Cyberpunk Is yet to Reach Its Zenith

02/02/2023 {{total_slide_count}} The recent influx of cyberpunk works has led a number of people to think that its static vision of hi-tech dystopias must evolve if it means to survive, but this reimagining doesn’t seem like a good idea to fans of the genre. After all, the cautionary tale it offers its audience is only just beginning to be relevant now that a Blade Runner-esque world has... Read More 03/07/2019

Thomas Rohlfs on Artistic Growth, Change and a Willingness to Try

13/04/2019 {{total_slide_count}} Whenever you ask, “what’s the top city for artists to live in?” There will always be a good number of people who’ll default to saying, “Amsterdam”. And there’s a myriad of real reasons for that. After all, the city houses the Van Gogh Museum, Rembrandt’s The Night Watch, and even Guerrilla Games, the AAA studio with one of the game industry’s strongest art departments. It’s... Read More 13/04/2019

Wendy Tan on the Merging and Clashing of Influences

12/07/2017 {{total_slide_count}} Wendy Tan Shiau Wei is a twenty-two year old freelancer from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. She focuses on illustration and storyboarding in her artwork, but she also has a strong background in multimedia design. The illustrations she makes are quite telling, and each and every one of them is overflowing with sincerity and a genuine love for art. Wendy’s personal style is cartoony and light-hearted in... Read More 09/07/2017

Exclusive: Hunting Down 'Ah-Ha!' Moments With John Grello

27/07/2019 {{total_slide_count}} John Grello is currently living in Georgia, United States, where he works as a concept artist at Tripwire Interactive. He is a very good all-rounder, and it’s clear that he enjoys experimenting with new workflows in his spare time. John’s ArtStation is one of the few professional portfolios where you can see a continuous drive to improve. In the interview, he says, “I continue to... Read More 05/02/2018

Into the Black with CMDR Dr. Kaii

29/07/2019 {{total_slide_count}} In 3302, the Elite: Dangerous community undertook its first major expedition—Distant Worlds. Together with the help of a great many volunteers, CMDR Erimus and CMDR Dr. Kaii were able to synchronize over a thousand ships and launch a voyage that would change the game’s community forever. Now, in 3305, a follow-up called Distant Worlds II is being planned. Set to launch on the 13th of... Read More 11/01/2019

A Wander in Search of Something New

15/07/2019 {{total_slide_count}} Scrolling through ArtStation’s “picks” section every week since the site’s founding has allowed me to make a number of observations about the entertainment industry and the artists who adorn it with its echoing aesthetic. Today, we only have time to talk about one; it seems that there is only a handful of “trendsetters”. These are the artists who can post a new artwork and watch... Read More 14/07/2019

Kamila Szutenberg on Building Fantastical Worlds

13/03/2024 {{total_slide_count}} Kamila Szutenberg is a Polish freelance concept artist currently living in Germany. In the past, she had the opportunity to work with studios such as Warner Bros., Wizards of the Coasts, PUBG, Bethesda and many others. When we interviewed her, she said that “I completely fell in love with creating worlds.” Concept art is an essential part of worldbuilding, be it for a book, movie... Read More 28/05/2023

Purity of Concept and Purity of Art Is the Most Important Thing

16/12/2020 {{total_slide_count}} Whether it’s his collaboration with astronaut Tim Peake and the ESA or his most recent project with Sir David Attenborough, Ilan chooses projects that deliver powerful messages and impactful stories, all of which are highly relevant today. He is a bastion of true artistry, always prioritizing the vision that he and his team set out to realize. The choices he makes when selecting projects are... Read More 15/12/2020

Ori and the Blind Forest’s Soundtrack

25/04/2017 {{total_slide_count}} Gareth Coker is a Los Angeles-based composer who received his education at the Royal Academy of Music in London and at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, studying both composition and film scoring respectively. Having visited and or lived in different countries, Gareth has been influenced by many cultures which have found their place in his music. Since he moved to Los Angeles... Read More 29/09/2015

Darek Zabrocki on Changing Medium

26/04/2017 {{total_slide_count}} Darek Zabrocki is a Polish freelance concept artist and illustrator living in Gdańsk, Poland. Over the past few years, he’s worked for a good deal of reputable companies such as Blur Studio, Framestore, and Ubisoft. Zabrocki made the transition from hobbyist to professional in 2007, when he decided to try working in the digital medium. As an artist, he continues to explore different software and... Read More 01/11/2015

