Chris Robinson
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Chris G. Robinson is the Creative Director for World of Warcraft,[1] and works closely with Chris Metzen to maintain a cohesive vision for the characters and setting. He previously acted as Senior Art Director for the game.[2][3]
Official
- In his role as a senior art director at Blizzard Entertainment, Chris Robinson oversees the World of Warcraft® art team and works to maintain a consistent style and a high level of artistic quality for the game. He is currently coordinating the production of art for World of Warcraft’s latest expansion.
- Robinson started at Blizzard in 2006 as a lead character artist working on the first World of Warcraft expansion, World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade™. Before this, he held other positions in the game industry, creating art for titles such as The Bard’s Tale and Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring.
- In his spare time, he enjoys playing games of all sorts, as well as painting and drawing. Robinson holds an associate’s degree in applied art from the Art Institute of Seattle.[4]
Gallery
- For more, see Category:Images by Chris Robinson.
Notes
- Presented most of the Artcraft series of Warlords of Draenor preview blogs.
- Was involved in directing the creation of the updated female draenei and female human models.[5]
- Featured in Lemmy the Gnome in “Gnomo-plasty”! as himself, a video showcasing the player character revamp.
- In November 2013, Robinson participated in the WoW Source: Warlords of Draenor interview.
- He was promoted from Senior Art Director to Creative Director for World of Warcraft some time in 2023, presumably beginning with development on the Worldsoul Saga.
References
- ^ https://butwhytho.net/2023/11/warcraft-john-hight/
- ^ WoW Source: Warlords of Draenor. Blizzard Entertainment (2013-11-21). Retrieved on 2014-02-06.
- ^ Artcraft—Building a Garrison (2014-02-11)
- ^ http://blizzard.gamespress.com/en-CA/BlizzCon-2014-Warlords-of-Draenor-press-kit
- ^ Artcraft—Daughter of Argus (2014-04-08)
