Sparth nicolas bouvier has been an active artistic director and concept designer in the gaming industry since 1996. Note that you will still see this persons artwork on the public community gallery. Jan 31, 2012 nicolas sparth bouvier, has been an active artistic director and concept designer for the gaming industry for over 15 years. Reach concept art the following 200 files are in this category, out of 368 total. Nicolas bouvier, also known as sparth, has been an active artistic director and concept designer in the gaming industry since 1996. If you pick up the games big hardcover art book, its walltowall with images like this.
They only appear in halo legends as far as im aware. Born in france, he now lives in seattle, washington, working for microsoft. The highly anticipated follow up to structura and structura 2, structura 3 is the newest collection of images from halo art director, sparth, which takes viewers on an amazing journey to imaginary lands. Jan 31, 2012 this is a nice sequel to the first structura art book. Sparth nicolas bouvier spaceship art, alien concept. Other than the art, there are 24 pages of tutorial that looks at the design and thought process of sparth. There are a brief few pages packed with exteriors painted from life that really show you sparth s skill. Halo guardians concept art by kory lynn hubbell halo 5 warzone structures weapons terminal by albert ng here is a big old dump of my concept art for halo collaboration with sparth, based on by jonathan lindblom, mark linington, and jihoon kim. Dave has also worked for arenanet where he created concepts for guild wars 2. This is a nice sequel to the first structura art book.
His list of projects include video game titles such as halo 5. Concept ships by sparth the highly anticipated follow up to structura and structura 2, structura 3 is the newest collection of images from halo art director, sparth. Art director and concept artist veteran in the video game industry since 1996, author of the structura book series, halo 5 art director. As well as images from assassins creed and halo, he also showcases his book cover art, as well as fantasy and science fiction pieces. Looks like somebody really wanted this in the games.
Nicolas bouvier concept art world, environment concept. His work is accompanied by stepbystep tutorials on different photoshop techniques. Nicolas bouvier, more commonly known as sparth, is the senior art director at 343 industries. This book will showcase not only his professional and personal work, but will also include tips of the trade and stepbystep tutorials. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Gawd, i so want an all sparth halo 4 concept art booksal. Sparth nicolas bouvier spaceship art, alien concept art. Sparth scifi concept artist french concept artist nicolas bouvier sparth now based in the u.
This book focuses on concept art for scifi and environment. Sparth has been an active artistic director and concept designer in the gaming industry since 1996. Halo 4 was shaped, at least in part, by one of the worlds great. Sparth amazing concept artist at 343 has posted some mammoth concepts.
Photo simon stalenhag is an artist based in the countryside outside of stockholm, sweden. Sparth has contributed to the development of multiple games and books since 1996, including his own art book series, structura, published by designstudiopress. Concept spaceship art by sparth fresh new work from our friend sparth. Sparth scifi concept artist the amazing artwork of nicolas. My man sparth posts yet some more great concept art. Biography concept artist veteran in the video game industry since 1996, author of the structura art book series, art director for halo at microsoft 343 industries in seattle. Guardians, halo 4, assassins creed, rage and prince of persia. About sal ive got tons of experience with halo gaming and collecting. As you can see i have given this book four out of five stars. This book will showcase not only his professional and personal work, but. Sparth has contributed to the development of several released games since 1997. Since his halo 4 work wont be publicly available for a while, you can see more of sparth s art on his personal site, and you can purchase a book collecting some of his best stuff here. Sparth art futuriste, sci fi concept art, art science fiction.
Apr 19, 2019 discover the art of sparth nicolas bouvier, whos recently worked as art director for halo 5, in a collection of daily sketches. Sparth has contributed to concept art for such games as prince of persia. French concept artist nicolas bouvier sparth now based in the u. This book will showcase not only his professional and personal work, but will also include tips of the trade and stepbystep tutoria.
As with his prior best selling books, structura 3 will not only share his fascinating. Sparth nicolas bouvier has been an artistic director and concept designer in the. This book is not just dedicated to concept art or imagination. Jan 27, 2012 this visually stunning book includes neverbeforeseen art from video game concept artist sparth. If you follow his work online, you probably wont see much here that you havent seen on a website. New landscape concept sketch sci fi ideas concept art world. Job, tutorial, art, concept art, portfolio making of halo 5 guardians multiplayermaking of halo 5 guardians episode all in esrban exclusive peek behind the curtain at what it takes to prepare for one of the biggest stages in the gamin. The book is a nice flight of fancy and id happily recommend it. Featured in the book are work created for book covers, video games halo 4 and his personal pieces, some of which are created in 30 minutes but definitely do not look so. Nov 29, 2017 artstation halo warfleet book cover, sparth.
