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Guild Wars 2: Artists Honored by Spectrum Awards

SBFordSBFord Former Associate EditorMember LegendaryPosts: 33,129
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Arena.Net artists Richard Anderson and Kekai Kotaki were recently honored by the annual Spectrum Awards which recognize excellence in science fiction and fantasy art. Both artists were given the Spectrum Award based on concept art pieces created specifically for Guild Wars 2.

Kekai Kotaki won Spectrum’s Gold Medal for Concept Art for this impressive piece of Guild Wars 2 art entitled “Riven Earth.”

Richard Anderson won the Gold Medal for Institutional Art for this luminous, evocative piece of GW2 art called “Knight March.”

Read more here.

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  • ZenakouZenakou Member Posts: 50

    Congratulations to them both! I particularly enjoy knights on the march though.

  • EvilGeekEvilGeek Member UncommonPosts: 1,258

    Kekai Kotaki is simply amazing, a well deserved award! I didn't know Richard Anderson but I really like what he is done for GW2, out of the two Richard's is my favourite. Grats to both. Anet certainly know how to pick an art team :)

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  • TalthanysTalthanys Member Posts: 458

    Like many others that will respond, I have The Art of Guild Wars 2 book and enjoy perusing through it even now. While all the art is amazing, Kotaki's is clearly the cream of the crop. An insanely talented artist; masterful with texture and shading and a brilliant canvas composer. Well deserved, both of them.

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  • ZeroxinZeroxin Member UncommonPosts: 2,515

    Originally posted by Talthanys



    Like many others that will respond, I have The Art of Guild Wars 2 book and enjoy perusing through it even now. While all the art is amazing, Kotaki's is clearly the cream of the crop. An insanely talented artist; masterful with texture and shading and a brilliant canvas composer. Well deserved, both of them.

    -tal


     

    Yeap and I steal ideas from the SEVERAL art books I have of theirs every now and them. From Factions to GW2 I have them all.... I don't have the Prophecies art book though.../cry

    This is not a game.

  • LydonLydon Member UncommonPosts: 2,938

    Their artists are definitely at the top of my list.

  • ammoniteammonite Member Posts: 113

    I have to stop following GW2. It feels like I’m opening my Christmas present in November.

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  • IllyssiaIllyssia Member UncommonPosts: 1,507
    That's what I like about Guild Wars 2...they clearly are trying to put out a next gen mmo and the graphic art will be outstanding.
  • MumboJumboMumboJumbo Member UncommonPosts: 3,219
    Outstanding: Some of the best art work I've seen anywhere atm. Seriously, art, music, story alone are worth forking out for let alone the game! I bet Daniel Dociu is as elated as the contest winners are. Great stuff ArenaNet bright and uplifting work to challenge te imagination.

    http://www.gdcvault.com/play/1014633/Classic-Game-Postmortem

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