BJÖRN HURRI – ART DIRECTOR AND VETERAN CONCEPT ARTIST
Fulltime employer: Opus Artz ltd.
Freelance: Yes
Björn Hurri is an acclaimed concept artist and art director with a distinguished career spanning over 150 titles for all major publishers. His portfolio includes renowned projects such as Dungeons & Dragons, Horizon: Zero Dawn, Alien: Isolation, God of War (2018), God of War Ragnarök, Dishonored, League of Legends, Ghost of Tsushima, Sea of Thieves, Battlefield, Mafia, and Fortnite, among others.
Residing in Latvia with his family, Björn is a sought-after speaker, frequently invited to deliver lectures at international events. His passion for community engagement is evident in his active participation in numerous initiatives. He has shared his expertise through lectures and demonstrations at 20 workshops and events across multiple countries, inspiring thousands of attendees.
Since 2008, Björn has served as an art director at Opus Artz, professionally mentoring artists. Additionally, he taught a highly regarded character design course at CG Master Academy for four years, further solidifying his reputation as an educator. Beyond his professional commitments, Björn fosters a vibrant creative community by hosting daily warm-up sessions on his Discord server, where he imparts his artistic approach. He also leads the widely celebrated Unreal Björnament, a popular art challenge that engages artists worldwide.
Contact: contact@bjornhurri.com
Projects:
| Alienation Alien Isolation Applibot, Inc Army of Two: Devil’s Cartel Assassins Creed (movie) Battlefield 3 Battlefield: Hardline Bioshock 2 Bioshock Infinite Blooddust Civilization 6 Crackdown 3 Creativerse Crucible C&C: Generals 2 Days Gone Dead Island Epidemic Dead Island 3 Deadspace 2 Deadspace 3 | Destiny 2 Dragonfly Dreamlords Dr.Who: The gunpowder plot Dishonoured Dungeons and dragons Edge of Twillight Empire: Total War Empire: Total War Warpath Campaign Escape Dead Island Evverain Fortnite Ghost of Tsushima GI Joe Battleground God of war 4 Heroverse Hitman Horizon: Zero Dawn Infamous 2 Just Cause 3 | Lawbreakers League of Legends Legacy of Kain: Dead Sun Lords of the fallen Luckys tale Mafia 3 Marvel’s Avengers Microsoft Avatars 2.0 Napoleon: Total War NCsoft’s Dungeon Runner Nike/Kinect training Overkill’s The Walking Dead Radical Heights Runescape Classic Runescape RYSE: Son of Rome Sacred 3 Sea of Thieves Shogun 2: Total War Skyforge MMO |
Sniper Ghost Warrior 2 Spec Ops: The Line The Crew The Division The Surge The Surge 2 TERA TES Legends The Other Brothers Trackmania 2: Stadium & Valley Tribes 2 Viking: Battle for Asgard Village Attacks Wild beyond Wizards of the coast Xcom 2 | more to be announced… | more to be announced… |
Publications:
Fundamentals of Game Design by Ernest Adams and Andrew Rollings,
ImagineFX
Geek art
3Dtotal Magazine
Advanced Photoshop Magazine
Erotic Fantasy art by ILEX publishing
Shadow Run: 20th anniversary edition
Gorilla Artfare vol1
Hardcover
Hardcover 2
Huffington Post
CNET
Numerous online interviews and tv features