Open Pencil Drawing Commission (Subject Determined By Winner) By Marc Simonetti

Size A4

About the Artist:

Marc Simonetti (born 1977 in France) is a well-established art director, concept artist, illustrator and fine artist based in Annecy. Having originally trained as an engineer at INSA, the National Institute of Applied Sciences in Lyon, Marc decided to pursue an artistic career and studied at the Beaux Arts in Annecy then at the Emile Cohl School. He quickly established himself as concept artist, making his mark in high profile productions such as the 3D space opera Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, when he worked in close partnership with acclaimed French director Luc Besson. Further collaborations with leading visual effect companies include Los Angeles-based MPC, and Wētā digital. His most recent work as a concept artist, making visual development and staging dramatic lightings and designs, include Aladdin, Maleficent 2, Aquaman 2 and the upcoming Transformers Movie Rise of the Beasts, among many others. He's now working as Art Director at DNEG, one of the world's leading VFX and animation studios. Best known for his work on GRR Martin's books A Song of Ice and Fire and The Iron Throne, Marc has also illustrated some of the best known fantasy and Sci-Fi novels, such as Terry Pratchett’s Discworld, Robin Hobb’s The Royal Assassin trilogy, Patrick Rothfuss's Name of the Wind, Terry Brook's  Shannara Cycle and Frank Herbert's ‘Dune’, working with high profile publishers.

This item has been donated by the artist, Marc Simonetti, to be auctioned in support of the Concept Art Association's fundraiser "AUCTIONS TO PROTECT HUMAN ARTISTS" with all proceeds of this auction going towards supporting the GoFundMe: Protecting Artists from AI Technologies- Year 2

For more details on the campaign visit www.protectcreators.org