{"id":1789,"date":"2019-10-01T18:04:00","date_gmt":"2019-10-01T16:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dziff.com\/?p=1789"},"modified":"2026-06-08T18:10:33","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T16:10:33","slug":"the-wanderer-frankensteins-creature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dziff.com\/?p=1789","title":{"rendered":"The Wanderer: Frankenstein&rsquo;s Creature"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I was brought on board in 2018 by La Belle Games to create the very first visual research for <em>The Wanderer: Frankenstein&rsquo;s Creature<\/em>. Through concept art developed for the pitch deck, I helped establish the artistic foundations of the project and contributed artwork for an early prototype prior to the game&rsquo;s production phase. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dziff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Frankenstein2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1790\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dziff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Frankenstein2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.dziff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Frankenstein2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dziff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Frankenstein2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.dziff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Frankenstein2-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.dziff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Frankenstein2-940x705.jpg 940w, https:\/\/www.dziff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Frankenstein2.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>From mood exploration, visual R&amp;D, and character design, these elements helped to shape the first bricks or the game&rsquo;s aesthetic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1085\" height=\"1085\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dziff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Frankenstein_couvA4_new-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1801\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dziff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Frankenstein_couvA4_new-edited.jpg 1085w, https:\/\/www.dziff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Frankenstein_couvA4_new-edited-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dziff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Frankenstein_couvA4_new-edited-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.dziff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Frankenstein_couvA4_new-edited-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.dziff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Frankenstein_couvA4_new-edited-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.dziff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Frankenstein_couvA4_new-edited-940x940.jpg 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1085px) 100vw, 1085px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dziff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Frankenstein_concept_board-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1798\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dziff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Frankenstein_concept_board-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.dziff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Frankenstein_concept_board-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dziff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Frankenstein_concept_board-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.dziff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Frankenstein_concept_board-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.dziff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Frankenstein_concept_board-940x705.jpg 940w, https:\/\/www.dziff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Frankenstein_concept_board.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Eventually, the final character design was almost entirely kept as it was in my designs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dziff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Frankenstein_concept_chara-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1791\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dziff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Frankenstein_concept_chara-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.dziff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Frankenstein_concept_chara-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dziff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Frankenstein_concept_chara-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.dziff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Frankenstein_concept_chara-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.dziff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Frankenstein_concept_chara-940x529.jpg 940w, https:\/\/www.dziff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Frankenstein_concept_chara.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dziff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/frankenstein_chara_idle.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1792\" style=\"width:594px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dziff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/frankenstein_chara-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1796\" style=\"width:595px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dziff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/frankenstein_chara-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.dziff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/frankenstein_chara-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dziff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/frankenstein_chara-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.dziff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/frankenstein_chara-940x529.jpg 940w, https:\/\/www.dziff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/frankenstein_chara.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dziff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Frankenstein_chara_modelsheet-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1802\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dziff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Frankenstein_chara_modelsheet-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.dziff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Frankenstein_chara_modelsheet-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dziff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Frankenstein_chara_modelsheet-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.dziff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Frankenstein_chara_modelsheet-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.dziff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Frankenstein_chara_modelsheet-940x529.jpg 940w, https:\/\/www.dziff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Frankenstein_chara_modelsheet.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At this stage of the project, in the first prototype, we were exploring a modular approach to build the map and the mood variations. Trees and vegetation were also skinned to be animated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dziff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Frankenstein_forestAssets_mockupUI-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1803\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dziff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Frankenstein_forestAssets_mockupUI-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.dziff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Frankenstein_forestAssets_mockupUI-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dziff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Frankenstein_forestAssets_mockupUI-1-1536x1151.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.dziff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Frankenstein_forestAssets_mockupUI-1-2048x1535.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.dziff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Frankenstein_forestAssets_mockupUI-1-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.dziff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Frankenstein_forestAssets_mockupUI-1-940x705.jpg 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dziff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Frankenstein_forestAssets_mockup3-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1804\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dziff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Frankenstein_forestAssets_mockup3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.dziff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Frankenstein_forestAssets_mockup3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dziff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Frankenstein_forestAssets_mockup3-1536x1151.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.dziff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Frankenstein_forestAssets_mockup3-2048x1535.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.dziff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Frankenstein_forestAssets_mockup3-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.dziff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Frankenstein_forestAssets_mockup3-940x705.jpg 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dziff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Frankenstein_concept_Paysans-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1805\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dziff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Frankenstein_concept_Paysans-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.dziff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Frankenstein_concept_Paysans-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dziff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Frankenstein_concept_Paysans-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.dziff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Frankenstein_concept_Paysans-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.dziff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Frankenstein_concept_Paysans-940x529.jpg 940w, https:\/\/www.dziff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Frankenstein_concept_Paysans.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The game&rsquo;s environments ended up being entirely painted by <a href=\"https:\/\/charlesboury.fr\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/charlesboury.fr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Charles Boury<\/a> in the final version, for an amazing result that you can check here: <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/966670\/The_Wanderer_Frankensteins_Creature\/?\">https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/966670\/The_Wanderer_Frankensteins_Creature\/?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was brought on board in 2018 by La Belle Games to create the very first visual research for The Wanderer: Frankenstein&rsquo;s Creature. Through concept art developed for the pitch\u2026 <span class=\"read-btn\"><a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dziff.com\/?p=1789\">Read More &rarr;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1800,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[16],"class_list":["post-1789","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-archives","tag-game-art"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dziff.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1789","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dziff.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dziff.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dziff.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dziff.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1789"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.dziff.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1789\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1811,"href":"https:\/\/www.dziff.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1789\/revisions\/1811"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dziff.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1800"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dziff.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1789"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dziff.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1789"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dziff.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1789"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}