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The French artist Antoine Gadoud attended the New3dge art school in Paris, where he learned the fundamentals of concept art<\/a>. He then joined Mooncolony, a concept art and illustration studio that he credits with making it possible for him to live his dreams of making art for the video game industry.<\/p>\n

Below, Antoine shows us four examples of his work, including some of his favourite sword art from Swordtember, an annual art challenge that Faith Schaffer <\/a>has been running every September since 2020, giving sword art the attention it deserves. If you’re inspired, see our picks of the best digital art software<\/a> and the best drawing tablets<\/a> to work on.<\/p>\n

Clown<\/p>\n

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(Image credit: Antoine Gadoud)<\/p>\n

\u201cThis was a small project. I just wanted to draw a simple clown and do good line art, which is an important step in creating a good render later on.”<\/p>\n

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Principal Goblin Dukart<\/p>\n

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(Image credit: Antoine Gadoud)<\/p>\n

\u201cThe headmaster of a school of magic, This small project was done during a live stream on Twitch as part of a challenge.\u201d<\/p>\n

Swordtember <\/p>\n

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(Image credit: Antoine Gadoud)<\/p>\n

\u201cSwordtember is a challenge that takes place once a year in September, where the goal is to make one sword per day. These are my favourites from last year.\u201d<\/p>\n

Deal?<\/p>\n

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(Image credit: Antoine Gadoud)<\/p>\n

\u201cThis character was a personal exercise where I tried to go as far as possible with the rendering. I learned a lot from it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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You can see more of Antoine’s work on his ArtStation profile<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Daily design news, reviews, how-tos and more, as picked by the editors.<\/p>\n

For more inspiration, see our feature on video game art styles<\/a> and our explainer on what is concept art?<\/a> You might also want to see our roundup of other digital artists’ work<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This article originally appeared in ImagineFX. Subscribe to ImagineFX<\/a> to never miss an issue. Print and digital subscriptions available.<\/p>\n