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Designing
the
unseen

where environments speak and light becomes story


DESIGNING THE UNSEEN

WHERE ENVIRONMENTS SPEAK, AND LIGHT BECOMES STORY.

ROLL THE REEL
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Free­lance  environ­ment &  LIGHT­ING  art­ist &  LOOK  develop­ment & art  direction

contact

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Whether you'd like to explore a collaboration, confirm my availability, or discuss an upcoming project, you can reach me at vladimir.somov@yahoo.com or simply book a call.

clients

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Blur Studio, Epic Games, Nvidia, Ubisoft, Gnomon

about

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For more than a decade, I've been creating immersive worlds where light, atmosphere, and design come together to tell cinematic stories for film and games.

LATEST PROJECTS

cinematic environment design with atmospheric lighting done in UE5 created for games and film by Vladimir Somov for Secret Level Episode Xan, Art Direction and Look Development

SECRET LEVEL

UNREAL TOURNAMENT: XAN

SECRET LEVEL:XAN

cinematic environment design with atmospheric lighting done in UE5 created for games and film by Vladimir Somov for Gears of War E-Day, Art Direction and Look Development

GEARS OF WAR:E-DAY

GEARS OF WAR: E-DAY

cinematic environment design with atmospheric lighting done in UE5 created for games and film by Vladimir Somov for Unreal Tournament, Unreal Fest, Art Direction and Look Development

UNREAL FEST SEATTLE 2024

UT99 OPENING

UT99 OPENING

cinematic environment design with atmospheric lighting done in UE5 created for games and film by Vladimir Somov for Fortnite, James Gun, Superman, Art Direction and Look Development

FORTNITE - SUPERMAN: LOOK UP

FORTNITE SUPERMAN

cinematic environment design with atmospheric lighting done in UE5 created for games and film by Vladimir Somov, Cinematic Direction, Short Film, Vikings, Art Direction and Look Development

VERÐANDI

VERÐANDI

If you’re looking to push your project visually, whether in real-time or offline pipelines, let’s talk.

I would love to help craft worlds and stories that hit with impact.