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'''Eddie Bennun''' is a concept artist working | [[File:Eddie_Bennun.jpg|thumb|250px|Eddie Bennun]] | ||
'''Eddie Bennun''' is a concept artist and Art Director working at [[Ubisoft]] Sofia. His main work on the [[Assassin's Creed (series)|''Assassin's Creed'' series]] has consisted of landscape and setting concepts. | |||
== | ==Biography== | ||
From an early age, Bennun possessed an interest in drawing, which he pursued after graduating from secondary school. He enrolled at the Krastyo Sarafov National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts, paying for his studies by opening a freelance business. However, combining working and studying led Bennun to spend ten years at the academy and he ultimately did not manage to graduate. | |||
Bennun spent the next years doing various jobs, doing 2D animation, designing newspaper and book cover illustrations, but also working in bars and restaurants. Resolving to find a job in the videogame industry, he was hired by Gameloft's studio in Sofia to make pixel art, something he was entirely new to. | |||
In June 2006, Bennun joined Ubisoft Sofia, which only consisted of roughly thirty people at that time. Starting with ''CSI: 3 Dimensions of Murder'', he created primarily 2D art for the first few years, before becoming Art Director. For ''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]'' and ''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' , Bennun acted as Senior Concept Artist, following which he resumed his role as Art Director for ''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''. | |||
==Games credited== | ==Games credited== | ||
*''Rayman Raving Rabbids'' (2006) - Ubisoft | *''Rayman Raving Rabbids'' (2006) - Ubisoft | ||
*'' | *''CSI: 3 Dimensions of Murder'' (2007) - Ubisoft | ||
*'' | *''Chessmaster Live'' (2008) - Ubisoft | ||
*'' | *''Treasure Hunter Institute MMO'' (2011) - Ubisoft | ||
*Unannounced game concept - Ubisoft | *Unannounced game concept - Ubisoft | ||
*''Prince of Persia Classic Trilogy HD'' (2012) - Ubisoft | *''Prince of Persia Classic Trilogy HD'' (2012) - Ubisoft | ||
*''Assassin's Creed III: Liberation'' (2012) - Ubisoft | *''Assassin's Creed III: Liberation'' (2012) - Ubisoft | ||
*''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' (2013) - Ubisoft | *''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' (2013) - Ubisoft | ||
*''Assassin's Creed: Rogue'' (2014) - Ubisoft | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
{{GalleryBox|Eddie Bennun}} | |||
The following gallery contains concept artwork created by Eddie Bennun for the ''Assassin's Creed'' series. | |||
The following gallery contains concept | |||
==Reference== | |||
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVEMldcR2Nk Youtube - ''Level Up! Session 45 with EDDIE BENNUN] | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[https://www.facebook.com/eddie.bennun Eddie Bennun]'s Facebook page. | *[https://www.facebook.com/eddie.bennun Eddie Bennun]'s Facebook page. | ||
*[https://www.linkedin.com/pub/eddie-bennun/12/884/6a1 Eddie Bennun]'s LinkedIn profile. | |||
*[http://www.eddiebennun.com/ Eddie Bennun]'s official website. (under construction) | *[http://www.eddiebennun.com/ Eddie Bennun]'s official website. (under construction) | ||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bennun, Eddie}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Bennun, Eddie}} | ||
Revision as of 22:31, 7 November 2014
Eddie Bennun is a concept artist and Art Director working at Ubisoft Sofia. His main work on the Assassin's Creed series has consisted of landscape and setting concepts.
Biography
From an early age, Bennun possessed an interest in drawing, which he pursued after graduating from secondary school. He enrolled at the Krastyo Sarafov National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts, paying for his studies by opening a freelance business. However, combining working and studying led Bennun to spend ten years at the academy and he ultimately did not manage to graduate.
Bennun spent the next years doing various jobs, doing 2D animation, designing newspaper and book cover illustrations, but also working in bars and restaurants. Resolving to find a job in the videogame industry, he was hired by Gameloft's studio in Sofia to make pixel art, something he was entirely new to.
In June 2006, Bennun joined Ubisoft Sofia, which only consisted of roughly thirty people at that time. Starting with CSI: 3 Dimensions of Murder, he created primarily 2D art for the first few years, before becoming Art Director. For Assassin's Creed III: Liberation and Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag , Bennun acted as Senior Concept Artist, following which he resumed his role as Art Director for Assassin's Creed: Rogue.
Games credited
- Rayman Raving Rabbids (2006) - Ubisoft
- CSI: 3 Dimensions of Murder (2007) - Ubisoft
- Chessmaster Live (2008) - Ubisoft
- Treasure Hunter Institute MMO (2011) - Ubisoft
- Unannounced game concept - Ubisoft
- Prince of Persia Classic Trilogy HD (2012) - Ubisoft
- Assassin's Creed III: Liberation (2012) - Ubisoft
- Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (2013) - Ubisoft
- Assassin's Creed: Rogue (2014) - Ubisoft
Trivia
- Bennun is multilingual, being fluent in English, Hebrew and Bulgarian.
Gallery
An image gallery is available for Eddie Bennun
The following gallery contains concept artwork created by Eddie Bennun for the Assassin's Creed series.
Reference
External links
- Eddie Bennun's Facebook page.
- Eddie Bennun's LinkedIn profile.
- Eddie Bennun's official website. (under construction)