Daniel Atanasov

Daniel Atanasov (born 25 October 1979) is a Bulgarian comic artist also known under the pen names Datsumoto Satanawa and Satanasov. Currently a concept artist at Ubisoft Sofia, he has worked as a storyboard artist, freelance illustrator, art director, animator and comic artist for various companies and publishers.
==Biography==
Born in Yambol, Atanasov possessed an interest in comics, illustration, animation and art in general since childhood. Studying drawing in high school from 1993 to 1998, he then enrolled at the University of Veliko Turnovo, where he specialized in Illustration.SATANASOV Facebook page
Atanasov has been working as a comic artist since 1999, having published his manga-inspired work in magazines like Fantasy Factor, DAGA, Egoist, Q-Tech and Djoben Komix. Among his creations are Virikonium, Bion, Bonzai, Shaman, Element, Dragonlast and the webcomic Chisuji. Atanasov also made a short movie based on Bonzai in 2013.Lambiek Comiclopedia | Daniel Atanasov (Satanasov) His contributions to the Assassin's Creed franchise have largely consisted of storyboards and character concepts.
Since 2014, Atanasov, along with Diana Kalugina has been part of Ardeo Art, an agency that aims to gather illustrators, animators, photographers and other individuals active in the field of visual arts.Ardeo Art - Illustration Agency
==Games credited==
*Rayman Raving Rabbids (2006) - Ubisoft
*CSI: 3 Dimensions of Murder (2007) - Ubisoft
*Chessmaster Live (2008) - Ubisoft
*Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars (2011) - Ubisoft
*Assassin's Creed III: Liberation (2012) - Ubisoft
*Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (2013) - Ubisoft
*Assassin's Creed: Rogue (2014) - Ubisoft
==Gallery==
===Assassin's Creed III: Liberation===
AC3L storyboard 02 by Satanasov.jpg
AC3L storyboard 03 by Satanasov.jpg
AC3L storyboard 04 by Satanasov.jpg
AC3L storyboard 01 by Satanasov.jpg
===Assassin's Creed: Rogue===
ACRG Shirtless Shay - Concept Art.jpg
ACRG Shay 11th Century Templar - Concept Art.jpg
ACRG Shay Sir Gunn's Armor - Concept Art.jpg
ACRG Shay Versailles - Concept Art.jpg
ACRG Shay Naval Uniforms - Concept Art.jpg
ACRG Christopher Gist - Concept Art.png
ACRG Hope Jensen - Concept Art.png
ACRG Le Chasseur - Concept Art.jpg
ACRG James Cook - Concept Art.jpg
ACRG Barry and Cassidy Finnegan - Concept Art.jpg
ACRG Benjamin Franklin - Concept Art.jpg
ACRG Abstergo Guard - Concept Art.jpg
==References==
==External links==
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*[Daniel Atanasov]'s DeviantArt page
*Daniel Atanasov's page on Folio
*Daniel Atanasov's professional profile on LinkedIn
Category:Development team
Category:Assassin's Creed III: Liberation development team
Category:Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag development team
Category:Assassin's Creed: Rogue development team