Inspiration

Over at Beth Blog they have a developer diary with Olivier Leonardi the art director on Brink. In the diary he breaks down the specific details about the choices and influences for Brink's "exaggerated reality". It's a great read to show that great art is made with fore thought and purpose. Check out the diary here.

Available now are the first 5 minutes of the movie which shows finished and unfinished art. It's a rare peek into seeing some of the movie making process before it's released. The Princess and the Frog comes out this holiday season and will be the first hand drawn movie from Disney since Home on the Range in 2004. 

Ian Yarwood-Lovett, art director for Lionhead,  has performed an interview at the University of Hertforshire which they have made public via vimeo.

In the 12 minute interview he discusses the development of Fable 2 , student's portfolios, the game development pipeline within Lionhead and the merging of Blue Box Studios into Lionhead.
 

This is a demo reel from  Spiel Tang from Shanghai,China. They used Maya, Fusion and AE

Lee Petty, Art Director at Double Fine Productions (makers of Brutal Legend and Psychonauts),  talks about developing the world of Brutal Legend and where they derived inspiration from. 

Run by Rob Richards this is just a fantastic site for anyone looking for reference and pure inspiration. With such a majority focus on characters when it comes to art it's great to see an appreciation for the worlds these characters inhabit. 

Massive Black have recently updated their portfolio.

The much revered 3d outsourcing studio, with clients such as Activision, Blizzard, EA, Sony and id software have added many new pieces of work to their already stunning portfolio.