwise you’ll paint for years and get nothing in return.

Twitter

Leo — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 04:21:32 +0000

Almost daily I see tons of cool stuff and remind myself to blog about it later. Which of course is rarely happens. Now you can follow me on Twitter.

FFXIV new footage and other cool things

Leo — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:02:45 +0000

New Final Fantasy XIV in-game and cgi footage have been revealed at kotaku! The video quality isn’t that perfect but imaginary does. Can’t wait for HD version!

Another thing that sparks my attention was a debut trailer for Settlers: Paths to a Kingdom. The legendary Settlers returns to PC in 2010. I remember playing it many years ago and enjoying the green hills and medieval music motifs playing at background. The debut trailer is very and very interesting in terms of creativity. Who knows, maybe somewhere in the future classic table top based games (like Warhammer) would be played like that?

Make sure to check the developer diary with Fumito Ueda, creator of The Last Guardian and experience new bits of footage from his epic adventure.

And if you’re in the creative mood, there are some nice threads goin’ on at ConceptArt.Org. First, check the massive art dump by Marko Djurdjevic with tons of artwork from Marvel universe. This dude is insane you know. But Guild Wars 2 guys are still goin’ crazy with loads and loads of conceptual art. If you’re a fan or prefer hard copies don’t miss their new artbook featuring all that stuff!

Wakkawa a.k.a. Jace Wallace got some nice chicks in his thread. There are some nudies so be warned!

Ooops! Almost forgot! Sergey Kondratovich throw a ton of stuff from Magesty 2 and other projects. Your mouse would suffer, I promise!

ps. In conclusion, you could experience JFBuckner’s MEMORIES SANCTUS Chapt.1 online manga and get some sleep. Cheers guys!

Digital Art Masters: Volume 5 Call for entries!

Leo — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:50:53 +0000

Hey guys, 3D Total is calling for submissions for their brand new installment of Digital Art Masters book series. I’ve been lucky enough to be included in 4th volume and it was a great experience. If you aren’t familiar, the book is a compilation of working techniques, tips and thoughts from many creative talents around the globe. The content quality is really high, thanks to 3D Total team standards.

Submission details for volume 5 are posted on 3D Total website or you can download the instructions in PDF version. The deadline is set to November 30th 2009, 11:59PM GMT.

For more information, please visit:

http://www.3dtotal.com/articles/damv5_callforsubmissions/submissions.htm

The Secret World

Leo — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 01:19:05 +0000

Don’t miss the new trailer from Funcom’s upcoming MMO The Secret World. The CGI cinematic is amazing with mystic feel and very good cinematography so it’s a great continuation of the first trailer. Looks like Digic Pictures did a great job once again! If you’re unfamiliar with these Hungarian guys, well this splash below would speak for themselves.

You can see the trailer from Norwegian website Dagbladet.no or try a direct link (.flv, ~7.7 Mb).

For Digic Pictures credits and info, check http://www.digicpictures.com/