CD Projekt Red artist explores life, death and Shakespeare

Kevin Zamir Goeke is a freelance artist at the game developer CD Projekt Red, and one of the organisers of the event company Drink and Draw Berlin. His personal art revolves around life, death and the search for meaning in people’s actions.

The German artists creates his pieces using Photoshop, Clip Studio Paint and Blender (see our guide to digital art software). Below, he talks us through four examples of his work.

The Sky Above Corinth – Last Steps

“‘The end of the stairway was just above the clouds, beyond your view. As soon as you broke through, it became clear how many steps remained. You reached your destination faster than you thought, and hopefully you don’t regret holding back on your way up.’ Arnold Böcklin lives rent-free in my head.”

The Maze: Trest

“I painted this as a gift for one of my best friends, Lars Weiler. He has a talent for world-building, and this is the capital city from his own D&D campaign, The Maze.”

The Sky Above Corinth – Stairs

“This is about the countless paths we can take in life – each winding its own way, yet all leading toward the same quiet end.”

Drink and Draw Berlin – Macbeth

Digital art showing Macbeth with blood on his hand — (Image credit: Kevin Zamir Goeke)

“A poster design I did for our costumed drawing session. I did this without any specific style in mind; however, afterwards I wasn’t able to deny the Ghibli influence. Some art just has such a gravitation, you cannot run from it.”

You can see more of Kevin's work on his Instagram profile.

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