Storm Lancers - Cryptica Desert

Cryptica Desert - Final color

Cryptica Desert - Final color

Cryptica Desert - Toning

Cryptica Desert - Toning

Cryptica Desert - Panorama view

Cryptica Desert - Panorama view

Cryptic Desert - Original concept composition

Cryptic Desert - Original concept composition

Cryptica Desert - Cloud reference (left), concept art (right)

Cryptica Desert - Cloud reference (left), concept art (right)

Cryptica Desert - Rock spire concepts (based on original concept by Garrett Post)

Cryptica Desert - Rock spire concepts (based on original concept by Garrett Post)

I was the Art Director and one of three concept artists on an early version of Storm Lancers at Battle Barge, a Probably Monsters studio. All concept art shown here is mine unless otherwise noted on rare individual images.

The goal of the art direction was for the game to look and feel like a hand-drawn, cell animation with traditionally painted backgrounds. The influences and inspirations includes the following: Redline, Kill la Kill, Gurren Lagann, Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust, Takeshi Koike, Mike Mignola, Robert Valley, Hiroyuki Imaishi, Jack Kirby, among many others.