Daniel Dociu

Daniel Dociu
Born Daniel Dociu
Cluj, Romania
Nationality Romanian
Known for Painting
Art Direction
Video Games
Awards EXPOSÉ 9, Grand Master, Career Achievement

Daniel Dociu is a Romanian video game art director and concept artist. He is the chief art director for NCsoft North America and also works for its subsidiary ArenaNet.

Dociu was born in Cluj, Romania.[1] He obtained his master's degree in industrial design at the Fine Arts Academy in Cluj in 1982. Throughout the decade, he taught at the academy as an assistant professor and later worked as a graphic designer in Athens, Greece, a product designer and a freelance artist. He moved to the United States in 1990.[1] From 1992 to 2003, Dociu did work for various video game developers including Square, Electronic Arts, and Zipper Interactive.[2]

His face was also used for reference for the character Father Grigori in the critically acclaimed video game Half-Life 2.[3]

His son, Horia Dociu, is also an artist and Art Director for the video game company Sucker Punch Productions.

Awards

Spectrum, The Best In Contemporary Fantastic Art

Lürzer's Archive

Into The Pixel

EXPOSÉ, Ballistic Annual

Past honorees: Syd Mead, H R Giger, Ralph McQuarrie
Master Award, Concept Art
Cover Illustration, Limited Edition
Master Award, Environment Art
Excellence Award, Science Fiction Art
Master Award, Transport Art
Excellence Award, Creature Design
Excellence Award, Science Fiction Art
Excellence Award, Concept Art
Excellence Award, Environment art
Master Award, Best Environment
Master Award, Best City-scape

Works

References

  1. 1 2 "Interview with Daniel Dociu". GuildWars.com. March 9, 2007. Retrieved 2008-07-05.
  2. ↑ "Daniel Dociu Info". TinfoilGames.com. Retrieved 2008-06-29.
  3. ↑ "Interview with ArenaNet's Daniel Dociu". WarCry Network. Retrieved 2010-08-15.

External links

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