BlizzCon celebrates all of Blizzard Entertainment’s games. Every year, thousands of people tune in to hear about Blizzard’s game announcements, expansions, upcoming storylines, and more.
One of the central aspects of Blizzard games is the characters. Their story arc, drama and challenges are the bonds that help connect the player to the games’ universes. The goal of the key art is to portray characters from Blizzard’s games. Each one had to have their own sentiment and personality, combined with the expression of the event’s energy and excitement.
These characters are lovingly developed by their respective game teams and my job is to paint them in their best light, respecting and honoring their creative essence. That includes having regular communications with the art director and the teams’ leaders to ensure the characters’ souls are represented in the key art.
Due to health concerns, this year’s event was unique: the first Blizzcon held in any online format. With that in mind, I needed to make sure the composition looked good in multiple formats: from small magnets to gigantic LED panels.
How I create…
A MASTERFUL COMPOSITION
1 Layout sketches
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ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة June 2021 من ImagineFX.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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