Artists today are commemorating Portfolio Day, an opportunity for artists, illustrators, animators, and the wider creative industry to showcase their talent publicly. Naturally, there’s a ton of cracking game art.
The work include artists from all walks of life: cover art for books and novels, finishing artists for movies, pixel artists for indie games, character art for AAA titles like God of War, Halo and Watch Dogs, visual designers, 3D artists, modellers and much, much more.
Some of the artists will be familiar to regular Kotaku Australia readers — we’ve featured Ben Nicholas before in some Fine Art features, and Raf Grassetti (the art director on God of War) has been around the internet for his lifelike reworkings of Smash Ultimate characters.
[referenced url=”https://www.kotaku.com.au/2019/01/some-realistic-smash-ultimate-makeovers/” thumb=”https://www.kotaku.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2019/01/fox-smash-ultimate-remastered-410×231.jpg” title=”Some Realistic Smash Ultimate Makeovers” excerpt=”Remember when the poster for the Sonic the Hedgehog movie dropped? Remember that slightly realistic, terrifying fur? Now imagine that’s what Sonic looks like in Smash Ultimate. It’s just one of the makeovers some of the Smash roster has gotten of late, courtesy of the art director for God of War.”]
But there’s a ton of artists below you might not have seen before. Quite a few of them are Australian as well, so check their work out!
My name is Jenna, I’m an Australian illustrator and cover artist painting bright colours and light.https://t.co/gVmZ5lPfSk
Lightcrushart@gmail.com#PortfolioDay #illustration pic.twitter.com/0ZSzxc0625— Jenna Vincent (@lightcrush) July 9, 2019
Happy #PortfolioDay! I am a South African self-taught artist.
My artwork is an exploration of human and animal forms.
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— Mivaro ???????? (@mivaroh) July 9, 2019
Happy #PortfolioDay everyone!
here are my latest favourites, making art for lovely people makes me happy ❤ pic.twitter.com/UOFfHOCKgd— Saria ???? (@SariaArts) July 9, 2019
Hey there #PortfolioDay
Naz here. I’m a creature replica and fx artist in Queensland Australia. I love bringing beasts to life pic.twitter.com/4pRCZpHVbL— Nazegoreng (@Nazegoreng) July 9, 2019
Hey #portfolioday! It’s me Ben! I worked some Halo games, Watchdogs Legion, and some sneakers, and make a lot of personal concept art and illustrations https://t.co/sxHX1YMwf2 pic.twitter.com/ttMEmM3AaC
— Ben nicholas (@BelgianBoolean) July 9, 2019
It’s #PortfolioDay ~ I’m Veronica, a freelance illustrator and concept artist. I love drawing characters from my favourite games and concepts of my D&D campaign.
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I’m a solo sometimes indie-developer using unreal to make a game – of which all of these are from #PortfolioDay pic.twitter.com/ks8Uw2kdJA
— Túrwaithdir (@nicktatorship) July 10, 2019
I’m Luis Hernandez, Creative Director and Sound Designer at Necrophone Games. I made a comedy game once, but really I make vector/beam null/void deathscapes.#PortfolioDay pic.twitter.com/dHn3PSyq7f
— Luis Hernandez (@Beetlenaut) July 10, 2019
It’s #portfolioday apparently! I am an illustrator based in Sydney (born in Ireland). My illustration work is mainly in the sports industry. Worked with @FA @leinsterrugby @C4Sport @F1 @GlasgowWarriors @AVWFCOfficial Have a look at my work: https://t.co/YV0DyVXEuB #procreate pic.twitter.com/VQs9LrUOqD
— Damien Quinn ???? (@DMQ_FC) July 10, 2019
Oh, it’s #PortfolioDay! I have one of those.
My last few pieces have been cool ladies but there’s also a fish in a robot suit to balance it all out.https://t.co/IE7qYDP8RS pic.twitter.com/4pz5eXiEEk
— Benjamin ⚡Retter (@Brontothunder) July 10, 2019
I’m April Prime, I live in Vancouver, though I come from a rural town in Northern Australia called Humpty Doo! My entire life is dedicated to D&D, fantasy, and creature art. I have a penchant for animals in wizard hats, bright colours, and painting books and paper #PortfolioDay pic.twitter.com/JEJ2hsM7ql
— April Prime (@April_Prime) July 9, 2019
Hi, #PortfolioDay!
I’m Yuliana, a freelance illustrator who loves fantasy art and designing colorful characters ✨◆ https://t.co/Ay941GRQvR
◆ orsob.jp@gmail.com
◆ https://t.co/r0lYp4LwCj pic.twitter.com/kCRrXYq0UD— Orsob (@_Orsob_) July 9, 2019
#PortfolioDay I’m an Art Director for games and I like to design characters when I have free time. ❤️ pic.twitter.com/dbnm3FkzzR
— Raf Grassetti ???? ✍???? (@rafagrassetti) July 9, 2019
hi #PortfolioDay im jubilee ! i like to draw #pixelart landscapes and dabble a lil in gamedev !~ ????????
