Artcraft

Artcraft was a series of official blogs exploring the work of the World of Warcraft art team.

Focusing on the work being done for the Warlords of Draenor expansion, the blogs were presented by senior art director Chris Robinson, and feature first glimpses of new and under-development art, as well as discussing the decisions and processes behind the work. The majority of the blogs focused on showcasing new models for the character model update.

Blogs

 * Artcraft—Blood Elf Update — November 25, 2014 — Showcasing the new male and female blood elf models
 * Artcraft—Level Design Part 4 — October 30, 2014 — A final look into the design process for the new zone.
 * Artcraft—Level Design Part 3 — October 29, 2014 — Exploring the role of level designers in bringing World of Warcraft 's landscape to life, using the new zone as an example.
 * Artcraft—Level Design Part 2 — October 28, 2014 — Exploring the design process for the new zone
 * Artcraft—Level Design Part 1 — October 27, 2014 — Exploring the process of exterior level design
 * Artcraft—Dem Trolls, Mon — August 12, 2014 — Showcasing the new male and female troll models
 * Artcraft—Updated Facial Customization — July 30, 2014 — Exploring the work involved in creating fully-featured facial customization options for the new models
 * Artcraft—Body Moovin' — July 24, 2014 — Showcasing the new female tauren model
 * Artcraft—Son of Exodar — July 10, 2014 — Showcasing the new male draenei model
 * Artcraft—Champion of Stormwind — June 25, 2014 — Showcasing the new male human model
 * Artcraft—Concept: Class Accessories — May 20, 2014 — Discussing the inception and early design of the planned class accessories feature
 * Artcraft—Huntress of Teldrassil — May 13, 2014 — Showcasing the new female night elf model
 * Artcraft—The Spires of Arak — May 6, 2014 — Exploring the artistic development of the new Spires of Arak zone
 * Artcraft—Daughter of Argus — April 8, 2014 — Showcasing the new female draenei model
 * Artcraft—Running of the Bulls — April 7, 2014 — Showcasing and exploring the animation process behind the new male tauren model
 * [April Fools Artcraft—Remaking the Female Draenei] — April 1, 2014 — Revealing the reworking of the female draenei model, with its life-like /twerk and /whatever emotes and exciting new jawline
 * Artcraft—Daughter of Draenor — February 19, 2014 — Showcasing the new female orc model
 * Artcraft—Building a Garrison — February 11, 2014 — Exploring some of the art and design developments with the upcoming Garrison feature (2014-02-11)
 * Artcraft—A First Look — January 23, 2014 — Showcasing the new female human model

Contributors
The Artcraft blogs feature artistic and written contributions by numerous members of the World of Warcraft art team, and occasionally other members of the development team.
 * Chris Robinson (senior art director)
 * Steve Aguilar (lead animator)
 * Kevin Rucker (animator)
 * Jeremy Collins (animator)
 * Carman Cheung (animator)
 * David Edwards (animator)
 * Wendy Vetter (lead dungeon artist)
 * Eric Browning (lead prop artist)
 * Rhett Torgoley (senior artist)
 * Jimmy Lo (senior concept artist)
 * Tyson Murphy (lead character artist)
 * Joe Keller (senior character artist)
 * Tamara Bakhlycheva (3D character artist)
 * Jay Hwang (senior 3D artist)
 * Dusty Nolting (senior 3D artist)
 * Jordan Powers (associate 3D artist)
 * Eric Braddock (associate 3D artist)
 * Lianna Tai (associate 3D artist)
 * Gary Platner (lead environment artist)
 * Kelli Hoover (environment artist)
 * Matt Sanders (exterior level designer)
 * Cory Stockton (lead content designer)
 * Owen Landgren (items and rewards designer)
 * Julian Morris (lead level designer)
 * Michael McInerney (senior level designer)
 * Ely Cannon (senior level designer)
 * Victor Chong (senior level designer)
 * Ian Gerdes (level designer)
 * Ed Hanes (level design)
 * Kevin Lee (level design)
 * Damarcus Holbrook (level design)