Monday, September 23, 2013

The amazing and fantastic illustrations for Blizzard games by Laurel Austin

Laurel Austin is a canadian artist who lives in USA. She has the dream job of many gamers: since 2011 she works for Blizzard as a conceptual artist. Her work can be seen in Blizzard's main franchises: Diablo 3, Starcraft 2 and World of Warcraft.

If this brief introduction doesn't motivate you to see Laurel Austin's work, let me say this: her illustrations are just fantastic, really amazing, exploring medieval fantasy worlds (as in Wow and Diablo) and sci-fi fantasy (as in Starcraft). There are illustrations of monsters, dragons, orcs, dwarves, barbarians e all kinds of mystic and fantastic creatures.

Appreciate the amazing and fantastic illustrations for Blizzard games by Laurel Austin:


Laurel Austin ldaustin illustrations fantasy games Blizzard Diablo Starcraft World of Warcraft conceptual artist

Deathwing! Alexstraza! Nozdormu! Ysera! Kalecgos! Art for deck package of World of Warcraft TCG (Trade Carding Game) expansion Battle of the Aspects.

Laurel Austin ldaustin illustrations fantasy games Blizzard Diablo Starcraft World of Warcraft conceptual artist

Blizzard Hearthstone (card game)

Laurel Austin ldaustin illustrations fantasy games Blizzard Diablo Starcraft World of Warcraft conceptual artist

The 3 main game franchises from Blizzard

Laurel Austin ldaustin illustrations fantasy games Blizzard Diablo Starcraft World of Warcraft conceptual artist

Female Demon hunter (Diablo 3)

Laurel Austin ldaustin illustrations fantasy games Blizzard Diablo Starcraft World of Warcraft conceptual artist

Hydralisk (Starcraft 2)

Laurel Austin ldaustin illustrations fantasy games Blizzard Diablo Starcraft World of Warcraft conceptual artist

Orc (World of Warcraft)

Laurel Austin ldaustin illustrations fantasy games Blizzard Diablo Starcraft World of Warcraft conceptual artist

Barbarian woman and goatman (Diablo 3)

Laurel Austin ldaustin illustrations fantasy games Blizzard Diablo Starcraft World of Warcraft conceptual artist

Headless Horseman (World of Warcraft TCG)

Laurel Austin ldaustin illustrations fantasy games Blizzard Diablo Starcraft World of Warcraft conceptual artist

Kerrigan, Queen of Blades (Starcraft 2)

Laurel Austin ldaustin illustrations fantasy games Blizzard Diablo Starcraft World of Warcraft conceptual artist

Lumbering Oaf for World of Warcraft TCG

Laurel Austin ldaustin illustrations fantasy games Blizzard Diablo Starcraft World of Warcraft conceptual artist

Pandaren Lorewalker - illustration made for Mists of Pandaria expansion's launch

Laurel Austin ldaustin illustrations fantasy games Blizzard Diablo Starcraft World of Warcraft conceptual artist

The Egg Thief (personal work)

Laurel Austin ldaustin illustrations fantasy games Blizzard Diablo Starcraft World of Warcraft conceptual artist

Thrall for WoW TCG

Laurel Austin ldaustin illustrations fantasy games Blizzard Diablo Starcraft World of Warcraft conceptual artist

Ultraxion dragon (illustration from Battle of the Aspects expansion of World of Warcraft card game)

Laurel Austin ldaustin illustrations fantasy games Blizzard Diablo Starcraft World of Warcraft conceptual artist

Violet Proto-Drake (WoW TCG)

Laurel Austin ldaustin illustrations fantasy games Blizzard Diablo Starcraft World of Warcraft conceptual artist

Hogger (WoW TCG)

Laurel Austin ldaustin illustrations fantasy games Blizzard Diablo Starcraft World of Warcraft conceptual artist

Anaka, Draenei Paladin - illustration for Throne of Tides expansion of World of Warcraft: The Card Game

Laurel Austin ldaustin illustrations fantasy games Blizzard Diablo Starcraft World of Warcraft conceptual artist

Asoren Darksnout, Tauren Deathknight

Laurel Austin ldaustin illustrations fantasy games Blizzard Diablo Starcraft World of Warcraft conceptual artist

Skinny Cthulhu (one of two illustrations not Blizzard related in this post)

Images from Laurel "tully" Austin at CGHub. Via The Design Inspiration - Pandaren Lorewalker.

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