Afterparty
Night School Studio original IP
roles: Lead Artist
visual development, concept art, character and environment design, illustration, UI, production design, key art, branding and marketing art
platforms: PC / XBO / PS4 / Nintendo Switch
2019
In Afterparty, you are Milo and Lola, recently deceased best buds who suddenly find themselves staring down an eternity in Hell.
But there’s a loophole: Outdrink Satan and he’ll grant you re-entry to Earth.
key art
Fully responsible for Key Art illustration, graphic design, Afterparty logo, Afterparty Skull logo. Only Thrall City Island (center) graphic by Beverly Chen.
Rough mockups of the Key Art illustration that would be used for all official storefront and box art.
key concept art
lead character design - milo, lola, & satan
Satan, the final boss, character design
Rough mockups of in-game loading screen, concept is a flyer for Satan’s house party
Loading screen in-game
drinks of hell
I designed all the cocktail drinks available in the game. Ideas wonderfully provided by writer Adam Hines.
Demon Monarch Character Designs
Samantha Hill a.k.a “Sam Hill,” psychopomp cabbie of Hell
Originally designed as a male character, we eventually changed her to be female
Demon Monarch (boss) designs lineup
environment design
Bobolyne Park: college town full 2D environment
Feisty’s sports bar
Thrall City Citywalk and Arriving First and Izzard
layout designs by Beverly Chen, paint by me
Schoolyard Strangler interior, albedo & color key
Schoolyard Strangler, In-game layered background painting
Hell’s environment assets
Demon character designs by Beverly Chen
Welkin Way & Satan’s Mansion
CLOCKWISE: Exploration for Satan’s mansion, Final design for Welkin Way and Satan’s Mansion, and Illustration for Satan’s self-commissioned painting of himself as “The Red Dragon”
“Life in Hell” mini comic series
UI Design and logo work
early blue-sky visual development
Credits:
Creative Direction: Sean Krankel, Adam Hines
Art Direction: Ruel Pascual
2D: Claire Chen, Beverly Chen
3D: Eric Romano, Alex Chavez
Animation: Ruel Pascual, Jen Re
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