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More than 250 amazing sketches and paintings that have never been published before! Italian artist Alessandro ""Talexi"" Taini is responsible for designing some of the most memorable and imaginative video-game characters and environments of the last 15 years. While at the acclaimed UK-based game developer Ninja Theory, he was instrumental in creating the overall look and feel of the fantasy adventure games Heavenly Sword, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, Dmc: Devil May Cry, and Hellblade, which together sold millions of copies worldwide. This is the first book to feature his magnificent concept art, which is sure to thrill gamers and appeal to fans of fine art as well, with incredibly lifelike paintings that pay homage to master painters Caravaggio and Rembrandt, with additional inspiration drawn from the mythological work of Bouguereau and Frazetta. Talexi - The Concept Art of Alessandro Taini covers the development of scenes and characters, from flushing out epic battle scenes to creating iconic character details such as silhouettes and weapons, and provides detailed tutorials of iconic scenes from popular video games.

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Born in Genoa, Italy, Alessandro Taini is an art director, concept artist, and illustrator. He is best known for his work at video-game publisher Ninja Theory where he worked on the games Heavenly Sword, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, DmC: Devil May Cry, and Hellblade. After leaving Ninja Theory in September 2015 after 12 years with the company, Alessandro became a freelance artist working for a variety of clients such as Riot Games, The Imaginarium Studio, Reel FX, Prime Focus World, and Luma Pictures. He is also the illustrator of several fantasy book series for Random House, Bloomsbury Publishing, and Marvel Books. Some of Alessandro's most notable works include the best-selling Spook's series by Joseph Delaney, Throne of Glass by fantasy writer Sarah J. Maas, and Black Widow: Forever Red by Margaret Stohl.

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