✨ https://t.co/R1ErpMUuYq
✨ https://t.co/t6UH1STwFP
✨ https://t.co/PG9241mChs pic.twitter.com/ejbl87B6or— Jubilee ❣️ (@16pxl) July 9, 2019
Hello #portfolioday! My name is Dave, I’m an animator & illustrator from the Blue Mountains, Australia. I love loose, expressive lines, silly characters and exaggerated expressions. I’m available for freelance animation/character design/storyboarding: https://t.co/jEtTsFmEku ???? pic.twitter.com/PhiZMa96QD
— Dave Coleman (@dvclmn) July 9, 2019
Hey there, it’s #PortfolioDay! I’m Jarlan, a 3D Artist and Visual Designer who loves to make robots, ships, small isometric rooms and interesting scenes.
Artstation: https://t.co/vi2Aanknpj
Instagram: https://t.co/J5ZxCR8TD2#ConceptArt #Gamedev pic.twitter.com/OFvLa7JeuT— Jarlan Perez (@JarlanPerez) July 9, 2019
Its that time again. #PortfolioDay i’m Ash. A freelance kiwi that likes to create badass women.???? pic.twitter.com/uBbdadtWvd
— BanishedPotato (@ShadowBanished) July 9, 2019
Happy #PortfolioDay! I’m Oliver and I paint stuff for games/animation!
Artstation: https://t.co/O69OO5Flry
Instagram: https://t.co/9N2dfHt8Hf pic.twitter.com/cVdryARcKn— Oliver Ryan (@oliverlryan) July 9, 2019
It’s #PortfolioDay again! Hi, I’m Anna and I paint stuff for M:tG and my personal project Veritas!
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???? https://t.co/yffrvZ5XjG pic.twitter.com/2v3wFvgXpK— Anna Steinbauer (@depingo) July 9, 2019
I’m Samantha and I’m an illustrator of Jewish descent. I specialize in editorial and other media related work. #PortfolioDay
✉️ samanthamashillustration@gmail.com
✨https://t.co/8CbYJ9AyAI????https://t.co/pBp6uZqICN
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????https://t.co/eYKHTaT53L pic.twitter.com/DDUjM9ytWL— Samantha Mash???? (@anamericanghost) July 9, 2019
It’s portfolio day and I don’t have access to my pc right now ????????????
Anyway… I’m Amagoia, a freelance illustrator based in Spain. Lately I’ve been working on some upcoming cool animated series and illustrated books, as well as a comic. #portfolioday pic.twitter.com/yEehuCJwDx— Amagoia (Lac) (@Lilaeh) July 9, 2019
Its #portfolioday ! I’m Ronald a digital illustrator based in LA ???? I’ve done a lot of scenery and environment artwork. Recently I’ve been moving into animation. Check out my page for more ✨ pic.twitter.com/7CEJka0FoB
— SeerLight ????✨ (@SeerStuff) July 9, 2019
Hello helloo #PortfolioDay I’m 20 year old girlie who looves pixelart. Here’s some of my stuff? |ω･)ﾉ pic.twitter.com/A8Qf7OBmw7
— ???? ???? ???? (@env_ie) July 9, 2019
Hey, I’m Kimonas, illustrator currently doing work for Magic: The Gathering. I love heroic fantasy themes ⚔️????️ #PortfolioDay pic.twitter.com/FqI7220H6i
— Kimonas Theodossiou (@ArtOfKimonas) July 9, 2019
Hi #portfolioday
I’m Liz, I work as an Art Director in advertising by day and I illustrate/ freelance from time to time when I have time.☘️ https://t.co/STwhrKBSwu
☘️ https://t.co/ZoZuFNhBQn pic.twitter.com/AaDXXwy4lK— liz (@lizulimu) July 9, 2019
Wait, is it #PortfolioDay already?
I’m Jana, an illustrator of the dark, fantastical and fairytales. My pictures go on (and in) books, comics, and sometimes on tv.E-mail: janaheidersdorf@gmail.com
Portfolio: https://t.co/4a4exzBamJ pic.twitter.com/nmUvUhoPPv— Jana Heidersdorf (@Checanty) July 9, 2019
It’s #portfolioday! My name is Dakota, I like drawing the ways people interact with nature and watching reality shows :•)
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#colorist #illustration pic.twitter.com/xUdvbV5SqO— Dakota ???? Looking for work (@knifegoblin) July 9, 2019
Hello #PortfolioDay This is Sofía! Digital artist from Spain looking for freelance work ❤️ pic.twitter.com/u9tm0QYUiw
— Sofía Sanz (Kloe De Saga) (@KloeDeSaga) July 9, 2019
[referenced url=”https://www.kotaku.com.au/2018/03/fine-art-on-the-cross/” thumb=”https://www.kotaku.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/03/ben-nicholas-bennicholas-radiofree-410×231.jpg” title=”Fine Art: On The Cross” excerpt=”We’ve featured some of Ben Nicholas’s work before on Kotaku, and it gives me a great deal of pleasure (and pangs of jealousy) to show off some more of his talents.”]
To see more work from artists, you can browse through what artists are posting for Portfolio Day here.
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