Whoa! Finally we’ve got a little glimpse on James Cameron’s epic. Over 1,000 European Industry attendees at CinemaExpo International in Amsterdam were able to experience 24 minutes of footage from Avatar. There are lots of hype around this movie but yet nobody have seen anything except few production shots and concept arts. So after the screening in Amsterdam that image were cycling around the globe:
Beautiful night shot from Pandora with Na’vi spices. Somebody says it’s just another concept art but looks like it’s not. After all the expectations for Avatar are super high and by reading the feedback from screening it goes even higher.
Another thing that attracted my attention was the trailer for The Last Airbender. I have absolutely no idea about that world and Avatar animation series so the movie footage were quite refreshing.
Ballistic Publishing just launched a brand new, large-format, fantasy graphic novel based on the Utherworlds universe created by Philip Straub. Utherworlds combines a fully-fledged novel with written and spoken languages, maps, and stunning paintings with hidden messages that provide layers of detail not seen in other graphic novels.
Hey guys, here are some concept art by James Clyne he did for Star Trek 2009 movie:
Make sure to visit his website www.jamesclyne.com for more cool stuff from film projects.
You can also check another gallery on evolution of space cruiser design. There are more than 150 photos and renders of various space ships from 1950’s up to modern space hot rods:
Wow… E3 is blowing up with tons of cool stuff. Here are the things that impress me the most (in terms of visual design, look and feel) in no particular order:
The Last Guardian
Originally known as Project Trico – a new game by Fumito Ueda and Team ICO (creators of Ico and Shadow of the Colossus) rising the bar for storytelling and visuals even higher. The design is unique and fits the setting thus creating an exotic, tribal atmosphere. The griffin-like creature is amazingly animated and looks totally alive. Don’t forget about the emotional relation shown between characters in the debut trailer.
Looking for concept art from videogames? Well make sure to bookmark Creative Uncut website.
Creative Uncut or CU for short is dedicated to bringing together concept design works from a wide variety of games to one place where people can easily access and enjoy them. The title “Creative Uncut” is partially derived from a poor fan translation of a Star Ocean 2 music track that was incorrectly translated as “Let’s Creative”. Every image on CU is watermark-free, out of respect for the original artists and for those wishing to collect artwork or use it in personal design projects. The project were launched in 2003 and since then goes pretty well serving almost 12,000,000 unique visits to date.
In Video Game Art Galleries section you’ll find tons of artwork from various videogames released in media or manually scanned from imported artbooks or sometimes strategy guides. The most viewed gallery on CU to date has been Soul Calibur IV, which also held the top spot for more than six months straight.
CU also feature a selection of Video Game Art Books on the site. These aren’t artbook scans but info page with short description of each book including specs and direct links to Play Asia online store. And if you need some wallpapers to decorate your desktop make sure to check Wallpaper Gallery Selection.
Just watched Star Trek 2009. Man if you’re into sci-fi don’t miss this one. Star Trek have that good old days atmosphere you wouldn’t find in modern sci-fi. Can’t count myself as ST fan but I really enjoy it when I was a kid (yeah that was long ago ). And now it’s great to see Kirk, Spock and others are back on big screen. And it’s so fun to see that young russian guy with terrible english accent (actually he spoke russian very well).
If you’re an artist and looking for some inspiration go look for visuals it’s pure eye-candy stuff. Camera angles, dynamics, colors… the spaceships designs are matching the 60’s style but still looks fun. The backgrounds and mattepaintings are stunning. Vulcan planet is a great example.
Can’t wait to see Cameron’s Avatar (and Battle Angel Alita) and Spielberg’s Ghost in the Shell 3D.
If you, by any chance, landed at Kotobuki Shirou’s website it may looks just like another anime artist webpage with lots of kanji and cute’n’sexy anime-styled girls.
By maintaining link collector I’ve seen hundreds and hundreds anime and manga artists websites and I can say that Kotobuki Shirou get a unique, recognizible style. He’s capturing female beauty with soft and fluid lines and pastel-like colors. As a result, they looks alive and beautiful.
He is also been involved in character design for Rumble Roses PS2/XBOX360 game by Konami.
What makes him so special is a way he have to draw and paint. He can’t move his hands or legs after a motorcycle accident, only his head. Can you imagine that? He’s still an illustrator and concept artist though.
It’s a fantastic example for the artists thinking that they have no inspiration or lacking talent etc. As someone have said, whatever you think your problems are, no matter how “late” you start, “lack” of talent or your physical condition – you CAN succeed.
Here is a great video from Japanese TV so you can watch it for yourself:
According to Jason Manley (Massive Black and ConceptArt.Org founder) ConceptArt.Org will soon no longer be offering downloads of it’s content. And all videos will be available in streaming fashion ONLY.
If you aren’t familiar with Massive Black, well these are the most talented group of artists creating 3d assets, promo paintings, illustrations and conceptual art for entertainment industry. There were a lot of hype about these guys since their launch. They are also running Massive Black DVD, an educational branch where you can learn about their stuff by downloading video tutorials. The videos is really neat and it’s a good investment if you’re looking for the ways to polish your skills or get some insights into digital painting.
Comparing to traditional educational DVDs, Massive Black offers you digital files and instant access. Once your order get proceeded (1-2 min or less) you’ll get a download link to the video file(s). That’s the fast, easy and convenient way to get your hands on educational materials from the industry pros. And it’s quite cheap too if you look at other educational DVD prices. But here lies a big problem – torrents and p2p networks. And because of piracy all that stuff is goin’ to stream video format.
There are still hot debates on ConceptArt.Org are goin’ on but the decision is set. So if you’re interested, it’s the last chance to download some stuff at MassiveDVD until it goes live.
Wow. There is always sort of excitement when you start a new project. There are still a lot of things to do but it’s great to get started. So, what this fuss is all about?
Let’s see.
There are tons of cg art blogs around and this one looks just like another silly wordpress blog. Why I’m doing this? Being in the cg sphere for some time I’ve learn a few things about digital art and creativity, and I want to share that experience with you. It’s a great chance to talk about inspirational artists and works, various resources and projects to fire up your creativity, eleminate any fears and doubts. ‘I can do it‘ is the first mantra you’ve to chant.
Being blogging for 4 or 5 years it’s not a big deal to crank out some posts. I don’t scare if some client came up and ask me to paint some busty dark elf girl. Or epic battlefield with ultramatines and chaos warriors. I could see some challenge before artwork but no trace of fear or doubt. ‘I can do it‘ is what I always feel.
Last year I thought ‘I quit from business to work on personal projects only’. Boy, THAT was hella scary. By working for client you play safe because you get paid after all. I was making nice figures comparing to my regular job and cutting that off wasn’t easy. But at the same time I wasn’t happy about the commercial work I was doing. I constantly hear the inner voice saying ‘dude, you’re wasting your time, go back to the things you love painting’.
After completing Ocean Dreams I woke up. It’s a painting I did for some girl at deviantart community just to express my gratitude. No money, no romantic attachement… nothing, just a way to say ‘thank you’ to unfamiliar person for her support. The following reaction was the biggest enjoyment I’ve ever experienced. No money can give you the same.
Now I’m pursuing the goal that scares me a lot, but I feel very passionate about it. These are three projects, three universes: Rainbow Dreams, Steam Fantasy and unnamed sci-fi opera. It’s time to chant ‘I can do it’ once again. Stay tuned for cool stuff and updates.
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). And now it’s great to see Kirk, Spock and others are back on big screen. And it’s so fun to see that young russian guy with terrible english accent (actually he spoke russian very well).
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