Filipino concept artist Juni Frio is having a great week, celebrating the long-anticipated release of. Along with his wife, Betina, Juni represents a trend of Filipino artists working on"AAA Games" .
The power couple behind Frio Concept Studio didn't always work in the video game industry, let alone the arts. With an agriculture degree and a nursing degree between the two of them, Juni and Betina learned art and illustration over the internet and freelanced before finding work at Secret 6, a local outsourcing game development studio.Juni Frio, co-founder of Frio Concept Studio
From employment to entrepreneurship, Juni and Betina not only opened their own studio, they even saw growth during pandemic-stricken 2020. They are currently reviewing applications from remote artists around the Philippines, Asia, and even Europe. In this episode, Juni paints a picture of the burgeoning art outsourcing industry in the Philippines.