FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Ballistic Publishing announces—
EXOTIQUE 6—The world’s best collection of new character art
Adelaide, South Australia Every year, Ballistic Publishing invites the world’s best artists to submit their finest digital character creations to its EXOTIQUE series. Like each book before it, EXOTIQUE 6 received a record number of entries from artists in more countries than ever before—3,000 entries from 823 artists in 71 countries! Drawing from such a vibrant community of artists, EXOTIQUE 6 stands apart as the best collection of new character art with almost half of the artists being published for the first time.
Like all Ballistic Publishing books, the artists and art in EXOTIQUE 6 are the heroes. Every image is carefully color-corrected to ensure that it’s as vibrant and detailed as the artist’s original vision. Each layout is assembled to show off the artwork at its best with sympathetic styles and color palettes, and when the artwork demands a full-spread or full-page, it is given its rightful space. EXOTIQUE 6 features eleven amazing double-page spreads and 93 full-page images, showing the artwork in its best possible light.
“The EXOTIQUE series has launched the careers of many talented artists, and continues to shine a light on the best new talent in character design,” explains Publisher Daniel Wade. “The record number of entries from artists in many new countries shows that the EXOTIQUE series is reaching out to more artists, and providing a valuable platform to showcase their inspirational art.”
The Ballistic Publishing team is always looking for new ways to squeeze more artwork into its pages. With EXOTIQUE 6, not only is there more artwork than all previous editions, but there’s also more full-page images showing them in all their glory. The work of 229 highly-talented artists fill EXOTIQUE 6 with 344 pieces of inspiring character art in genres ranging from science fiction, fantasy, and manga/anime, to photorealism and stylized realism. The new edition also presents the work of 95 new artists (approaching half of the artists featured) who are published for the first time. That also makes EXOTIQUE 6 the most comprehensive collection of new character art by up-and-coming artists.