He has worked on a variety of projects, ranging from films, commercials and book covers to art directing and concepting for video games. Blocking a user will prevent that user from commenting on your posts and messaging you. Spaceship art spaceship concept spaceship design concept ships concept art halo ships aliens halo spartan sci fi spaceships. Nicolas sparth bouvier is a fantastic artist, and this book is filled with his works, so expectedly its a fine book. I will of course still update sparth construct right here too. In structura 2, he delights us with what he has been imagining for the last three years since the release of his first best selling book, structura. Speaking to his evolution as a concept artist, and his move to art director at 343 industries, sparth talks about his role as. Super sentinel by sparth of 343 posted on 041720 by sal. Want fantastic suggestions on caring for your loved ones. Sparth has made many contributions to a whole array of videogames over the years since 1996, including work on alone in the darks franchise, prince of persia, rage and assassin. Sparth otherwise known as nicolas bouvier, is the current art director for halo 5, born in france and now working in seattle he had started his career within the gaming industry back in 1996 as a concept designer.
Meet the art of cg legend artist, sparth nicolas bouvier whos recently worked as art director for halo 5 and who will be one of our iamc 19 speakers. There are a brief few pages packed with exteriors painted from life that really show you sparths skill. Since his halo 4 work wont be publicly available for a while, you can see more of sparths art on his personal site, and you can purchase a book collecting some of his best stuff here. Is it me, or do the forerunner weapons look like they could have been part of a capital ship design. There are spaceships flying off from the many sleek locations conceived by sparth. Evolutions essential tales of the halo universe, the forerunner saga novels cryptum, primordium, and silentium, the novella halo. And at the heart of halo is a desire to create something that feels real, and this is in very large part thanks to sparth. See more ideas about concept art world, art and concept art. Many artists cant handle both speculative work and plein air equally, sparth accomplishes both handily. Concept artist dave bolton has released environment and prop concept art that he created for halo 4 while working at 343 industries. Concept artist veteran in the video game industry since 1996, author of the structura art book series, art director for halo at microsoft 343 industries in seattle.
It is a little on the small side in terms of its physical dimensions, but the prints are nice. Sparth sci fi concept art, sci fi environment, sci fi city. Sparth concept art, concept architecture, future city. Which, given the impact he has had on the concept art industry, is quite a few people. I feel i have something to offer to the greater halo fan community. The environment paintings are mainly of desolate but exotic landscapes. Theres an almost identical piece of artwork in the halo 3 art book, its just been slightly redesigned in line with the new forerunner look. Having had the privilege of travelling extensively at an early age to such places as far afield as the usa, singapore, china. Halo 5 art director nicolas sparth bouviers private work is so optimistic and far away from the usually gritty and dark vision of scifi artists.
These are weapon skin concepts, not weapon concepts. Sparth has been an author, artistic director and concept designer in the video gaming industry since 1996. Along the way his art work has featured on more than 80 book covers and hes also the author of the structura books, which bring together his drawings, with a few hints and tips on the tricks of the illustrators trade. Visual development of the lonely cosmonaut artstation digital exclusive 80 page art book. Sparth scifi concept artist the amazing artwork of.
Nov 29, 2017 nov 29, 2017 artstation halo warfleet book cover, sparth. Having had the privilege of travelling extensively at an early age to such places as far afield as the usa, singapore, china, france and europe, he was influenced greatly by the various cultures, and he. Speaking to his evolution as a concept artist, and his move to art director at 343 industries, sparth talks about his role as a leader and the collaborative efforts with his team. Science fiction world the cobra wars book cover by dave seeley.
Concept artwork for halo 5 guardians ranging from cities, through jungles, to spaceships and crash sites. Halo 4 was shaped, at least in part, by one of the worlds. Guardians, the next installment in the popular series. The art of sparth a follow up to structura and structura 2. The city seen below, for instance, isnt a major setting in halo 5.
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