{"id":377259,"date":"2026-04-13T11:48:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T11:48:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/377259\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T11:48:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T11:48:12","slug":"check-out-this-game-art-directors-comic-inspired-aesthetic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/377259\/","title":{"rendered":"Check out this game art director&#8217;s comic-inspired aesthetic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"elk-5bb7d121-1e08-4db7-804f-87def7914b27\">Choi Keun Hoon is a game art director from South Korea whose work emphasises primary bold tones and a comic-inspired aesthetic to convey feelings. She is currently developing her own animated universe.<\/p>\n<p>Below she tells us about three examples of her work. For more inspiration, see our other features on <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.creativebloq.com\/digital-art\/10-digital-artists-you-need-know-11618947\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.creativebloq.com\/digital-art\/10-digital-artists-you-need-know-11618947\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.creativebloq.com\/digital-art\/10-digital-artists-you-need-know-11618947\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">digital artists<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-d3963419-478b-4c26-a93f-e7cd8ba611b6\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/>Coco&#8217;s Adventure<\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:53.96%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ivdUCe7ceYLHpgXUduaFNE.jpg\" alt=\"Digital art by Choi Keun Hoon\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ivdUCe7ceYLHpgXUduaFNE.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ivdUCe7ceYLHpgXUduaFNE.jpg\" class=\"inline\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Choi Keun Hoon)<\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-5fdbb02a-b7c4-4f33-ac77-9f547aabafeb\">\u201cThis piece marks the beginning of an adventure series. It explores the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.creativebloq.com\/art\/animation\" data-auto-tag-linker=\"true\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.creativebloq.com\/art\/animation\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-redirect=\"https:\/\/www.creativebloq.com\/tag\/animation\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.creativebloq.com\/art\/animation\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">animation<\/a>-inspired visual style I want to keep developing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>            You may like<\/p>\n<p>    <a id=\"elk-77895a1d-fab0-4d6f-ad5c-4e4fcba56e3a\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/>The Reading Pilot<\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:58.23%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/YmxQ3xgwTAVJz4cmhfcFcD.jpg\" alt=\"Digital art by Choi Keun Hoon\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/YmxQ3xgwTAVJz4cmhfcFcD.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/YmxQ3xgwTAVJz4cmhfcFcD.jpg\" class=\"inline\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Choi Keun Hoon)<\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-66b0f255-2b8b-44ed-ac12-6f9cd503241f\">\u201cA pilot character from my Coco project. Here, I wanted to experiment with a more detailed and dense painting style.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-a912f0d2-3a23-4b9b-9035-29dafa06fe0b\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/>The Young Witch at Dawn<\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:44.60%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/axdVo9r67C9hT3f76QjNnD.jpg\" alt=\"Digital art by Choi Keun Hoon\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/axdVo9r67C9hT3f76QjNnD.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/axdVo9r67C9hT3f76QjNnD.jpg\" class=\"inline\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Choi Keun Hoon)<\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-8648e66f-40f4-4dcb-aba0-9309fc731bd1\">\u201cThis piece reinterprets a photograph I found some time ago with my own colour palette. I wanted to capture a slightly rough and expressive visual style.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-0bd6a6dd-f6b8-4a44-bfe3-8f8c77a93abe-0\">You can see more of her work on her <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/hoon2shoot\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/hoon2shoot\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Instagram account<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-de11ecc3-57c6-4aa2-948b-523b564ffe31\">This article originally appeared in ImagineFX. <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.awin1.com\/awclick.php?awinmid=2961&amp;awinaffid=103504&amp;clickref=cbq-gb-1125834900022594786&amp;p=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.magazinesdirect.com%2Faz-magazines%2F6936559%2Fimaginefx-magazine-subscription.thtml\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.awin1.com\/awclick.php?awinmid=2961&amp;awinaffid=103504&amp;clickref=cbq-gb-1125834900022594786&amp;p=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.magazinesdirect.com%2Faz-magazines%2F6936559%2Fimaginefx-magazine-subscription.thtml\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Subscribe to ImagineFX<\/a> to never miss an issue. 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