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Tetsu Tsukamoto reveals the secret to concept art success

Few people would disagree if we said that character concept artist Tetsu Tsukamoto was born to create weird and complex monsters for video games. His father is a graphic designer, his uncle a potter, his aunt a furniture artist, and his cousin a manga artist, illustrator and crafter… creativity runs in the family.

The experienced character concept artist rarely does interviews, especially outside of Japan, so we’re honoured he’s chosen ImagineFX to reflect on his art, process and career in the video games industry.

Tsukamoto-san was inspired by the 1984 fantasy film

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