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Service 04

Concept Art

Develop characters, creatures, environments, and key art from a written brief, with each pass answering a production question: silhouette, faction, material, or mood. We deliver turnaround sheets, callouts, and material breakdowns that 3D and level teams can build from without guessing. Exploration stays wide early and converges fast once the direction is locked.

Service 04Adobe PhotoshopProcreateClip Studio Paint
Concept Art — sample production
Concept Art
Canvas resolution
3,000-6,000 px on the long edge, layered PSD or PSB
Turnaround set
Front, side, back, plus 2-4 expression or pose variants
Iteration cycle
24-48 h per thumbnail batch; 3-5 working days per key design
Delivery formats
PSD, TIFF, PNG at print and web sizes
What you get
  • Character and creature designs with front, side, and back turnaround sheets
  • Environment and key art illustrating layout, scale, lighting, and mood
  • Prop, weapon, and vehicle designs annotated with materials and construction detail
  • Material and texture callout sheets that translate directly into PBR values
  • Color scripts and lighting keys for level and cinematic sequences
  • Faction, UI iconography, and marketing key art variants
  • Paintovers and feedback layers on existing 3D screenshots or greybox renders
How we run it
01

Brief, references, and moodboard

02

Thumbnail and silhouette passes

03

Line and value sketches

04

Color and material keys

05

Callouts and production sheets

Toolchain
Adobe Photoshop Procreate Clip Studio Paint Adobe Illustrator Blender Autodesk Maya PureRef Substance Painter
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Need this scoped for a real project?

Send the brief, the references and the milestone dates. We will come back with a schedule and named leads.