genre

Investigate strange oddities in Ornament Express, where you’re hired to recover your client’s belongings from an eccentric thief and his train of stolen artifacts. Explore a cabinet of curiosities throughout the train, visit carts holding odd puzzles, odder objects, and find hidden away secrets.

role / responsibilities

During my third year of university I was part of the Concept Outsource team. This allowed me to work on a bunch of different game projects that year. Specific tasks I worked on for Ornament Express included:

- Prop art

- Lighting
- Visual Overhaul

experience

As an outsource artist I was asked to give their game a visual overhaul. Since it's a VR game it wasn't possible to use post processing due to performance constraints. Instead, I tweaked the material color on almost all meshes to create more cohesion and a more warm and inviting feeling in the train carts. Besides that, I provided the team with some props in their chosen art style. It was nice being able to make valuable contributions while also doing outsource work for other projects. 

duration

This game was made during one entire school year. As an outsource artist I've worked on it on and off, contributing with some prop art and giving the game a final visual overhaul.