Joe Sanabria

Senior Concept Artist // Adjunct Faculty @ LCAD :Skullmonkeys, Fallout:NewVegas & Ashes of Creation

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Could not resist! Gouache, pencil, oil and Photoshop, from imagination and from observation #sameartist

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@MattAllsopp1 Outstanding... just watched it again this weekend and still one of my favorites.

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@LauraJayArt he was also at the premier party for Fallout:NewVegas so I'm guessing he's been fan for sometime now

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May Gray and June Gloom offer unique lighting conditions for art. This piece highlights the cool tones and soft shadows characteristic of the season. #JuneGloom #MayGray #ArtAndWeather #ArtInspiration #lagunabeach

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@ScheierJason The dream of the 90's is alive in X-files

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@littletales Those were fun challenges for sure, so I really appreciate that you enjoyed them!

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A few sketches inspired by photos I took during our trip to Oregon last September. It’s been a joy revisiting those moments and exploring the northern coast again through these paintings.

#digipleinair #studies #seascapepaintings #digitalpainting

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Deep dives hit different after exploring all options.
Research turns ideas into vision.
#Design #Creativity #Innovation #Process #BlenderArt

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Explored multiple ideas for a detailed brief, but the final render wasn’t the path forward. Still, that work saved the team from going the wrong way.

That’s the real value: scouting ahead.

#ConceptDesign #ArtDirection #CreativeProcess #Iteration #DesignThinking #VisualDev

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From “blue sky” → production-aware paint-over.

Using Unreal assets in Blender + Photoshop to refine environments in context—focused on readability, composition, and player experience.

Open to opportunities & collaborations.

#GameDev #GameArt #ConceptArt #3DArt #EnvironmentArt

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@Ecmelaziz So succinctly stated... thank you for the kind words!

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Blue sky briefs = joy

Go wide. Explore everything. No constraints.

Then once feedback hits—lock in and refine with confidence.

Available for freelance—DMs open.

#ConceptArt #GameDev #Worldbuilding #VisualDevelopment #ArtProcess #IndieDev #GamedevJobs #OpenToWork

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Concept work is exiting, w/all the ways to approach a challenge.

For this piece, I balanced Blender + Photoshop—pushing for a strong result while staying efficient with time.

#conceptart #3dart #blender3d #photoshop #digitalart #3dartist #artprocess #gamedev #vfx #cgart

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@conceptartworld thanks for sharing🥰

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Most of my concept designs I paint & draw—love that first. 🎨

But designing a location and a kit for the environment team? Blender got heavy use. 🖥️

Sometimes I wonder… should I ever go back to oil?

#ConceptArt #Blender3D #EnvironmentArt #Worldbuilding #GameDev

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Goal: A memorable, lore-driven location.
Challenge: Spaces that support multiple gameplay styles.

Started from a map → translated into 3D.
Form follows function.

Not the flashy shots—but the ones the dev team values most.
#EnvironmentDesign #Blender #WorldBuilding #VisDev

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Concepts for a major POI:
an arcane tower once home to wizards — now ruined after catastrophe, inhabited only by a lich and the undead.
Focused on mood + environmental storytelling to carry the site’s history and tragedy.

#conceptart #gamedev #worldbuilding #environmentart

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🎙️ Got interviewed on The Ringer’s Button Mash w/@BenLindbergh

Talking about The Strip — the environment designs I created for Fallout

And what it was like seeing them brought to life in live action 🎬
#Fallout #EnvironmentDesign #WorldBuilding #ConceptArt #VisualDevelopment

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@InonZur @AshesofCreation super joyed to work on the same project with you for a second time! First F:NV and now AoC!!!!

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@ScheierJason @RealGDT Putting in a request for the two of you to collaborate. Porfa???