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
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
The CommuterElena Varga · Folk Of Oak Street
The Night BurglarElena Varga · Folk Of Oak Street
Morning StretchElena Varga · Folk Of Oak Street
Mr. PembertonElena Varga · Folk Of Oak Street
Bot In A SuitHana Sato · Gearheart
The PilotWren Calder · Gearheart
GulpWren Calder · Gearheart
CyclopsHana Sato · GearheartThree Things We Paint
Environments
Levels, cities and skies with a time of day, painted in planes so the parallax is ready.
From $306 a piece
Price WorldsProps
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.
Sky Plane 1, infinity
Far Range Plane 2, 12 km
The Castle Plane 3, 3 km
The Wood Plane 4, 600 m
Foreground Plane 5, 5 m- Painted ByMara Lindqvist
- PlanesFive, each its own file
- Delivered AsLayered PSD and PNG
- ClientNorthwind Games
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
The Games Team
Meet All Seven
Four Artists For Your World
Free soon
Mara Lindqvist
Lead Concept Artist
- StylesPainterly, Stylized
- Day Rate$620
- Based InPortland, OR
Free soon
Ines Duarte
Creature Designer
- StylesPainterly, 3D Sculpt
- Day Rate$560
- Based InLisbon
Free soon
Wren Calder
3D Character Sculptor
- Styles3D Sculpt
- Day Rate$650
- Based InSeattle, WA
What Our Clients Say
Two lines of brief went in, and thirty animals our readers still write letters to came out.
Hannah ColeArt Director, Lantern HouseThey painted the world of Frostbound before we had built a level of it. The team still works from those paintings.
Rafael OrtizCreative Director, Northwind GamesEvery robot arrived with a turnaround, call-outs and a sculpt. Our modellers had nothing left to guess.
Jonas BergLead Artist, Ironleaf InteractiveTwelve covers, twelve moods, one shelf that looks like a set. Tess just gets what a cover has to do.
Priya NairDesign Director, Moonwell PressCommission Or License
New Work
Something Painted Just For You
Characters, environments and props from $72 a piece, with the dates worked out as you go.
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Licensing
Already Painted, Ready To Use
License a finished piece by use, territory and term, from a personal print to a worldwide cover.
Watch The Film
On The Wall
Shortlists, Selections And A Few Prizes
The work we are proudest of, and what the juries thought of it.
- The Grand Menagerie · 2025Picture Book Of The Year, Shortlist
- Frostbound · 2025Best Art Direction, Indie Game Awards
- Small Hours: Star Whale · 2024Cover Of The Year
- City Skulls · 2023Society Of Illustrators, Selected
Tell Us About The Project
Studio Hours
- Mon9:00 - 18:00
- Tue9:00 - 18:00
- Wed9:00 - 18:00
- Thu9:00 - 18:00
- Fri9:00 - 17:00
- Sat10:00 - 14:00
- SunClosed