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Digital Painting 101

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Digital Painting 101

Master the fundamentals of digital painting at your own pace with this all-new Lunar Academy course featuring Mooncolony Senior Artist Alexandre Leoni.

Illustrating Creatures

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Illustrating Creatures

Explore the fantastical world of creature illustration with this all-new Lunar Academy course featuring Mooncolony Senior Artist Milica Čeliković.

Short Course Bundle (4X)

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Short Course Bundle (4X)

How To Create A More Impactful Composition

On Demand Course

How To Create A More Impactful Composition

Set your career up for success by tackling compositions in an impactful way with Arthur Bozonnet.

How To Create More Appealing Character Designs

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How To Create More Appealing Character Designs

Appeal to employers with designs that soar, featuring Arthur Bozonnet.

How To Use Perspective

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How To Use Perspective

Grasp perspective like a professional - learn the fundamentals with Arthur Bozonnet.

How To Draw Better Figures

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How To Draw Better Figures

Refine your figures for maximum realism while maintaining simplicity, with Arthur Bozonnet.

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Meet Your Mentors

Bringing diverse skill sets from around the world, our mentors are dedicated to helping you level up your work and achieve career success.

Alexandre Leoni

Senior Concept Artist

Alexandre Leoni (@leoniarte) is one of Mooncolony’s Lead Artists, with over 15 years of artistry under his belt. During his career, Leoni has become a notable figure within Brazil’s creative community, well-known for his colorful stylized work. Leoni has extensive experience in card game illustration, working on franchises such as Hearthstone, Magic: The Gathering, KeyForge: Dark Tidings, and Lightseekers Awakening. He is also a Lead Artist on Mooncolony’s 2.5D animated cinematics. Alongside his work at Mooncolony, Leoni is passionate about helping budding game artists succeed in the industry.

Ekaterina “Rin” Shapovalova

Associate Art Director

Rin has played a pivotal role in Mooncolony's evolution since becoming the studio’s first-ever full-time artist. With over a decade of art experience, she now leads Lunar Academy’s mentorship program aimed at nurturing the talents of budding artists.

Milica Čeliković

Senior Concept Artist

Milica Čeliković (@milicraft.psd) is a Senior Concept Artist at Mooncolony and a creature illustration specialist. Milica grew up surrounded by nature in rural Serbia, and has always been drawn to creating fantastical animals. Today, Milica has a significant online following under the name Milicraft, and is well-known for her whimsical creature art – particularly her dragons! Having worked on game franchises including Hearthstone, Keyforge, and Minion Masters, Milica is now dedicated to sharing her skills with aspiring artists.

Arthur Bozonnet

Art Director

Arthur is a French-born artist now living in Japan. His calling was found in the world of art, where he spent years as an illustrator for Activision Blizzard’s Hearthstone. In November 2023, Arthur joined the Mooncolony team as an Art Director. When he's not creating beautiful pieces of art, he leads concept art mentorships for Lunar Academy.

Alex Pascenko

Art Director

Alex Pascenko is an Art Director from Berlin, having worked as an illustrator and concept artist for more than 10 years. His top projects at Mooncolony are Diablo IV and Empires and Puzzles.

Emrah Elmasli

Founder and Creative Director

Emrah discovered concept art back in 2001 while he was flipping through the pages of a Heavy Metal magazine. As he looked more into concept art online, he discovered the conceptart.org forums, where like-minded artists helped each other to develop and hone their skills. He instantly fell in love with teaching his craft to others.

Alex Alexandrov

Lead Artist

Alex Alexandrov is an artist from Bulgaria. At the young age of 17 Alex got his first art studio job. Fast forward 16 years from that pivotal moment Alex has never looked back. He has worked for various clients around the world, from Japan to the USA, for clients including Sony, Blizzard, Disney, Paizo and Wyrd Miniatures before settling at Mooncolony. His top projects as lead artist have been cinematics for Diablo IV, World of Warcraft and Hearthstone.

Turbocharge Your Career

Lunar Academy is the perfect place to hone your skills and take your craft to the next level.