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Hello everyone! StudioQuest instructors Charlie Bowater, Jourdan Tuffan, and Artur Zima are excited to answer your questions about their role in making this exciting new ArtStation Learning series. For this live text-based Q&A, the instructors will be replying to questions left in the comments section of this post.
As a refresher, here are the respective topics these three talented artists covered:
This Q&A is a great opportunity to learn what it's like to work in a creative team, with an art director, and for clients. The trio is also ready with workflow tips and helpful pointers for achieving industry-level quality in your work.
If you haven't already, give StudioQuest a watch, and we'll see you here on February 8th at 10 AM Eastern.
Welcome to StudioQuest, a 6-part episodic journey designed to give you a realistic insight of what it’s like to be a concept artist working in a studio. From initial client briefing and collaboration with team-mates, through feedback loops and final delivery, this series touches on a wide range of topics at all stages of the visual development pipeline.
Follow along as Senior Atomhawk Artists show you how to build a world from end to end, sharing their tips and techniques along the way. Each of the six tutorials will cover a specific part of the game development process, allowing you to build your own world with the support and guidance of the Atomhawk Senior Art Team.
We were honoured to receive the Develop Star Award for Best Creative Provider last week. More than anything, this acknowledgement is a credit to our incredible teams in the UK and Vancouver, and our new remote technical art team. The last two years have not been easy on anyone, but this award shows how professional and committed every artist, designer, producer and manager has been in spite of it. First and foremost, Atomhawk is a group of people who care about each other and the work we're producing as a collective for our clients and projects with the sharpest skills in the industry.
So, Hawks, this one's for you! 🏆🍾
We're so happy to announce the opening of Atomhawk's third studio! 💻🛠️
Our new Technical Art-focused studio will future-proofing the growing needs of concept art in next-gen games, providing UX & UX Design and Development, Technical Art Direction, Realtime VFX and more! Want to venture into the future of concept art with us? We have lots of remote opportunities available:
📊 Technical Art Producer
👨🎨 UI / UX Artist
👩🔧 UI / UX Programmer
🧰 Technical Art Generalist
Apply ➡ atomhawk.com/careers
Every July we invite concept artists from around the world to join our annual Art Competition. For 2021, the theme was “The Return”; what were the interpretations this year? A forgotten project revisited, reigniting ancient magic; a village brave returns to avenge past crimes, while a monster once defeated raises its heavy head for a final dose of terror.
The submissions were judged on creative details and ability to tell a compelling story. With over 360 submissions this year, we were impressed with sheer level of creativity from entrants across the globe who explored many unique ideas and incorporated a strong sense of atmosphere into their artworks.
After much deliberation with the judges, the final six winners exemplified storytelling, creativity and technical acumen. Winners will receive a selection of incredible artist goodies from Adobe, Wacom, Escape Technology, Proko, Sumo Digital, ArtStation, 3dtotal and Photobash.
We are thrilled to announce that first place goes to Kat Talar for this touching forest homecoming. “The atmosphere portrayed in this scene draws me in; makes me want to know more about this story,” says Atomhawk UK Studio Director, Darren Yeomans, “the Atomhawk Art Competitions are a storytelling contest first and foremost and Kat nailed the brief in all aspects. The artwork’s composition works well, supported by beautiful lighting. I’d love to see this as an animated short.”
From all of us at Atomhawk, we want to extend a huge congratulations to Kat!
Kat is now the proud owner of a 1 Year Adobe Stock license, a Nintendo Switch and an Anatomy Skull figure, courtesy of our generous friends at Adobe, Escape Technology, Sumo Digital and Proko. Other prizes include store credit to 3dtotal, ArtStation and Photobash as well as a choice of portfolio review or paintover by an Atomhawk Lead Artist.
Please check out more of Kat’s work at artstation.com/kattalar
Second place goes to Svetlana Berezina’s enchanting depiction of unrequited love, or perhaps a love lost? “I was immediately drawn to the style of this image; one of the more unique interpretations of The Return theme,” says Atomhawk Lead Artist, Charlie Bowater, “Svetlana exemplifies composition, lighting and storytelling that invites the viewer to step into the headspace of the heroine.”
Please check out more of Svetlana’s work at artstation.com/gwennet
Third place goes to Ted Arfken with this gritty shock moment that looks like it could be pulled right from this summer’s blockbuster thriller flick. "Fantastic composition and framing of the main character along with great mood makes this piece positively terrifying,” says Dario Jelušić, Principal Concept Artist, “Great job Ted! This was a real stand out."
Please check out more of Ted’s work at artstation.com/tarfken
The Hawk’s Choice Award is decided by the Atomhawk team, who have voted for their favourite artworks which nailed “The Return” brief. From all the Hawks, we extend a huge congratulations to Murilo and Alben, joint winners of the Hawk’s Choice Award for their gorgeous artworks.
