Darin Hilton Art and Design

STADIA ART DIRECTION

STADIA 'KINE' ART DIRECTION

Art Direction + Concepts

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Mood board to show inspirational stage designs

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Mood board showing various animation styles that fit the musical aesthetic

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Jazz imagery, classic clubs and signage

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Jazz albums, such a great source of inspirational imagery and mood.

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Early sketches to find a visual language

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Playing with color and added details to give the characters more emotion and differentiation

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view of the skyline of the Jazz world

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Paintover of a frame from the game to show a potential visual style.

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Stadia 'Kine' Art Direction

I was asked to take a pass at a richer visual style for this Stadia launch title. The game itself is impressive, made by just one person, Gwen Frey. The idea was to present some ideas to bring a bit more detail and lore to the background art and potentially to provide some ways to visual differentiate between the characters.

I had just a few days to work on this presentation, I'm not sure if it was shown at all, but since the game launched looking unchanged I assume the decision was made not to change the visuals.

Regardless, was a lot of fun exploring this potential world and gave me the opportunity to make some nice art :)