Emrah Elmasli

I discovered Emrah Elmasli's works through the magazine ImagineFX (issue 11), which was the highlight of the entire magazine. Emrah explore a wide range of themes from science fiction to fantasy art, and unlike most artists who are only good at one or the other, he seems to excel in both. I really like the character designs, especially the robot ones. One of the most notable thing is the Turkish influence in some his illustrations,which is a reflection of the artist's cultural background. I think this element allows him to produce very interesting artworks.

Emrah Elmasli official homepage
Emrah's blog

Sparth aka Nicolas Bouvier

If you like Science Fiction images, then you'll definitely like Sparth's artwork. His exploration of the theme often give you a sense of grandiosity and a lot of it reminds me of the concept art from the Blade Runner movie by Syd Mead. Once of his most notable project that he has worked on was for the Assassin's Creed video game.

 

Sparth Official Website
Official Blog

Art of Kai Lim aka Ukitakumuki

Kai Lim is a fantastic artist from the Imaginary Friends Studio in Singapore. I've been keeping up with his works on his Deviant Art profile for quite a while and I'm always anticipating to see his latest works. I always loved how he capture the motion of his characters in the middle of the action, which not many artists I can think of are capable of pulling off successfully or even attempt. That's why his artworks often have a lot of energetic impact. The theme of his works is usually based around science fiction, his mechanical designs are just amazingly detailed.

 

 

Take a look at his Deviant Art page for the latest artwork:

http://ukitakumuki.deviantart.com/

Art of Akira Yamaguchi

This is not typically concept art, but Akira Yamaguchi is one intriguing artist. He belongs to a type of art called Neo Nihonga, a new generation of artists who are reviving and keeping the traditional Japanese art form alive. The style is reminiscent of Ukiyo-e paintings with the thick outlines and bold colours. The themes are a fusion of old and new modern subjects, like samurais riding on motor powered horses.

 

 

Artist info 

Japan Times article

The concept art of Alice in Wonderland

To coincide with the release of Tim Burton's latest film Alice in Wonderland this weekend. Even though these images have been around for a while I just feel like revisiting the beautiful concept art just for the sake of the event.

 

  

  

  

 

You could say the latest film adaptation of Lewis Caroll's novel stays very true to the original Disney animation and visuals, some may criticize it for being 'unimaginative'. Nevertheless I'm still looking forward to watching it, with Tim Burton and Johnny Depp combo I don't think you can go wrong. If the film's aesthetics live up to these 2D images I'm sure it'll be amazing in 3D.

Alice in Wonderland official movie website