David rapoza biography

Dave first made it onto my radar a few years ago when I stumbled across his work on Conceptart.org. I then later saw a piece he did for Jon Schindehette’s Art Order Challenge, and that clenched it! In just a few short years, Dave Rapoza went from “that kid to watch out for” to, honestly, one of my favorite young artists.

Apparently I’m not the only one, as Dave has been working pretty regularly for companies like Wizards of the Coast and Paizo Publishing.

For me, it’s his character portraits that show off his true abilities.

David rapoza biography wikipedia

He turns simple head and shoulder portraits into exquisite character studies, with some absolutely amazing lighting affects. Exhibiting phenomenal edge and color control, these pictures have a sense of depth that makes them look like worlds unto themselves.

Most recently, Dave has completed a re-imagining of 15 classic Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles characters… A really ambitious project which took him over six months.

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