35 Incredibly Detailed Conceptual Artworks by Gaius

Gaius is a male conceptual artist from the United Kingdom, who primarily works with environment concept art.  From majestic courtyards to mountain blizzards, Gaius captures the feeling of each environment.

In this post, we’ll look at 35 highly detailed concept artworks from Gaius, hand picked from his portfolio on deviantART: http://gaius31duke.deviantart.com/

Hopefully you enjoy them!

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33 Awe-Inspiring Matte Paintings by Christian Hecker

Christian Hecker, also known as Tigaer, is an incredibly talented digital artist from Germany, who works with concept art, matte painting, 3D and other styles to create visually stunning environments.  He has won numerous contests on CGTalk, CGHub and others, and he uses digital painting, 3DS Max, Vue, and other programs to create his results.

In this post, we’ll feature 33 awe-inspiring and gorgeous works from Christian.  Hopefully you like his work, and be sure to check his gallery, as he’s open for commissions: http://v5.tigaer-design.com/

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58 Breathtaking Matte Paintings by Raphael Lacoste

Raphael Lacoste is a digital artist from Montreal, Canada.  He studied fine arts, photography and video, and is now an art director.  He worked on videogames such as Prince of Persia and Assassin’s Creed.  He now works primarily on concept art, matte painting, and production design for film.

This post features 58 breathtaking digital artworks from Raphael.  There’s really not much I can say about them, the images speak for themselves and convey far more than words.

Check out Raphael’s website: http://www.raphael-lacoste.com/main.html

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Best of the Web #49

Happy holidays everyone, I hope that wherever you are, you are able to spend some time with friends and family to celebrate the holiday season.  Since it’s Monday, we’ve gone around and rounded up the best posts from last week from the various design blogs.

This post features a lot of dazzling photography roundups, from beaches to waterfalls, and some really mind-boggling vanishing point photographs from @abduzeedo.  Additionally, Paul from ForCG.com shows us how to create a spectacular holiday card.  Also, don’t miss the great space roundup from my new blog, CreativeFan.com

I hope you enjoy these posts, and have a great start to your week!

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73 Incredible Concept Artworks by Martin Deschambault

thumbMartin Deschambault is a video game concept artist from Quebec, Montreal Canada.  He obtained his degree in Industrial Design, and after working in the product design industry, he decided to switch to the video game industry in 2005.  He has worked on a variety of titles including Prince of Persia, and recently worked on Assassin’s Creed II.  His work has been featured in D’Artiste Concept Art, as well as Imagine FX and he has won several awards for his work.

In this post, I’ve gathered up 73 incredible concept artworks from Martin.  From fiery battles to neo-noir cityscapes, you’ll be transported into each location that he illustrates.

Hope you like it, be sure to check out his website: http://www.dechambo.com/

Enjoy!

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24 Mindblowing Pieces of Concept Art by Daniel Conway

thumbDaniel Conway is a 23 year old digital painter, concept artist and animator from the UK.  A recent graduate of Dundee University in Scotland, Daniel has been dazzling the world with his digital painting and concept art for the past 4 years.

His ability to create stunning digital paintings that capture various elements, including water and fire, along with his use of color and contrast makes him one of the most talented concept artists around.  Today, we have 24 mindblowing pieces of concept art by Daniel, which showcase his incredible gallery, located here: http://www.artofconway.com/

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Best of the Web #36

thumbI hope everyone enjoyed last week’s posts, and had a great weekend relaxing and being inspired.  There were some other great posts from other blogs last week that you might not have seen, so as usual, I’ve gone around and compiled the best of the previous week into one compact, easy to read post.

There were a couple great artist features, including one of my favorite digital painters named Andree Wallin, as well as a really nice new tutorial over on PSDTUTS.  And as always, there were some incredible inspirational posts, so be sure to check out the posts below.

This week we’ll have some more great inspiration and some useful tools for you, so be sure to subscribe so you don’t miss out.

Have a great start to the week.

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