A Little Bit of Exploration With Jakub Javora

07/03/2018 {{total_slide_count}} Jakub Javora is a Czech concept artist with a degree in fine arts. In spite of that, he always wanted to work in concept art, and after working as a matte painter for a couple of years, he built a portfolio and moved to Canada. This was Javora’s first opportunity to work on AAA titles at Volta, a renowned concept art studio that has delivered... Read More 07/03/2018

Concept Art Culture with James Combridge

22/10/2020 {{total_slide_count}} Becoming a successful concept artist in this day and age is tough. You have to spend countless hours creating portfolio artwork whilst growing your social media presence in order to build your professional network. And like most of our dreams, it will seem impossible at first. This is why we interviewed James Combridge, an Australian Concept Artist from Newcastle. James loves creating worlds, telling stories... Read More 22/08/2016

Vadim Shchepilov About the Art of Ori and the Will of the Wisps

18/06/2020 {{total_slide_count}} Vadim Shchepilov was born and raised in Ukraine, which is where he’d spend most of his youth dreaming about becoming a graphic designer while working his day job. Once he learned to use Photoshop, he realized that this kind of software could be used for personal art as well, and like many others, he dived right in. After a couple of years’ worth of practice,... Read More 18/06/2020

Exploring Irakli Nadar's Unrealistically Realistic Portraits

02/08/2020 {{total_slide_count}} Irakli Nadar is a Georgian digital artist whose main focus is creating hyper-realistic portraits of beautiful models and pop culture icons. As I see it, all of Nadar’s portraits have been successful because all of them have gone viral and brought him thousands of awestruck followers on social media. This artist’s portfolio is a combination of hyper-realism, wonderful lighting, and a set of unique renditions... Read More 12/09/2018

In the Studio With David Longdon

15/07/2023 {{total_slide_count}} Our first interview with David Longdon was published in the winter of 2018, and since then, both he and Big Big Train became household names for RVG and its most faithful listeners. Fast-forward two years and you’ll find us all here, having just finished the preparations for the publication of our follow-up interview with David, thereby marking the start of a new decade for Vox... Read More 14/03/2020

Michal Sawtyruk on Painting What You Enjoy

17/08/2020 {{total_slide_count}} Michal Sawtyruk is a digital painter and illustrator based in Warsaw, Poland. His work was recently published in THE BEST POLISH ILLUSTRATORS 2—a hefty art-book that features some of Poland’s best contemporary artists. A few well-renowned ones have already been featured on Vox Groovy. But today’s interview is with someone whose work we absolutely love! Sawtyruk has a wonderful collection of personal artworks on ArtStation,... Read More 11/12/2017

Ilse Harting on Developing Her Unique Personal Style

21/01/2021 {{total_slide_count}} Ilse Harting is a freelance character artist and illustrator based in the Netherlands. She recently graduated from ArtEZ University of the Arts, so even though she’s rather well known online, her career is only just beginning. Like a lot of artists from Ilse’s generation, she was initially inspired by anime and manga, which made her want to start drawing in that style when she was... Read More 21/01/2021

Florent Lebrun on Painting Your Future the Way You Want It

11/02/2018 {{total_slide_count}} Florent Lebrun is a French concept artist who’s currently working at One Pixel Brush. After moving to Montreal, he chose to transition from matte painting to concept art—a decision he doesn’t regret one bit. When he explained why he made the transition, he said that, “I think that concept art is a lot quicker and more reactive “ As a matte painter, Florent worked at... Read More 11/02/2018

Zac Retz: The Nobility of Hard Work Brings Us Higher

22/03/2021 {{total_slide_count}} “Could we get much higher? Could we get much lighter?” We are a radio too, meaning we put the music on the pedestal right next to the stories we publish. Listening to “In high Places” sung by John Roy Anderson while reading through this interview clicked! We have just read that we can. Zac Retz is an artist who truly lives for his art, and... Read More 17/08/2020

Feelings of Sincerity with Jonathan Vair Duncan

23/05/2016 {{total_slide_count}} What is attractive and accessible to the public eye will be a society's natural inclination, so I'm certain strong influence from media is still as present as ever. The most important thing an artist can do about this is question where ideas came from and where they're going. Syd Mead, for example, creates timeless futurist concepts that affect how most artists today romanticize the future. Read More 12/11/2015
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