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Monday, June 26, 2017

Artist: Daniel Kamarudin

Illustrations by Malaysia-based Daniel Kamarudin ( theDURRRRIAN)

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OpEd: League of Legends and Chiara

I'm not a big League of Legends fan, but the popularity of the game is such that it's all but impossible to avoid news related to the game if you're even marginally interested in video games. So, last week (September 15), when Riot announced a new League of Legends champion called "Kindred," I, like millions of others, clicked on through to check out the concept art every gaming portal on the planet was teasing. As I've come to expect from video game concept art (and Riot in particular), the art was stunning (even if the character is a little creepy).

It was also very, very familiar. At first, that didn't bother me. Between my video game posts here on The Geek Art Gallery, my link round-ups on SF Signal, and an expansive list of social media accounts, I see every game-related news story two or three times before it drops out of the news cycle. I just figured that I'd already seen a thumbnail of the art somewhere, but Wednesday, Imgur smack me in the face with the real reason the "Kindred" concept art was so damned familiar.

The concepts are blatant immitations of the art of Chiara Bautista, who has been inspiring cosplayers, tattoo artists, and starry-eyed fangirls since 2010, when she first posted a MySpace page featuring her work. Since then, she's created accounts on DeviantArt and Facebook. She's a particular favorite on Tumblr, where her work routinely scrolls across the dashboard of users subscribing to practically any art-related keyword. I've personally posted galleries of her work here on The Geek Art Gallery several times to thunderously positive responses.

I'm not the only one noticing the similarities, either. The Bautista / Kindred issue has surfaced on Reddit at least three times in the past two weeks. It's also been pointed out on the League of Legends forums. Check out some side-by side comparisons of Riot's "Kindred" and Bautista’s work below.

Artist: Ignacio Fernández Ríos

Maschinen Project by Ignacio Fernández Ríos

Illustrations by Madrid, Spain-based Ignacio Fernández Ríos (Pencracker)

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Here are some incredible character illustrations by Ignacio Fernández Ríos, a freelance concept artist and illustrator based in Madrid.

Posters: Alexander Iaccarino

Posters by Alexander Iaccarino

Artist: Jaroslaw Jasnikowski

The Weird and Wonderful Art of Jaroslaw Jasnikowski

Illustrations by Jaroslaw Jasnikowski

Currently Jasnikowski is one of the leading developers of fantastic realism in Poland. Jarek, and his wife, Kate is also a painter, graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Wroclaw, live and create in the village Pasiecznik in the foothills of the Jizera.

Jaśnikowski's paintings are characterized by his love for fantastic machines, as well as a love for the Gothic. His paintings are shrouded in dark mystery steeped in dark atmosphere.

Illustrations by Andrew Ferez

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Andrew Ferez is an digital artist and illustrator based in Moscow, Russia. He creates these magically artworks - they are often covers for various books, completely digitally, drawing on the computer with his Wacom pad.

Paintings: Steampunk Cityscapes

"Steel Moon" by Germany-based Vadim Voitekhovitch

Voitekhovitch envisions a steampunk Victorian landscapes populated with airships. His paintings are absolutely packed with air ships right alongside tumbledown warships, sleek submarines, and even steam-powered buses. It’s a world full of discovery, prosperity, and a lot of ingenuity. You can see more of Voitekhovitch's work at DeviantArt.

Sketches: Dan Beaulieu Robots

Sometimes i draw robots . Probably my only March of the robots contribution this year:) maybe .Been awesome see everyone elses work #marchofrobots #marchoftherobots #ink

March of Robots by Dan Beaulieu

Dan Beaulieu participated in the annual March of Robots challenge.

#marchofrobots No.5 Done.
#marchofrobots2015 #nitrouzzz #AndreyPridybaylo #art #illustration #robot #scifi #cyborg #fight #war #drone #mechanic #ink #drawing #sketch #sketchaday #sketchoftheday #sketchpark #robo #mech #mushroom #head #hand #adventure #copic #copicart #copicmultiliner #copicmarkers #markers #brown #green

March of Robots Sketches by Nitro

Browsing through the results of March of Robots, the annual month-long drawing challenge on Instagram, one artist kept catching my eye over and over - the artist who runs the Nitro Tumblr. Here are some examples. It looks like Nitro makes a habit of participating in the challenge each year, so I'm looking forward to seeing more pieces in the future.

Artist: Bastien Grivet

Illustrations by Montpellier, France-based Bastien Grivet

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Bastien Grivet is a freelance concept artist who has worked for Activision, Ubisoft, Blur Studio, MANEKI LAB, DONTNOD Entertainment and Onyx Films.

Artist: Aaron Limonick

"Data Transfer in the Sonic Canyons"

Illustrations by Los Angeles-based Aaron Limonick

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Aaron Limonick is a concept artist currently working for Sony at Naughty Dog in Santa Monica. Limonick earned a BFA with distinction at Art Center College of Design in 2005. Since graduating, he's worked as a concept designer and illustrator on Tony Hawk and Guitar Hero franchises, GUN, Deadwood, The Bourne Conspiracy and Transformers: War for Cybertron. Read an interview at CGChannel.