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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

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