I've had the pleasure of coordonating the very talented Concept Art team for Modern Combat 5: Blackout for well over 1 year, so I'm proud to present our collective work from the game. I've only included the art that has been developed under my direct supervision as a Art Director and Concept Art Lead, but probably the ammount of art developed for the game is doubled than what you'll see here. I hope you like them . :)

Concept Art Team:
Ioan Alexandru Ichim - Portfolio
Adrian Mihai Marchidan - Portfolio
Andrei Gino Stratolat
Karoly Botond Harko - Portfolio

Hi guys,

It's been a while since I've posted anything on my blog, but finally the time has come to share with you the work I've been doing for the past year.

As probably most of you know, a year ago I started my career as an Art Director, working on one of the most anticipated mobile games in the industry today, Modern Combat 5: Blackout. I started this job with really high ambitions and expectations, and from the begining, my goal was to push to the limits of what can be achieved with the mobile technology today, and create something visually spectacular, unique for any mobile game. The task wasn't an easy one, but I'm proud to say that in the end, we've managed to overcome everything that has been thrown at us, and create a game that sets new standards in the industry.

I've had the pleasure of working with some of the most talented artists from Gameloft on this project, so I want to give a BIG THANK YOU to the team....You did an amazing job guys !!!!! :)

The game received fantastic reviews so far, and hopefully it will develop into another mobile classic, like it's predecessors also did. Modern Combat 5: Blackout is out on IOS, Android and Windows, so if you really want to see the full experience, don't hesitate to try it out.
In this first post, I will be showing some screenshots, mostly used for marketing and in our loadingscreens. In order to achieve the maximum potential from the compositions, I slightly edited them, but without altering the original look&feel.

More updates coming soon. I hope you like them. :)

















3D Environment Artists :
Alberto Andrei Florea - Carbonmade Portfolio
Mihai Lupu - http://mihailupu.ro/
Vladimir Teneslav -http://what-we-make.com/
Alexandru Cristian Bumbu
Andrei Cojocaru
Iulian Gabriel Panea
Ana Maria Radulea

An afterwork sketch, initially started as an experiment with tones and shapes, trying to obtain depth without abusing the levels and contrasts, but reworked a bit because I was unsatisfied with the final result. Also added a work in progress explaining the technique I used for this image.

I've been extremely busy lately, with no time to paint as much as I used to (one of the negative side effects of being an AD), but I want to slowly start and fix this very important issue for me.  
I've started with this quick doodle during my lunch time just to get me warmed up a bit. Hope you like it! 

I don't know if you're aware or not of what's happening in Romania, regarding the biggest mining exploitation in Europe, using cyanide, at Rosia Montana. People across a vast area are to be relocated, making way to the biggest cyanide lake in the world, and 4 mountains will dissapear, leaving behind one of the biggest mining craters in the world. It's a perfect recipe for dissaster, heavily supported by a corrupted goverment, for obvious reasons, but strongly opposed by the people. This escaladed into one of the biggest protests in Romania after the revolution in 1989, and after 2 weeks of protests already, the numbers of the protesters are growing worldwide. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y89oSum59BY

I made this sketch as a sign of protest. I hope other artists will join, support the cause and spread the word.

A new B&W illustration from my new project, picturing a journey through some unexpected places. This time, a window in space, a place where two universes touch, merging time and space.
More updates soon. Enjoy! :)