When your game experience is composed of still 2D images, it becomes even more important to make every detail count in order to try to bring to life, in people’s minds, the world you’ve created.

We start with popular archetype characters taken from movie, tv, and even anime, but we spend an even greater amount of time discussing larger ideas, like what makes a powerful woman, or what are memorable contrasts we can couple together.  An example of a contrast is throwing a powerful man in a vulnerable moment.  By doing these things, we hope to be able to create a depth of game that people can feel, rather than realize.

Below are several artists that inspire us both for their visual tastiness and the depth of character and context that is portrayed.

Audrey Kawasaki

Lya Yoshikawa Nagado

Kozyndan

Amy Sol