Project Description
Games and animations of fictional genre all have a certain fictional world setting. While creating concept art works, it is essential to follow the rules of the world setting to keep its internal consistence. This project investigated the reason and the approach to logically perfect a fantasy world by concept art design.
In this project, multiple creative works were produced to build up a post-Apocalyptic world at steam age,for the use of an open world game. They are all following the rules of the fictional world setting and have mutual influence on each other.
Characters
Drafts and details
Props and creatures
Environment
Drafts and process

Course: Concept Art, MA
Portfolio:
https://www.artstation.com/gaoya318
Contact info: gaoya318@gmail.com
About me:
I’m Ya Gao, a soon to be graduate Concept Artist and currently looking for an opportunity to employ my skills in the video game or animation industry. I used to work as a comic artist for more than 2 years. I’ve spent the last 2 years of my education specializing in character and environment art, and I can’t wait to get into the industry and continue my development as an artist.
Software & Hardware Proficiencies
- Adobe Photoshop
- Clip Studio Paint
- Adobe After Effect
- Adobe Premiere
- Adobe Flash
- Maya
- Unity
- Blender
- SketchUp
- Microsoft Office
Work Experience
- I have worked as a comic artist and comic director from 2016 to 2019 since I graduated from Beijing Film Academy. Several online comics were created and gained more than 400 million viewers online.
- I have completed some Game Jams in GGJ and others, giving me experience with working alongside the other departments within the Games development industry.
- I also have 6 years freelance experience during my spare time, which includes comics, animations, fanarts and murder mystery games.
Interests
I love playing video games and watching animations, as they are a great source of inspiration for new concept ideas. And I keep my brain engaged by learning new softwares to realize my inspirations. Recently I am learning to make live2D characters.