matt johns ༘⋆

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illustration | concept art | character design | prev. Double Fine & Patattie Games ミ✶ Available for work https://mattjohns.carrd.co

concept drawings of ancient rocks that are found in grasslands - the shapes are amorphous and range from smooth in form to sharp and squared, but all share a common rhythm incorporating smooth markings and holes that channel mystic winds that are carried through this environment #conceptart #environmentart #gameart #indiegame #indiedev #illustration #fantasy #digitalart #visualdevelopment #visdev
a professional - you can evidently see because this character is wearing a tie!
a poster, begging and pleading for the bin store code to my apartment building
little spy sketches
collection of little spy drawings
piccy of matt - will use as linkedin open to work profile from here on out
illustration of a giant shooting star character in a crouching pose giving a tiny placeholder character some thumbs up #illustration #characterdesign #visualdevelopment #sketchbook
cult-worthy glitched lvl 1 mob in FFXIV
simple fish drawing from sketchbook using mechanical pencil, think it’s maybe a colecanthe?
basic sculpt of a character in nomad sculpt on ipad, no hard features, just a warm soft clay-looking objects overlay each other
Twelve Models 1/100 scale Reverse War model kit [Pink]
BANDAI Rg 09 Justice Gundam Z.A.F.T. Mobile Suit Zgmf-X09A 1/144 Scale Kit a buildable model kit of a pink Gundam
render of a sculpt using nomad sculpt for ipad
sketchbook scans of frogs, tonal fills done digitally, some of these frogs are even kissing
spread from a short doc I created for a friend curious about how I shape design
example page of a brush set I created for procreate users, each brush was used to create an example character, versatile an each emulate different qualities that help concept, design and render character concepts #procreate #digitalart #digitalbrushes
concept designs for underwater beacons, air bubbles are harnessed and act as little bio-spheres #propdesign
initial designs of a crab fisherman character - part of an open art submission that I ended up not submitting for - inspiration taken from a crabs torso to fuel the shape design of who this character would become #crab #sketchbook #characterdesign #gameart #indiedev
render of a small 'little guy' as I call him - created and set dressed in blender, edited in photoshop #characterdesign #conceptart #blender #gameart
meme of a shrew? in a bonnet holding a berry with the text overlaid saying "I am plagued by concepts"
3D render and animation of a clown character I had made at the start of this year in blender
edited image of a cat, stretched face and finger pointing inwards to each other emojis overlaid as if the suggest the cat is pondering
collection of sketches from when I was in hospital back in July #characterdesign #animation #conceptart
collection of sketchbook drawings working out a composition and character layouts for a larger illustration
collection of 9 images, aligned in a grid format - 8 pieces of my artwork, sketches of characters from traditional sketchbooks and characters that are rendered in black and white surround the central portrait image of myself Matt !! in the latter half of this year I've been thinking a lot about aliens!! #characterart #conceptart #indiedev #gameart #sketchbook #2Dartist
black and white character/environment concept illustration - a park ranger surveying a the nest of a two headed bird #characterart #conceptart #gameart #indiedev
short guy in a really out of fashion suit jacket - refined one of my generic brushes in procreate last night, got me drawing some odd characters with threatening auras #characterdesign #indiedev #illustration
lowkey would be sick in an FPS game
concept sketches of space baby - an alien baby with a set mission to explore space, interacting with the most hostile of characters, they are sometimes accompanied by an older, more mature alien detective - there's a lot space baby can't comprehend, so intervention is needed at points cause after all, he's just a space baby!! #characterdesign #conceptart #indedev
quick 10 minute digital painting of a desert landscape #gameart #environmentart #landscape #gamedev
rough character sketches - mainly figuring out what styles of hair this character could have #characterdesign #conceptart #indiegame #gamedev #gameart #sketchbook
character design of a space baby, has a kind of french noir film feel, black and white, moody and grainy, alien baby pointing a ray gun while floating around space #characterdesign #conceptart #indiedev #gameart #visualdevelopment #sketchbook #gamedev
a sketch of a space baby in outer space pointing a ray gun #characterdesign #indiedev #sketchbook
isometric pixel art grid concept, uneven floor tiles surrounded by misty void
rough concept for a dungeon crawler game #gameart #gamejam #indiedev #conceptart #gamedev
