Today - March 09, 2019 - would have been the 50th birthday of Adam Adamowicz.
Some of you might not recognize the name - he was a concept artist at Bethesda. Not just any concept artist, but the driving force behind the visual style of Fallout 3.
[The Life and Creativity of A Great Bethesda Artist] was written back in 2015, shortly before the release of Fallout 4, and, as a creative person, it’s still an important read, I think. Though I certainly never met the man, his work, and the games that built upon it, have had a huge influence in my life, and I’ve drawn so much inspiration from them.
““Have no fear of perfection,” said Dali, “You’ll never reach it.” Adam took that lesson to heart. He had no fear of the blank page; he did not fear failure. He wanted to learn. He wanted to grow.”
I think a lot about what I’ve learned from this article, from everything I’ve heard about Adam, and I know that even from so far away, even after he’s been gone for years, he’s had one hell of an impact on my life - and the lives of countless others.
Bethesda has shared hundreds of pieces of his concept art from Fallout 3 over on Flickr (the source of all the images in this post, though they’re much lower resolution here) and I encourage everyone to browse through them. [Fallout 3 Concept Art from Adam Adamowicz]