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So happy to finally be able to share this! It's some early concept art of Aloy, the lead character of Horizon: Zero Dawn. I worked on this character together with the rest of the character team for a few months in 2013. It was a huge honor working with Guerrilla Games and their inspiring, talented team. I loved working on this character! These images can be seen in this neat featurette about Aloy:  www.youtube.com/watch?v=bw5Jnh… as well as in the artbook that comes with the collector's edition of the game!

Images (c) Sony and Guerrilla Games.

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IvyWarLoy [2023-05-13 20:29:56 +0000 UTC]

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Aromere [2023-01-06 00:16:04 +0000 UTC]

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BloodRedFullMoon [2019-08-25 00:31:54 +0000 UTC]

Hah. I THOUGHT I recognized that art style in their concept arts ... 
Awesome stuff, awesome character, awesome game ^^

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CoffeePilot [2019-08-13 16:19:45 +0000 UTC]

Haven't played the game yet (curse you PlayStation exclusive!), but I've watched one of my favorite YouTubers do a 'lets play' and absolutely love the character design! Amazing work!

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Illythyrra-Eldin [2019-02-21 00:02:56 +0000 UTC]

She looks much cuter than the aloy we ultimately ended up with.

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loish In reply to Illythyrra-Eldin [2019-08-16 11:03:36 +0000 UTC]

thanks! I do think the final result is better suited to a tough and strong fighter. 

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ZinniaSnowdrop [2019-02-10 20:02:11 +0000 UTC]

Saw this artwork in the Art of Horizon Zero Dawn! Loved it!  

The game is amazing so far...really love the character Aloy!

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Dessoulieres [2019-01-09 08:54:53 +0000 UTC]

U cant understand how much i love this design from u...
is just perfect, and ur style... amazing!

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Ciberlelu [2018-12-25 22:46:41 +0000 UTC]

It's an honor to find in the community a member of the artistic team of HZD. I love the game and visually it's a source of inspiration. Thanks for helping to create this great character.

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G-hamm [2018-07-27 10:30:28 +0000 UTC]

love your style, i came here from an interview you did in a coffee shop in amsterdam, your very inspireing !

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loish In reply to G-hamm [2018-08-23 11:08:52 +0000 UTC]

thanks! haha are you referring to the interview with chris oatley?

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G-hamm In reply to loish [2018-08-28 08:48:38 +0000 UTC]

yup thats the one enjoyed it very much, very insightful and it helped me out alot thankyou!

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Knight-Watcher [2018-07-21 02:52:26 +0000 UTC]

I also saw this artwork in the Art of Horizon Zero Dawn.  It was part of all the concept artworks for Aloy.  I bought the Art of Horizon Zero Dawn after playing through much of the game itself recently.  A very majestic and visual experience throughout so far in terms of the characters and colors.

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loish In reply to Knight-Watcher [2018-08-23 11:09:04 +0000 UTC]

glad you liked it!!

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Knight-Watcher In reply to loish [2018-08-23 12:29:29 +0000 UTC]

your most welcome - I frequently purchase the Art of type books for video games because I like to see how the artists develop the look of the game and whatever else might be in the same books.

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AnnaMcL [2018-07-18 03:49:49 +0000 UTC]

God. The art in this game is just beautiful and Aloy's character is just as beautiful.

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Kaldrinn [2018-04-13 06:46:03 +0000 UTC]

Woah, looking so great, she looks quite younger like that, and she's lovely, love the center one, with this hairstyle and face she's cute but also feels combative !

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Candy-n-Stardust [2018-04-09 22:31:38 +0000 UTC]

God, this is so gorgeous. Look at that HAIR!

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bipole [2018-02-10 03:41:51 +0000 UTC]

Such an enviable plight—to be a fanartist who can no longer call their works "fanart" because they're now conceptual. To be the originator …

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ggMattB [2018-01-30 20:19:00 +0000 UTC]

/Scrolling through art
"Oh, I really like this. I wonder what else they've done?" 
/Clicks on Gallery 
"Ohhhhhhhh...."

Awesome stuff! 

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ChrisNoeth [2017-12-22 14:23:51 +0000 UTC]

This was the piece who got me buying the artbook! Can't get better than your work! Respect!
I wish you a Merry Christmas!

Chris

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loish In reply to ChrisNoeth [2018-05-15 09:46:55 +0000 UTC]

thanks so much chris!

