Miguel Coimbra (born 9 December 1977) is a French freelance illustrator and graphic artist.

Career

Coimbra started drawing in his childhood. His special interest in games and the

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theme was aroused through the trading card game ''

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''. Coimbra moved to

Lyon Lyon,, ; Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the third-largest city and second-largest metropolitan area of France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of t ...

in 2005 and worked as a graphic designer for the resident video game developer

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on titles including ''

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'' and '' Alone in the Dark''. Since 2006, Coimbra is mainly active as an illustrator for

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s and

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s. His best-known works include the board games '' Small World'', ''

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'', and '' 7 Wonders''. He has also done illustrations for trading card games, including the ''

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'' and ''

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''. In addition, Coimbra also illustrated several book covers and concept art for computer games.

Illustrated games (selection)

* 2006: ''

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'' (

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), with others * 2007: ''Gravediggers'' ( Twilight Creations), English version of'' bank robbery'' (2005,

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) * 2008: ''Giants'' (

Matagot A matagot or mandagot is, in oral traditions of southern France, a spirit in the form of an animal, frequently a black cat, though rat, fox, dog, or cow types are also said to exist. Matagots are generally evil, but some may prove helpful, like th ...

) * 2009: ''The Adventurers: The Temple of Chac'' ( Edge Entertainment/ Pegasus Spiele), with others * 2009: ''

'' (Matagot) and extensions * 2009: '' Small World'' (Days of Wonder) and extensions * 2010: '' 7 Wonders'' ( Repos Production) and extensions * 2011: '' Small World Underground'' (Days of Wonder) * 2011: '' Cargo Noir'' (Days of Wonder) * 2011: ''The Adventurers: The Pyramid of Horus'' ( Edge Entertainment), with others * 2012: ''City of Horror'' (Repos Production) *2016: ''Argo'' (Flatlined Game) * 2017: ''Outlive'' (LaBoiteDeJeu) *2017: ''Sentai Cats'' (Iello) * 2019: '' Fuji Koro'' (Game Brewer) *2021: ''Wonder Book'' ( dV Giochi)

References

External links

Official website

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