“Morbid and explicit content
is something I actually enjoy
working on the most”
1 The Division 2
2 Assassin’s
Creed Odyssey
3 Cyberpunk 2077
4 The Witcher 3
5 Halo 5:
Guardians
6 Cyberpunk 2077
7 Doom Eternal
8 The Witcher 3
9 Metro ExodusCyberpunk 2077 senior concept artist Marek
Madej (Marek’s a common name in Poland!).
“Obviously there are themes or topics I enjoy
working with more than others, but I’m not
too picky. To be honest, I find having to work
on something boring more of a problem than
working on mature-themed content. Luckily,
‘boring’ is rarely the case at CD Projekt Red.”
“In these cases sometimes it’s best to
separate the job as a job and not have it be
personal,” says Xbox Mixed Reality concept
artist and illustrator Jenn Ravenna. “I don’t
think it’s always healthy to be emotionally
invested in one’s work. Sometimes it’s
good to have lines drawn. Of course, when
dealing with controversial themes, it’s always
important to be sensitive to current affairsand issues and make sure that even in
concept art, one makes informed choices.”
“If I’m working on something darker or, say,
disturbing, I try focusing on the things that
make people really feel it,” adds Madej. “An
example of this is the fact that many people
are scared of that which they do not see.
As for me, I don’t really feel that working on
this kind of stuff affects me negatively in any
way. More than anything, I find it extremely
satisfying whenever I create something that
manages to evoke the right kind of emotional
response from the audience.”
“Morbid and explicit content is something I
actually enjoy working on the most,” reveals
Redesiuk. “There’s just something really
attractive about all the twisted stuff and how5
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