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Informationen zum Autor Samwise, a.k.a. Sam Didier, is senior art director at Blizzard Entertainment. Samwise’s previous books include Grimbeard: Tales of the Last Dwarf and The Last Winter. Klappentext The first monograph by the art director for leading video game company Blizzard EntertainmentBrütal: The Art of Samwise is a career-spanning art book that assembles the many artistic creations of world renowned artist Samwise Didier into one volume. For nearly thirty years, Samwise’s unique art style, which combines the use of bold colors, visual storytelling, and a touch of humor, has been featured in numerous art books, illustrated novels, album covers, comic books, and video games, and is instantly recognizable to his legions of fans. Brütal: The Art of Samwise celebrates all the artistic creations of Samwise’s imagination, including many images never seen before from his personal archives. This book also contains selections of Samwise’s favorite and most iconic images he created for the video game company, Blizzard Entertainment, where he has worked since 1991. As a senior art director for Blizzard, Samwise was responsible for directing the art style for Warcraft, StarCraft, and Heroesof the Storm, as well as for creating artwork for the World of Warcraft, Hearthstone, and Diablo franchises. Zusammenfassung The ?rst monograph by the art director for leading video game company Blizzard Entertainment Brütal: The Art of Samwise is the ?rst book to re?ect all aspects of Samwise’s proli?c career and includes the most famous characters he’s created, including Blizzard’s biggest heroes. Samwise’s unique art style, which combines the use of bold colors, visual storytelling, and a touch of humor, has been featured around the world and is instantly recognizable to his legions of fans. As senior art director at Blizzard Entertainment, where he’s worked since 1991, Samwise has contributed art and art direction to many of Blizzard’s games, including some of its biggest franchises (World of Warcraft, StarCraft), and is known as the father and creator of the “Blizzard art style.” ...
