The artist I choose to write about is Gilles Beloeil. He is a graphic artist that mostly does concept art for video games and mostly for the video game series Assassins Creed. Here are a couple of pictures that he drew using multiple programs including Photoshop.
In this first picture we see the main character, Ezio, looking at a village before him that has candle light that is setting the small courtyard a glow. Now Ezio's back is to the viewer and his head is looking down and possibly pondering some thought in his head. This picture has the connotation that he is possibly grieving someone or thing. This may have some sort of meaning that pertains to the game that Beloeil is trying to convey so that the game designers and story composers can get a feel for what they are trying to address. In the second picture we see Ezio again with his back turned to the viewer. He looks to be in the same place as before but in more of a marketplace or main road because there are many people around him now. In this painting his head is up and he seems to be almost surveying the area planning something whether it is an escape route or a possible hiding spot. There also is a man in white that seems to be looking at Ezio and there is another man that is eyeing the white hooded man as well. This could possibly also be a meet up for Ezio with a contact that has more information for him. This also has some connotation of suspense because we don't know what could happen next. Ezio could be walking into a trap or he could be ambushed by the crowd that is seen in the distance. In the third picture we see Ezio once again with his back to the viewer but now he is walking down some steps in what looks like a cemetery. We also can see in the distance what looks to be a big city and I know from playing the game that the city is Constantinople. It looks as though Ezio is walking rather casually and possibly has paid some respects to a dead friend or family member. So this picture could have two connotations. It could be perceived as sad because of the graves or adventurous and new because he is walking towards a big city and could possibly be starting a new and exciting adventure. Well that is my analysis of Gilles Beloeil, here is his website that has more pictures by him and I hope you enjoyed these pictures as much as I did