Among other prizes, they with both receive their choice of a portfolio review or paintover by an Atomhawk Senior Artist, in hopes to help them further their artistic careers.
Please check out more of Murilo’s work at artstation.com/murilo_justiniano and Alben’s at artstation.com/alben_tan
Last, but certainly not least, we are thrilled to announce that the winner of the Rising Star Mentorship is Leonardo Ambrosini, who was one of our Honourable Mentions from last year’s “The Adventure Begins” competition. “I really like the overall composition, storytelling and world that Leonardo built, so there is a good artistic foundation,” says Principal Concept Artist, Thomas Stoop, “I’m positive our team can help push the overall design and work on some technical aspects to elevate the work to the next level.”
Leonardo has won an exclusive mentorship with an Atomhawk Senior Artist and a Wacom Cintiq 16, courtesy of Wacom and Escape Technology. Other prizes include store credit to Proko, 3dtotal and ArtStation.
Please check out more of Leonardo’s work at artstation.com/leonardo_ambrosini
We were honoured to receive so many great entries for this year’s competition. Overall, the quality was better than ever and it would be amiss to not award some honourable mentions that were standouts from our judges shortlist: Charlotte Kuegler, Jakob Vandenabeele, Omar Gamal Eldin, Lasse, Pedro Ferrer and Noor.
Thank you to the 365 people who entered our art competition this year. We were humbled by your enthusiasm, creativity and ingenuity. We hope you will join us again for next year’s competition!
Please check out more entries with the hashtag #atomhawkreturn and see the announcement and competition details on our website.
Thanks to Max Pears for inviting us on Level Design Lobby! Justine talks about everything Art Competition and why the Rising Star Mentorship and Hawk's Choice Award were introduced in this year's prize pool. A highly recommended listen if you're joining #atomhawkreturn!
Join our art competition at atomhawk.com/thereturn. Submissions close 7th August 2021.
Create a character, environment or key moment with 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻 ☄ to win Adobe Stock, Nintendo Switch, Proko Anatomy Skull, an exclusive Atomhawk mentorship and more! Submissions close August 7th 2021.
Details ➡ atomhawk.com/thereturn
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Every July we invite concept artists from around the world to join our annual Art Competitions. In 2020, the theme was “The Adventure Begins”, a broad concept with infinite potential for interpretation.
The submissions were judged on creative details and ability to tell a compelling story. With over 500 submissions this year, we were impressed with sheer level of unique creativity from artists across the globe who incorporated their own cultures and personalities into their artworks.
After much deliberation with the judges, the final three winners exemplified storytelling, creativity and technical skill. Winners will receive a selection of incredible artist goodies from Escape Technology, Sumo Digital, Photobash.org and ArtStation.
We are thrilled to announce that first place goes to Baptiste Boutié for their heartwarming departure scene. “There’s something incredibly charming about Baptiste Boutié’s piece that invokes the spirit of The Adventure Begins competition theme,” says Atomhawk Lead Artist, Charlie Bowater, “It does so with this very first step of leaving behind all the warmth and comfort that leaps out of this artwork as out character sets off to the great unknown.”
From all of us at Atomhawk, we want to extend a huge congratulations to Baptiste!
Baptise is now the proud owner of a Cintiq Pro 16 and a Nintendo Switch, courtesy of our very generous friends at Escape Technology and Sumo Digital. Other prizes include credit at Photobash.org and a years subscription to ArtStation Pro and ImagineFX, as well as an Atomhawk swag bag.
Please check out more of Baptiste’s work at artstation.com/icarius34
Second place goes to Stefanie Buchanan’s mysterious and enchanting shipwrecked mech. “When I first saw Stefanie Buchanan’s illustration I was immediately confronted by so many questions,” says Dario Jelušić, Atomhawk Senior Artist, “What is this giant mechanical bird? How did it get here and what happened? Is this character a scavenger and is there any connection between the two? To be a successful storyteller, it is important to invoke all kinds of questions in the viewer’s mind and get their imagination flowing by inviting them into the illustration with colours, designs and storytelling elements which this artwork does so successfully.”
Please check out more of Stefanie’s work at artstation.com/stefbaz_n
Third place goes to Iain Thody with this otherworldly depiction of a human child moments away from leaving a robotic homeworld. “Iain Thody's image stood out for having a lovely art style, expressive mood, and really fascinating design language. The story here is compelling too because the boy is seemingly the only human in the image - what’s happened here and where is he going?” says Drew Whitmore, Atomhawk Art Director.
Please check out more of Iain’s work at instagram.com/iainthody
We were overwhelmed with so many great entries for this year’s competition and would be amiss to not award some honourable mentions that were standouts from our judges shortlist: Juan Salvador Almencion, Eleni Platnaris, Leonardo Ambrosini, Marko, Alben Tan and Paulo Torinno.
