Guest artist series

The Retired Soldier is a character design featuring Artron, a Wild West-era sharpshooter from the late 1800's. Despite being one of the best marksmen around, Artron chose to leave the army life behind in 1890. His design reflects his impressive physical strength, but also implies a quick wit and deep wisdom gained from years of experience despite his relatively young age.

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Influenced by a love for the cowboy aesthetic - especially after playing Red Dead Redemption 2 - Artron's backstory feels right at home in a game, movie, or anime series. His lore is rich with potential, embodying both the fast-paced action and introspective depth that's often a hallmark of the Western genre.

VOODOO is a personal project of a drone design that blurs the line between something alive and something lifeless. The goal was to create a machine that feels unsettling, yet also possesses a strange, almost conscious presence. A bit of exploration around the graphics were also done, which artist Harold Malespine noted "was fun to do."

In the misty depths of a Thai forest, an old temple resides. The air smells of incense and sometimes, you hear whispers in the quiet. It's a place where mysteries linger and ghosts may roam.

She is a guerrilla fighter skilled in night combat. Her inspirations include urban style and materials to emphasize that she's tactical, but also from the streets.

The vibrant Academy stood tall in the heart of a seaside town, its streets alive with the energy of young minds and echoing with the sounds of laughter. Surrounded by the sea, it was a place where dreams and ideas took flight — a beacon of hope and inspiration.

Seaside Dreamer is an illustration based on a stylization exercise that practices the simplification of shapes and textures. Artist Servane Altermatt likes to play with color expressivity when doing this kind of landscape, pushing warm and cold contrasts within lights and shadows to bring more life to the image.

Combining the elements of mythology, creativity, ethnicity, and a dark mood, Plunder features a towering mythological creature using an army of undead to loot and slaughter neighboring villages. Artist Yann Domingie's goal was to create a piece which showcases his skills, but also tests his abilities on subjects that he's never painted.

Under the soils of the known world exists vast lands belonging to the old ones. These massive caves of cathedral height are full of treasures, but also many dangers and traps. Very little is known about the Underworld and it's for this reason that "Divers" - the brave adventurers who explore and collect its treasures - are very common.

Zitia is part of this improvised cast. Her job is to search for artifacts and treasures to sell to the Capital (where they're seen as very valuable), while staying out of the many monsters and traps of the Underworld.

This project is inspired by the artist's favorite stories of explorers in mysterious and unknown places, balancing between danger and the wonders of a world yet to be discovered.

This ancient place has been known to knights and people across all kingdoms. Through this tree, those who never found purpose or felt unaccomplished are linked with those who wish to conquer their fears. But a sacrifice has to be made.

The lost souls remain to nourish the tree, while the warrior's weapon is imbued with mystical power and a promise for them to fight that which they fear the most. Once they accomplish this, only then will the soul imbued within their weapon be realized with a feeling of plenitude and warmth.

A bounty-hunter's aircraft burns through the exosphere of a sentient planet and out into the glittering sky.