I was Art Director at Defiant Studios from January 2017 till September 2019. In that time I worked on a variety of projects, the largest being Lords of the Fallen 2. Being that we started as a small startup, before signing the contract to work on LotF2 we worked on a lot of smaller titles, from internal prototypes, to work for hire contracts with companies like Rockstar (L.A. Noire the VR Case Files), and Digital Extremes (Warframe).

Lords of the Fallen 2

Lords of the Fallen 2 is a very near and dear project to me that was unfortunately canceled. Please click below if you’d like to see the Art Direction process. You can email me for the password vonkoz@gmail.com

Lords of the Fallen 2 Art Direction

MEGALODON VR

Megalodon VR was my first full time project at Defiant Studios as Art Director. It was a fairly simple VR Experience with the conceit of traveling back in time to fish for prehistoric dinosaurs. I came up with the concepts and created the fishing rod, fishing platform, UI, and Logo. I Art Directed and managed the outsourcing of the fish, as well as the in house creation of the environment.

Megalodon VR Fishing Rod

The fishing rod went through a few variations based on feedback using various VR control methods.

Megalodon VR Fishing Platform

Megalodon VR Casting UI

In game ui prompts to teach the player how to play the game.

Megalodon VR Catch Status UI

Post game status update UI to show the player how they did.

REMNANT SUN

Remnant Sun was an internal prototype we worked on at Defiant Studios. It was a first person shooter that revolved around co-op gameplay and unique traversal systems.

Scanner Sentry

Robot enemy concepted and created for an internal prototype

Scanner Drone

Small drone that detaches from the Scanner Sentry to hunt down the player once they’ve been spotted.

Hovercraft

Player vehicle to take them to and from missions.

Javelin

Player weapon that can be used as a melee attack or thrown.

Greed’S Good Art Pitch Deck

At the time we were pitching for Lords of the Fallen 2 we were also pitching an idea for an isometric shooter that relied heavily on customization of your team. I conceived of an aesthetic that was “hyper real” coupling the the look of tilt shifted diorama style environments, and high end designer toys. All set in a Robocop-esqe 80s inspired dystopia.

Greed's Good Pitch Deck