Playgrounds TV | The Book Club: Björn Hurri

We continue the interviews with artists that use their skills also for creating spectacular art-books and, in this way, sharing their knowledge. We are delighted to have with us award winning concept artist and art director Björn Hurri. He has worked for all major publishers and with over 100+ titles (Horizon, Alien Isolation, God of War 4, Dishonored, League of Legends and more). Longtime Playgrounds friend, creative consultant and art book designer and publisher Spiridon Giannakis will also be part of this Playgrounds TV.

Date
23 February 2022 (Event has ended)
Location(s)
Playgrounds YouTube Channel
Time
20:30 - 21:30
Entrance fee
Free entrance

Björn has been a professional artist in the entertainment industries for over 20 years and has also developed an indie game called The Other Brothers as an Art Director. He has contributed to many award winning titles that include Dead Space 2, Bioshock Infinite, Sniper Ghost Warrior 2, Spec Ops: Front Line, Infamous 2, Shadowrun, and Total War.

He has been teaching artists since 2008 and he also taught a highly popular character design class at CG Master Academy.

 

Björn has shared his knowledge in lectures and demos at 15+ workshops and events in multiple countries and to thousands of people.

In this Playgrounds TV interview we’ll get to explore how Björn is sharing his knowledge through art-books and how  he thinks they can help other aspiring artists.

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