scanned black and white ink sketchbook spread of concept sketches, environment doodles, character sketches and creature designs #gameart #gamedev #indiedev #characterdesign #conceptart #sketchbook #visualdevelopment #illustration #worldbuilding #DnD
sketchbook spread exploring an underwater environment, the characters, creatures, foliage and objects that might exist here. #characterdesign #gamedev #environmentdesign #conceptart #visualdevelopment #sketchbook #worldbuilding #games
sketchbook page exploring an underwater environment and the characters that inhabit it, a lot of influence from seaweed, water droplets and fantasy creatures #gameart #characterdesign #gamedev #environmentdesign #conceptart #visualdevelopment #sketchbook #worldbuilding #games
tiny brush pack example of brush strokes used for a character design - shows what's used where and breaks down the brushes and their functionality #procreate #procreatebrushes #digitalbushes #brushes #digitalart #artassets #arttools #drawing #illustration
lineup of three alien character designs, warm green glowing skin adorn in red space suits/apparel #gameart #characterdesign #creaturedesign #conceptart
concept sketches for my own water/ghost type starter Pokemon - I took influence from rich blue hues and soft purples to create a gloomy lil trio with serpents, lizards and fog. a bit out of my comfort zone, but hope to explore creature concept art further #gameart #pokemon #fakemon #characterdesign #creaturedesign #conceptart
a piccy of me, matt - beard, beanie and flannel
frog character drawings - they’re doing things, looking at their phone, sitting patiently, doomscrolling, holding medicine, trying to kiss one another and playing games #characterdesign #conceptart #gameart #animation #illustration
collection of frog character drawings - I’ve been unwell the past few months but finally on the mend, here are some of the character sketches compiled into one large image #characterdesign #conceptart #gameart #illustration #illustration
a collection of research images for the prompt of an old scottish crab seller/fisherman, looking at the aesthetic of fishermen, celtic folklore, motifs and crabs, their design and specific patterning.
prompt asking "what's my art trademark??!? as in what makes you go "oh hey, this is_____'s art!11!!" or what's the msot remarkable thin about my artstyle in general?"
rough black and white scene block out in blender, consisting of soft rocky pillars and geometric fungal growths to add contrast to the shapes within the composition
an almost alien landscape, green pillars of rock breaking through a field of lavender coloured flora - drawn loose and rugged with a wobbly brush in procreate
simple graphic diagram of how a tcg idea of mine would be played
collection of reference materials from pinterest, landscape photographs, concept art for environments, objects and historical relics from the real world
Portrait photo of myself in Hospital wearing an unused cardboard vomit bowl as a fedora
edit of a meme tweet that is begging for connection, relevant to me trying to secure work as a freelance concept artist in the games industry. the text in this meme reads; "Art Directors if you're reading this I am free to concept cute characters for you please contact me if you would like to work together on a game !!!!!!! when I am free"
character concept sketch spread of a squishy scientists that are in some questionable, yet adorable mechs, preparing for an expedition to strange lands, sketches are traditional, scanned and then cleaned up digitally, tonal values and texture added to make them more palatable! :) #science #characterart
paint over of a character struggling to light a cigarette in the classic painting "Still Life" by William Michael Harnett, 1888. a simple paint over of the original, the focal point is a soft and squishy simply designed character sweating as they grasp the subject matter and lean into a lit candle in the attempts to light their cigarette. there's some texture in the piece from natural paint textures of the original painting, some emulated noise and digital texture overlays. #illustration #characterdesign #sketchbook #pictoplasma #design
cummy worm manufacture error, all connected, seller claims they look like a dinosaur or human and that it's ultra rare
background art for the Apple Bed pub in the game Wax Heads by Patattie Games - a cozy-punk game about managing a record store. the image shows the exterior of the apple bed pub, a warm red painted building with blue and purple hues, there is a mural of a local musician on the right side of the pub exterior, this painting of a person grows a mustache followed by a UI graphic saying "rad" expressing satisfaction for a moustache appearing #gameart #illustration #conceptart #visualdevelopment #backgroundart #environmentart #waxheads #patattiegames #steam