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Craig Mullins is an American digital painter, and leading international concept artist.[1] He has created art for books, video games and films. He is often considered to be a pioneer in the field of digital painting, painting digitally for many years beforedrawing tablets were available.[2]
Craig Mullins was born in 1964 inCalifornia and moved toOhio at the age of three. When he was 18 he went back to California, where for several years he lived in the proximity ofLos Angeles. He went toPitzer College inClaremont, California for two years, then studied atArt Center College of Design to study product design and illustration.[3] He started out as a transportation designer and got a job atFord in Detroit. There he discovered his design sense was a little bit too extreme for the car industry, so he returned to Art Center to study illustration and earned his BFA in 1990. Since then, he has worked on many projects as concept artist, illustrator, and matte painter. Mullins realized that the digital era freed him from all geographical constraints so he moved toHawaii.
He stated that he is trying to stay in as many areas of illustration as possible. His works are inspired byJohn Singer Sargent andFrank Frazetta.[citation needed]
Mullins has illustrated cards for theMagic: The Gathering collectible card game. He has also been invited to many seminars around the world, such as China, and is also highly respected by Chinese artists such as Su Lin, a concept artist residing there.[4]
He didbook covers for the following books:
He didmatte paintings and concept art for these movies:
He didillustrations and concept art for the following videogames: