Masterclass
Aleksi Briclot: A World Full of Magic
Schedule
Sunday, March 30, 2025
60min
In English
In this second masterclass, graphic artist and illustrator Aleksi Briclot presents his work as an illustrator and concept artist on the trading card game Magic: The Gathering. He will briefly explain the game’s rules and how he came up with the ideas to create his cards. Via a visual presentation, Briclot will discuss the details of concept art, character research, scenery, and creatures. He will also discuss practical advice for fledgling illustrators, and a step-by-step guide to creating a fresco (quadriptych).
Aleksi Briclot has been a concept artist for Marvel Comics since 2010, and a major talent in cover art for such titles as X-Men, Stranger Things, and The Avengers. A graphic designer and illustrator for a host of fantasy comic books and games, he was named one of the “100 favorite artists” in the fantasy genre by Imagine FX magazine. On the occasion of his first monograph release in the U.S.—Multiverse: The Art of Aleksi Briclot—Briclot details his creative process, inspirations, and diverse experience with the form.
Don’t miss Aleksi Briclot in conversation on Saturday, March 29, hosting the Masterclass My Journey with Marvel Studios.
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Aleksi Briclot
Aleksi Briclot develops characters, universes and stories through images. He previously worked on comic-books released in the European market as well as some US comics books (two Spawn graphic novels for Todd MacFarlane). He’s currently working on a really cool and ambitious graphic novel side project based on a true story involving killer whales. Aleksi also did illustrations for book covers (R.A. Salvatore), comic-books covers (Marvel’s Annihilation: Conquest, New Avengers) and several card game illustrations (Magic: The Gathering, Hearthstone). Additionally, Briclot worked on concept art for videogames (Splinter Cell: Double Agent, Cold Fear…) and thought that it would be exciting to create his own videogame. Briclot co-founded the studio Dontnod Entertainment which produced Remember Me and Life Is Strange. Briclot has worked on a dozen Marvel Studio projects including Thor: Ragnarok, Captain Marvel, Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, amongst many others.
Leadership Support for the Comic Arts Fest is provided by Hermès.
Visuals courtesy of the artist
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