Deconstructor of Fun

Art Director for Video Games | Ron Ashtiani

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Ron Ashtiani has spent a career in art and as an art director. Ron's had an over 25 year career in art and has served as an art director in multiple game studios including at Midway Games. He also co-founded Atomhawk in 2009 and currently starting a new adventure.  

In today's discussion with Ron we discuss the role of an art director (AD), the different kinds of ADs, how to determine an art style for a game, documentation best practices, biggest lessons/mistakes, art differences for mobile vs. PC/console, and much more!  

Find out more about Ron Ashtiani here:

  • https://www.ronashtiani.com/
  • https://www.artstation.com/ashtiani
  • https://www.linkedin.com/in/cumronashtiani/
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