Concept artist and illustrator specializing in drawn science-fiction artwork, including vehicles, machines, environments, and speculative worlds. I work both traditionally with pen, ink, markers, and other physical media, and digitally on iPad using Procreate, with Photoshop for additional development and finishing. I can take a loose idea, written description, reference material, or rough concept and develop it into detailed visual designs and finished artwork. My work is especially suited to science fiction, retro-futurism, alternate history, spacecraft, vehicles, and imagined technology. Whether working on paper or digitally, my approach is drawing-driven, with an emphasis on strong design, linework, form, detail, and believable functionality. The work shown in my portfolio represents the type of artwork I can create for clients. If you're looking for original work in a similar style and subject matter, I'm available for freelance commissions and project-based work.…

Virnard Magpantay

Concept artist and illustrator specializing in drawn science-fiction artwork, including vehicles, machines, environments, and speculative worlds. I work both traditionally with pen, ink, markers, and other physical media, and digitally on iPad using Procreate, with Photoshop for additional development and finishing. I can take a loose idea, written description, reference material, or rough concept and develop it into detailed visual designs and finished artwork. My work is especially suited to science fiction, retro-futurism, alternate history, spacecraft, vehicles, and imagined technology. Whether working on paper or digitally, my approach is drawing-driven, with an emphasis on strong design, linework, form, detail, and believable functionality. The work shown in my portfolio represents the type of artwork I can create for clients. If you're looking for original work in a similar style and subject matter, I'm available for freelance commissions and project-based work.…

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Concept artist and illustrator specializing in drawn science-fiction artwork, including vehicles, machines, environments, and speculative worlds. I work both traditionally with pen, ink, markers, and other physical media, and digitally on iPad using Procreate, with Photoshop for additional development and finishing.

I can take a loose idea, written description, reference material, or rough concept and develop it into detailed visual designs and finished artwork. My work is especially suited to science fiction, retro-futurism, alternate history, spacecraft, vehicles, and imagined technology.

Whether working on paper or digitally, my approach is drawing-driven, with an emphasis on strong design, linework, form, detail, and believable functionality.

The work shown in my portfolio represents the type of artwork I can create for clients. If you’re looking for original work in a similar style and subject matter, I’m available for freelance commissions and project-based work.

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Work Experience

Founder / Creative Director / Illustrator at Epic Foundry Press
July 15, 2025 - Present
Develop and publish illustrated books built around original speculative worlds, alternate histories, fictional technology, vehicles, and environments. Create concept art and illustration for print and digital publications, including original pen-and-ink artwork and digitally developed assets. Direct book concepts from initial idea through visual development, art direction, editing, page layout, cover development, print preparation, and release. Produce promotional artwork and publishing campaign assets for web, social media, ecommerce, and distribution channels.
Independent Concept Artist / Illustrator at Self-Directed Creative Practice
November 1, 2014 - Present
Create original science-fiction concept art and illustration, specializing in spacecraft, vehicles, machines, environments, and imagined technology. Develop ideas from rough concepts and reference material through detailed, presentation-ready artwork. Work with both traditional drawing tools and digital workflows using Procreate and Photoshop, with an emphasis on strong design, linework, form, detail, and believable functionality.

Education

Diploma, Entertainment Design at FZD School of Design, Singapore
September 30, 2013 - November 3, 2014
B.A., General Studio Practice at San Jose State University
August 7, 1995 - August 10, 1998

Qualifications

Diploma in Entertainment Design, FZD School of Design, Singapore
September 30, 2013 - October 27, 2014

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment
    Science-Fiction Concept Art: Vehicles, Props & Interiors

    A collection of original science-fiction concept art focused on spacecraft, vehicles, props, interiors, and imagined technology. These pieces were developed as part of my independent creative practice and represent the type of work I can create for freelance clients.

    My process is drawing-driven, with most of the work created using traditional tools such as pen, ink, markers, and paper, along with selected digital pieces created on iPad in Procreate and refined in Photoshop.

    I’m especially interested in believable machinery, functional design, retro-futurism, alternate-history technology, and detailed environments that feel built for a larger world or story.

    If you’re looking for original science-fiction artwork in a similar style, I’m available for concept art, illustration, visual development, and project-based commissions.

    [View my science-fiction concept art portfolio on ArtStation](https://www.twine.net/signin

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