How street fashion photography inspired this video game concept artist's character designs
What started out as a bit of anatomy practice turned out as a lineup of folk at the beach. Pavel has no idea why one of them is an elf (Image credit: Pavel Hristov) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Pinterest Flipboard Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred…
What started out as a bit of anatomy practice turned out as a lineup of folk at the beach. Pavel has no idea why one of them is an elf (Image credit: Pavel Hristov) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Pinterest Flipboard Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Pavel Hristov is a freelance concept artist with several years of experience in the game sector. His work often uses characters as a medium for worldbuilding and storytelling, rather than purely focusing on their visual impact.We caught up with him as part of our series of interviews with digital artists. to learn more about his inspirations and how he progressed his career.You might also want to see out character art tips, and if you need to build your own art setup, you'll need one of the best drawing tablets or the best laptops for drawing.Latest Videos FromCreative BloqWatch full video here: A quick concept of a nomadic hunter as an exploration in how to present a character on a single sheet with a bit more context (Image credit: Pavel Hristov)Outside of art, has most influenced your work?This may sound odd, but street fashion photography had quite the impact on me very early on. Especially Japanese magazines. I always enjoyed seeing photos of random people just being themselves, especially before the age of social media. There was no real artificiality to it, so to speak. It’s that feeling that I often try to capture with character design, like you took a snapshot of a random person, rather than presenting an idealised or exaggerated version of them.Source: Creative Bloq AI Art — Published — Category: Image AI