Hakim Rafai is a freelance concept artist from Norway. Having been in the industry for over a decade, he cruised from being an animator to 3D artist, and finally returned back to 2D art. In this interview, we go in-depth in what it actually is like - being a freelance concept artist, especially when you live in one of the most expensive places in the world.
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Connect with Hakim:
https://www.artstation.com/kimraf
https://www.instagram.com/flynken/?hl=nb
https://www.facebook.com/hakim.rafai
Hakim's list of inspiration:
Hakim's list of inspiration:
Books:
-How to draw_Scott Robertsons
-how to render_Scott Robertsons
-Color and Light by James Gurney
-Imaginative Realism by James Gurney
-Anatomy for sculptors
-Figure Drawing For All It's Worth
-Michael Hampton- Figure Drawing - Design and Invention
Concept Artists:
-Feng Zhu
-Antony Jones
-Jaime Jones
-craig mullins
-Carla Ortiz
-Simon Stålenhag
-karl kopinski
Asian Artists:
-Ruan Jia
-Zeen Chin
-Face Zero
-Kim Jung Gi
-Z.W.Gu
-Wei feng
Old Masters:
-Jean leon gerome
-J.C Leyendecker
-Richard Schmid
-John Singer Sargent