About
As a freelance concept artist and creature designer, I mix my love of creatures with my passion to make art and design narrative. Over the last 9 years I have helped build open world games for PC/console, MMORPG, and various mobile titles. Currently I work freelance in Wellington, New Zealand where I provide concept and 2D art to game and animation studios worldwide. I am comfortable in a range of styles and themes. Most of of all I love drawing strange creatures!
AVAILABILITY:
I am available for freelance illustration, concept design and UI/UX design working either remote or in-house locally. For business inquiries feel free to contact me at artist@natalierusso.com
Productions
- Commercial / AdvertisementSnapchat
- Year2018
- RoleFreelance Concept Artist
- CompanyVayner Media
- Video GameHitman
- Year2017
- RoleFreelance Concept Artist
- CompanyIO Interactive
- Mobile GameRealm Defense
- Year2017
- RoleFreelance Artist
- CompanyBabeltime
- Mobile GameCSR2
- Year2017
- RoleFreelance Illustrator
- CompanyNatural Motion
- Mobile GameDC Legends
- Year2017
- RoleConcept Artist
- CompanyWB Games San Francisco
- Mobile GameWave Raiders
- Year2016
- RoleConcept Artist
- CompanyPerfect World Entertainment
- Mobile GameX-Men Battle of the Atom
- Year2015
- RoleGame Artist
- CompanyAeria Games
- Video GameInfinite Crisis
- Year2015
- RoleUI Artist
- CompanyTurbine
- Video GameDungeons and Dragons Online
- Year2010
- RoleUI Artist
- CompanyTurbine
- Video GameLord of the Rings Online
- Year2010
- RoleUI Artist
- CompanyTurbine
- Book"Say Goodnight to Illiteracy" 13th edition, Half Price Books
- Year2008
- RoleIllustrator
- CompanyHalf Price Books
Experience
Fantasy Flight Games - KeyForge
- Designed and illustrated concepts for character, creature, prop, and skill cards.
- Worked closely with art direction to redesign and iterate on art styleVaynerMedia/Snap - Character designs for animated series
- Conceptualized characters and creatures for an animated series pitch to Snapchat
- Established art style of charactersNatural Motion - CSR 2
- Illustrated portraits of the cast for “Fast and Furious” (The Rock, Jason Statham, etc)
- Worked with art directors to maintain existing art style of game assetsRed Star 3D - The Jungle Book Short
- Designed characters for an animated short
- Re-imagined art style for existing well known propertyIO Interactive - Hitman
- Designed civilian costumes for the Miami location in Hitman
- Worked with production to establish 2d modular designs for crowd simulationBabletime - Realm Defense TD
- Designed characters, creatures, towers, props and icons in Photoshop
- Vectorized assets in Illustrator• Worked closely with game design team to design UX experiences for an unreleased mobile title
• Created character and creature designs
• Produced game icons and other user interface elements• Created Character and creature designs
• Produced 2D assets for a variety of game objects• Designed and animated sprite FX
• Created 2D user interface elements such as buttons and icons• Created concept art, 2D assets, and marketing art for casino games
• Prototyped visual pitches for new games• Created character concepts and 2d assets for a mobile resource management game
• Implemented user interface assets in Unity• Designed characters, costumes, icons, backgrounds and maps
• Implemented user interface assets in proprietary engine