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CatBeast17 [2017-10-20 05:34:54 +0000 UTC]

What never ceases to fascinate me is how often I find how small the world truly is from an artistic standpoint at least. What I originally perceive to be fanart of something turns out instead to be actually concept work for something I'm well familiar with, such as the respectful game to which this piece belongs. The people who work on games and movies and things like that seem so distant to me, as most often I only receive the finished work (aka the dvd or the game), but then I happen to stumble across things like this. It may only be small and fleeting, but there's a certain ounce of true magic that happens during moments like that Now whenever I go back to whichever respected mediums, I can say 'I know somebody now who was involved in making this'. Truly remarkable. 

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loish In reply to CatBeast17 [2018-05-15 09:47:27 +0000 UTC]

haha, yes! internet makes the world a smaller and cosier place, most of the time

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Masa-Mima [2017-09-28 06:39:35 +0000 UTC]

Fantastic art!

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mthompson711 [2017-09-18 14:20:11 +0000 UTC]

Is there a way to order a print of this concept image of Aloy. I have the artbook but would really like a bigger print to frame. Thanks Loish  I love your work.

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loish In reply to mthompson711 [2017-09-29 16:57:28 +0000 UTC]

hey! unfortunately the rights of these sketches are with Sony so I can't sell prints of these drawings. Sorry about that and thanks so much for the compliments!

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mthompson711 In reply to loish [2017-10-05 02:19:48 +0000 UTC]

Oh didn't even think of that but of course they would be. Well have to see if I can get a good scan of them to make a large size or just frame what I have already. Actually I think your work is great. I loved and so did my oldest daughter the character Aloy. So I got everything I could for HZD and when I got the art book and seen your concepts it was just great. I was drawn to them that I immediately looked up your work and ordered your book. I wish I would have known about the kickstarter in-time to get one of your signed prints. But Im on board anyways. Thanks for all your work and keep it up. Hope you get to work more with Aloy as well.

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EvandertheRed27 [2017-08-25 20:29:23 +0000 UTC]

I like this style.

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MissKittenBell [2017-08-25 11:18:18 +0000 UTC]

I think I have a crush

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DeQuill [2017-08-24 19:47:22 +0000 UTC]

What a beautiful picture I love the hairphysics especially. Totally faved.

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ICBMedia [2017-08-24 12:19:18 +0000 UTC]

Longest head ever!

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terrelal92 [2017-08-23 22:43:21 +0000 UTC]

Very nice character concept in all your characters!

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TrashLucy [2017-08-20 11:32:20 +0000 UTC]

SO happy to see who the artist to these images are! Looking through the art book minutes before first starting the game gave me such an intense feeling of euphoria, and the game is by far one of my new favorites. Thank you so much for helping make Aloy who she is!

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KB-concepts [2017-08-06 15:28:08 +0000 UTC]

I like looking at these sketch pages really like the variation in character design for Aloy

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Chameleonade [2017-08-03 12:20:44 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful character sheet! 

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PixelPreserves [2017-07-14 22:14:00 +0000 UTC]

I wish they didn't use the mullet for her character. The way you drew her hair was much better. Death to the mullet.

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EverColdLithium In reply to PixelPreserves [2017-10-26 01:13:24 +0000 UTC]

He didn't draw it, it's concept art.

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PixelPreserves In reply to EverColdLithium [2017-12-01 21:51:59 +0000 UTC]

Loish is a girl... and yes. I know.

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TigerKidTre [2017-06-13 03:51:31 +0000 UTC]

i like this version more than the original

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vxvo [2017-06-04 01:33:03 +0000 UTC]

So nice!

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Dave851991 [2017-05-11 10:04:38 +0000 UTC]

I like your style so much!

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VhasTheGuy [2017-05-09 10:33:02 +0000 UTC]

Haven't seen or played that game yet, but this looks great.

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designtypegeek [2017-05-07 01:48:21 +0000 UTC]

Wow I love the colour!

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PrimeHunter [2017-05-06 00:24:24 +0000 UTC]

She Kind of reminds me of Emma Watson! If they ever made a movie of this they should totally cast her!

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luftwave [2017-05-02 08:37:53 +0000 UTC]

love the mood! 

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Miserie [2017-04-26 16:17:13 +0000 UTC]

Saw this in our book and squealed "LOIIIIISH!!!" -  Lovely work, as always. 

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duskricorn [2017-04-25 04:51:34 +0000 UTC]

I actually prefer your concept over theirs. I loved the current and final Aloy, but I actually prefer your Aloy's hair style, character shape, etc. You've always had a beautiful way of combining dreds with straight/curly hair and that's what separates your design from the current Aloy. I think she looks kinda typical for a ginger with dreds...but this...this is unique. <3

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