Environment concept painting
Keyframe quality painting with a callout sheet for modular pieces and materials.
Concept art since 2013
Art your modelers can actually build from
Environment paintings, character sheets and prop callouts with orthographics, material notes and scale references. We work inside your pipeline and hit your milestone dates.
13 yrsshipping concept art
40+titles contributed to
6artists on staff
NDAfriendly, private portfolio available
What we deliver
Exploration through production ready sheets
Bid per asset or booked by the week for longer engagements.
Character design sheet
Front, side and three quarter views with costume detail and material breakdown.
Prop and weapon callouts
Orthographic views, scale reference and surface notes ready for a modeler.
Exploration and mood boards
Rapid thumbnails and value studies to lock direction before finished art starts.
Weekly art embed
One artist working inside your pipeline, standups included, minimum four weeks.
Art direction consultation
Review passes on an existing team's work with written direction notes.
About the studio
Six artists who have worked inside game studios
Halcyon started in 2013 when three artists left in house roles at Seattle studios and kept getting called back for overflow. That background shapes how we deliver. Concept art that ignores build constraints wastes a modeler's week, so our sheets include the callouts, scale references and material notes an artist downstream actually needs.
•Deliverables built for the modelers, not just the pitch deck
•We work in your file structure and naming conventions
•Comfortable under NDA with a private portfolio on request
Reviews
From art directors and producers
“Their environment sheets included modular callouts nobody asked for. Our level team built from them without a single clarification email.”
Nina K., Art director, mid size studio
“We embedded one of their artists for six weeks during crunch. They were in standups on day two like they had always been there.”
Paolo M., Producer
“The exploration pass killed two directions early and saved us most of a month.”
Jules W., Creative lead
FAQ
Questions studios ask
How do you bid a project?
Per asset for defined lists, or per week for embedded work with a four week minimum. Send an asset list with your fidelity target and we will come back with a per item bid and a delivery schedule tied to your milestones.
Can you work under NDA?
Yes, most of our work is. We sign your NDA before receiving any materials and we keep a private portfolio for pieces we cannot show publicly. Ask and we will share it on a call.
Do you use generative AI in your work?
No, and we will state that in the contract. Every piece is drawn and painted by our artists. Several of our clients have provenance requirements from their publisher, so this comes up on most first calls.
Who owns the concept art?
You do, on a work for hire basis for anything produced for your project, with rights transferring on final payment. Portfolio usage is negotiated separately and we default to keeping it private until you release it.
Contact
Send us your asset list
Share the project scope, fidelity target and milestone dates. We will reply with a bid and which artists are available.
Phone(206) 555-0148
Address1520 12th Avenue, Suite 400, Seattle, WA 98122, Seattle, Washington
HoursMon to Fri 9am to 6pm Pacific
AreaStudios worldwide, remote delivery