5 Concept Artist You Should Know

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5 Concept Artists You Should Know

The StudioVox Crew

Each week, StudioVox selects 5 artists, photographers, illustrators or designers from our community whose work inspires us creatively. Whether for its beauty, humor, detail, or the story behind the workStudioVox features artists we love that we think you'll enjoy too.

Our 5 talented artists this week, fall into a creative field broadly recognized as "Concept Artist". Sometimes referred to as Character Designers, Animators, Illustrators, or Digital Artists, whatever they choose to call their specialization, each one has a unique style that makes their work memorable and distinct.   

Cedric Wurm

Concept Artist - Hamberg, Germany

Cedric Wurm is a full-time concept artist at a game studio.  Raised in France and Switzerland, he's been playing video games for as long he can remember. Growing up, he had a lot of hobbies that tended to revolve around the same themes - writing stories about fantasy worlds, painting Warhammer figurines, making super low-resolution pixel art at a website called Pixeljoint.com. Over middle school and high-school, the idea of becoming an artist and working in the game industry crystallised in his head and he ended up going to Falmouth University in England, to study illustration.

"What I love most about games is the directness with which they transport you into beautiful worlds," he says.  "Books, music and movies also do this of course, and each medium has its strengths in doing this slightly differently, but I was always drawn to games because of the high level of player/content interaction - you become more than an observer, you actively affect this fantasy world. Some games are incredibly immersive in this way, and can awaken an almost childlike sense of wonder and playfulness that is often out of place in regular adult life. How refreshing!!" 

Cedric likes bringing out the same kind of feelings when he's creating art. "I love the sense of discovery that comes with creating an interesting character or environment, the process of slowly finding out what a character’s oddities are, or the details of how an environment is made," he says.  "What kind of beings live in this world? How do they interact with each other? Mostly, I have in my free time been doing standalone pieces here and there. Moving on, I hope to take on some long-term projects where I can delve deeper, and carve out a world more convincingly, perhaps through a story, or a series of illustrations… who knows." 

You can see more of Cedric's work on his Tumblr, website and StudioVox.  

Vlad Harabagiu 

Concept Artist - Iasi, Romania

Vlad Harabagiu is freelance artist from Iasi, Romania, specialized mainly on concept art, character design and photo retouching. 

He has a graphic art degree from the "George Enescu" University of Arts. He worked as a mobile game concept artist until 2014, and has worked as a freelancer since then. He's interested in Digital Arts, Virtual Design, Photography Editing, Logo Design, Illustration, Graphic Design, Drawing.

You can see more of his work on his website and on StudioVox.  

India Crews 

Concept Artist - Raleigh, North Carolina

Every drawing or painting that artist India Crews creates is a study in its own way. Her focus is on form, lighting and color throughout the entire process, moving it towards the best solution for bringing everything together. 

When she's not working on her own illustration, she studying other artists she admires to improve her skills even more. "I believe art is something everyone can learn with hard work, just like any other skill, and the learning never stops!" she says.  "I've always loved telling stories, fantasy stories in particular. One would think that if you want to tell stories, you should become a writer; well I chose another way to tell my stories."

Her work is currently featured with Fox Tale Games, an Australian board game publisher that just created its first release,Tempest: The Card Game.

You can see more of her work on her website and on StudioVox.  

Litos Lopez

Concept Artist - Granada, Spain

Artist Litos Lopez is a 24 years old concept artist from Granada (Andalucia, Spain).  He did Fine Arts in college and then went to Barcelona to become a master in Concept Art because he always wanted to work in video-games and animation movies. 

He currently works as a concept artist in Barcelona on the game "Skara: The Blade Remains" - a competitive multiplayer for PC and next-gen consoles. 

"My style is very diverse and I feel comfortable with something pictoric, more realistic or cartoon," he says. "In my job I have to do things more real and functional, so in my free time I try to be more artistic and experimental."

You can see more of his work on his website and on StudioVox.  

Melissa Brouwer 

Concept Artist - Amersfoort, Netherlands

Artist Melissa Brouwer recently graduated from school and started her career as a freelance artist. "I am a self-taught artist who is passionate about games, movies and art," she says.  

"I love to create stories and translate that into a design or illustration. I am always looking for inspiration and ways to improve myself. My dream is to work for the companies that inspired me to do this career and be part of awesome projects."

This career path she has chosen is her childhood dream. "I am happy that I can live in my fantasy world every day."