Character & Creature Design for for Indie & AA Games
What makes characters unforgettable for your players?
It’s understanding who they are at a glance.
Before they say a word.
Before they tell an emotional backstory.
Before the game explains anything.
Ever heard players say?
“I already hate this guy!“
“I will absolutely romance them!“
“Just look at him…
You can’t tell me he’s not evil!“
SPOILER: It’s not just their look.
How should your players feel about them?
Are they scary?
Are they flirtatious?
Are they intriguing?
This is crucial to understand before designing any outfit, weapon, color palette, etc.
JUST WHO THE HECK ARE THEY?
Who’s your character?
What makes YOUR character tick?
Clear silhouette
Players should recognize the character from far away.
A strong silhouette makes the design readable in gameplay, trailers, marketing art, and thumbnails.
Shape language
can feel aggressive or dangerous.
Round shapes can feel warmer, softer, or more approachable.
Proportions
Size matters. Large hands, long limbs, oversized clothing, small heads - these choices change how a character feels before details even matter.
Color identity
Cooler colors can feel calm, mysterious, magical, or distant.
Warmer colors can feel energetic, emotional, dangerous, or heroic.
What can we do for you?
Depending on your project,
we can provide:
Character thumbnails
Silhouette exploration
Refined concept sketches
Color keys
Front and back views
Expression sheets
Pose or behavior sketches
Costume and material callouts
Production notes for 3D or animation teams
Separated elements for tools like Spline
We define the level of detail with you before production starts.
And we make sure the scope fits your budget and pipeline.
1. Discovery
We look at your game, world, references, character role, and production needs.
2. Exploration
We test silhouettes, shapes, proportions, and visual directions.
3. Refinement
The strongest direction gets developed further - outfit, face, materials, details, and personality.
4. Color Keys
We explore color options to find the palette that best carries the character’s identity.
5. Final Character Sheet
Clean front and back views, ready for production.
Additional views, expressions, callouts, or animation notes can be added when needed.
How the process usually works
Need animation-ready characters?
We can also prepare characters in separate elements for Spline or similar workflows.
For full animation support, we work with trusted partners and can help set up a more complete pipeline.
Let’s design characters your players remember.
Send us your idea, references, or current character challenge - we’ll help define what level of support makes sense.
Relevant Experience
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Lost Ember - Art Direction & Visual Identity
Art direction for an award-winning indie game, shaping its emotional tone, natural world, visual identity and player-facing atmosphere from early development through release.
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Project 5 - Environment & Prop Design for a Dark Fantasy Action Adventure
Environment and prop design for an unreleased dark fantasy action adventure, focused on readable top-down spaces, strong atmosphere and production-ready worldbuilding.
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Boss Fighters QR - Cover, Logo, Character & Boss Concepts
Cover illustration, logo design, hero character concepts and boss designs for a hybrid board game built around app-powered card battles.
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Environment Art
Worldbuilding, biome exploration, settlements, landmarks and environmental concepts designed to make game worlds feel coherent, readable and memorable.
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Game Assets and Props
Prop, item, weapon, tool and object design that helps game worlds feel believable, functional and consistent with the overall visual direction.
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Character Design
Character, creature, enemy and faction design focused on strong silhouettes, clear visual roles and designs that support gameplay, story and production.
