2D Artist

A bit of pencil fun

Lach

http://lach-land.blogspot.com/

A recent game interface job I completed for an Adelaide based iphone/mobile developer. Final graphics included animation on the handkerchief as the rope moves and animated icons on the menu screen. Graphics are all based on photos then heavily edited in Photoshop.

It's not really directly game related but I thought I'd post it anyway (Let's pretend it's a character study). This is where my recent illustration energies had been going rather than into concept art related topics. Created for a charity Auction and my own pleasure, no brief apart from the comic book cover format. Painted in Photoshop with a few details (background an typography) created in Illustrator.

On a technical/hardware note, this was the first painting I have undertaken largely on my laptop LCD monitor. At the end of the project I discovered the tone got progressively, and unintentionally, darker toward the bottom of the painting! This was due to the viewing angle on the LCD. = Very frustrating. Cross checking on my old CRT didn't help much either as I suspect it is warn out and not displaying a full tonal range any more.

Might be time to buy a new monitor.

Yun Rau's Palace interior.

Mines of Chosain

Elevation designs for the C'ieng Library, Paikang.

Yes more Age of Conan - Rise of the Godslayer art. T'ianan - the Slums of Paikang

A couple of quick unfinished images, I'd been consumed doing kids books so I'm starting to get back to unkids stuff.

and a cleanup of an old one .

Lach

http://lach-land.blogspot.com/

http://lach-land.com/

Hi everyone.

I want to make a call out to find out who’s out there in the local scene. I’m on the lookout to see who’s available for a project I’d like to get started midyear.

Project codename: Play-bit Heroes!

The proposal:
I’m currently writing an application to Film Victoria for a digital distribution funding due in mid April. The purpose of this funding is to kick start a medium scale indie game project. And while I can say with confidence we have bases covered in design and code. We don’t have a dedicated artist. I would like to make my application more watertight and have a listing of possible artists that can lend their talents to the project.

The game we want to make is 2D based and thus I want to find a talented 2D artist to take control of the art production in this project.

As it stands I want to get a show of hands and possibly sit down and chat to a few people.

The project:
· Project starts around June 2010 and will run through to March 2011 in its first iterations. We’ll be making a game to showcase at next years GDC.
· My aim is to create a small-scale online game that captures the essence of multiplayer dungeon raiding down to a few core elements and experiences. We’ll be making a very..very..very small online multiplayer game over a 9 month timeline. [In other words. Not a multi million dollar MMO. Don’t freak out. ;)]
· Game will be created in iterations and deployed on multiple online platforms like facebook.
· Games visual style will be based in some ilk of fantasy. Although this will be shaped more so by the artist in charge.
· Game is strictly 2D based. Either isometric or top-down and will be played in real-time.

Who Do I need in an artist?
· Someone who can work within the technical and design limitations of the project.
· Someone who can take the responsibility to direct the art style of the game.
· Someone who has strong 2D concept and production art skills
· Has to be located in Victoria.

How will they be compensated?
· Project is mostly work-in-kind based. But if the application to film Victoria is successful the artist of the project will get $1000 - $2000 a month for the duration of being with the project.
· Additional to the monitory pay. The artist will take a 10% to 15% profit share in the product.
· Most of all I’m looking for someone who can get behind this project and offer their efforts to create a small, fun to play fantasy multiplayer game.

If your interested or would like to know more then what’s written here please contact me at designerwatts[at]hotmail[dot]com

Thanks guys an girls. :)

Chris Watts

I'm available for Full-time/Freelance work. Based in Sydney.- www.lyphorm.com - cam@lyphorm.com

Here is some of my personal work
Lets see if it works this time :P

I'm thinking I'll put carvings on the 2 patches on the tree where the bark is stripped

Assorted black images.

Lach

http://lach-land.blogspot.com/

www.lach-land.com

some new art I have been working on as I scour the net for work, let me know if you need a very versatile 2d artist or just want to comment

Cheers

Revealed concept art for Age of Conan's first expansion, 'Rise of the Godslayer'.