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Concept art and illustration for games and books, from a studio of seven artists.

Booking new projects
Frostbound · Northwind Games

A ConceptArt Studio

Worlds, casts and creatures painted for game studios, from the first grey blockout to the key art on the box.

Blob Brigade · Pixel Harbor

Worlds BeforeThe Levels

Backgrounds painted in layers, so the parallax is ready the day the art lands.

Harbour Days · Pixel Harbor

Painted AndProduction-Ready

Canvas sizes, colour profile and layer names to your pipeline, every time.

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Character Design

CharacterDesignPortfolio

Heroes, the town around them and the robots that run it, each with a turnaround the modellers can build from.

All Characters
Dr. Hale The Farmer The Chef
The CommuterThe CommuterElena Varga · Folk Of Oak Street
The Night BurglarThe Night BurglarElena Varga · Folk Of Oak Street
Morning StretchMorning StretchElena Varga · Folk Of Oak Street
Mr. PembertonMr. PembertonElena Varga · Folk Of Oak Street
Bot In A SuitBot In A SuitHana Sato · Gearheart
The PilotThe PilotWren Calder · Gearheart
GulpGulpWren Calder · Gearheart
CyclopsCyclopsHana Sato · Gearheart

Three Things We Paint

Characters

A cast from a paragraph of brief: poses, costumes, a colour pass and a turnaround for the modellers.

From $189 a piece

Price Characters

Environments

Levels, cities and skies with a time of day, painted in planes so the parallax is ready.

From $306 a piece

Price Worlds

Props

Weapons, machines and the clutter on every table, drawn to scale with their call-outs.

From $72 a piece

Price Props
Frostbound · Environment Breakdown

Five Planes, One Valley

Scroll, and The Long Valley comes apart into the planes it was painted in, then settles back into one picture.

  • Painted ByMara Lindqvist
  • PlanesFive, each its own file
  • Delivered AsLayered PSD and PNG
  • ClientNorthwind Games
Hubble, the blob from Blob Brigade, sculpted in 3D
Blob Brigade · Pixel Harbor

Hubble, From Clay To The Level

Wren sculpted him in a week; Ines painted over the render; the team had the turnaround the same Friday.

  • SculptWren Calder
  • Paint-OverInes Duarte
  • In-Game Licence$590, one country, one year

How Booked Each Style Is, Next Six Weeks

  • Painterly Concept28%
  • Stylized & Flat25%
  • Storybook50%
  • Line & Ink67%
  • 3D Sculpt & Render58%
Violet World
Licensing

Already Painted, Ready For Your Game

License a finished piece for the use you need. Violet World, one country, one year, the first five thousand units:

  • Personal Print$95
  • Editorial$320
  • Book Interior$510
  • In-Game Asset$895
  • Book Cover$1,025
  • Key Art & Marketing$1,280
  • Merchandise$1,535
The Games Team

Four Artists For Your World

Meet All Seven
Hana SatoFree soon

Hana Sato

Prop & Vehicle Designer

  • StylesStylized, Painterly
  • Day Rate$460
  • Based InPortland, OR