Togail's profile

I'm an artist and teacher at Full Sail University and run a freelance art studio in Winter Park, Florida. I specialize in natural fantasy and industrial design, as well as character design. I am currently a concept artist for an online MUD, and for an independent horror film. This is my video game art blog; I'm meticulous and am a perfectionist, and I've begun to experiment with different styles and methods to create art that is faithful to it's source. Video games have been a completely and wholly encompassing part of my life; it's only fair that my love of art reflects this.

Artistic Influences:

Tetsuya Nomura
Ryan Church
H.R. Giger
Puddnhead
Harold Belker
Feng Zhu

As an artist, I have my weapons:

Hardware:
Wacom Intuos 4 6x8 Drawing Tablet
Wacom Intuos 3 6x8 Drawing Tablet
Wacom Intuos 2 6x8 Drawing Tablet
Apple Macbook Pro, OSX Snow Leopard
Apple Macbook, OSX Leopard
Apple eMac, OSX Tiger
Craploads of mechanical pencils and sharpies
Stacks of printer paper

Software:
Adobe Photoshop CS4 Professional
Adobe After Effects 6.5 Professional

**I do commissions and requests!**

These are the games I enjoy:

Demon's Souls
Vagrant Story
Persona 3: FES
Persona 4
Xenogears
Front Mission 3
Front Mission 4
Final Fantasy VII
Final Fantasy Tactics
Final Fantasy XII
Metal Gear Solid 3
Metal Gear Solid 4
Valkyria Chronicles
Civilization Revolution
Street Fighter 3: Third Strike
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Fallout 3

Currently Playing:
Borderlands
Dragon Age: Origins
Folklore

Gamertag Name

New stories in my blog:

• Yutoria, the Burning Rainbow [NVGR/Artsy]
  11/10/2009 18:09


• Tarantula Queen WIP [Artsy Fartsy]
  09/28/2009 00:34


• Hi, I'm #57, who are you?
  09/11/2009 17:12


• Freelancin' every day. [Artsy Fartsy]
  09/01/2009 18:30


• WoW Character Art - Final Sketch
  08/06/2009 22:21


• World of Warcraft - Custom Character Art
  08/03/2009 23:09


• Prototype First Impressions
  06/09/2009 23:16


• Nintendo Art - Mario & Yoshi WIP
  04/28/2009 03:38


• Nintendo Art - Samus Aran
  04/23/2009 22:30


• Nintendo Art - Bowser's Industrial Castle (sort of, kinda)
  04/22/2009 18:56

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