2021 Grad Show

Nicholas Orich

AUArts Grad Show 4

VCD – Character Design & Illustration

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My passion for art is rooted in character design and concept art for video games.

I find solace in the problem solving side of process work. I think of myself as a concept designer.
Silhouettes, shape language, and sketches are my jam, and I love to explore art style and new concepts on a per project basis.

The Traveler Expression Sheet
The Traveler Character Acting
The Traveler Concept
Silhouettes Of The Traveler
Underground Path
Cover Mockup

Interloper

This is the tale of a girl who must leave her underground village for the surface world to find out what is hurting the population of fireflies that the underground society depends on for light and warmth.

Interloper AUArts Grad Show Expressions Layout
The Traveler Expression Sheet
Interloper AUArts Grad Show Character Acting
The Traveler Character Acting
Interloper AUArts Grad Show Concept
The Traveler Concept
Interloper AUArts Grad Show Silhouettes
Silhouettes Of The Traveler
Interloper AUArts Grad Show Environments
Underground Path
Interloper AUArts Grad Show Environments 2
Cover Mockup
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Dystopian Font Tests

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A mockup for a dystopian mural.

Submit AUArts Grad Show Mural Final
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Submit AUArts Grad Show Fonts Finals
Dystopian Font Tests
Stone Castle Throne Room In the cold depths of the castle, the Rookie comes face to face with the queen herself.
Environment Props and Explorations Early in the process, I like to get a feel for what the architecture and aesthetic of the world is. This helps inform my decision making process when it comes to finalized renders and future designs.
Stone Castle

Bones Now, Environments

This is a continuation of Bones Now, showcasing some development of the environments and some concept art related to it.

Bones Now, Environments AUArts Grad Show 4 Environment Interior
Stone Castle Throne Room In the cold depths of the castle, the Rookie comes face to face with the queen herself.
Bones Now, Environments AUArts Grad Show 2 Assets
Environment Props and Explorations Early in the process, I like to get a feel for what the architecture and aesthetic of the world is. This helps inform my decision making process when it comes to finalized renders and future designs.
Bones Now, Environments AUArts Grad Show 3 Environment Castle
Stone Castle
The Rookie The protagonist and anchor of our story, a young pirate who has been enamored with the prospects of fame and fortune! Horribly unprepared for the world ahead of her, what fates will cross paths with her own?
The Raider Much more experienced than her new friend, she never once doubts the clumsy and jaded Rookie. She stands strong as the long arm of their crew and would be the de facto leader in times of need.
Silhouettes Of The Cursed Shovel
Skeleton Queen Concepts for the skeletons in the throne room

Bones Now, Characters and Props

Bones Now is a story of a naïve pirate whose old shovel gets possessed by a cursed mask. She uses this shovel to banish the souls of the damned, and to sever malicious ties between the living and the dead.
It's magical girl meets gardening tools + pirates.

Bones Now, Characters and Props AUArts Grad Show The Rookie
The Rookie The protagonist and anchor of our story, a young pirate who has been enamored with the prospects of fame and fortune! Horribly unprepared for the world ahead of her, what fates will cross paths with her own?
Bones Now, Characters and Props AUArts Grad Show The Raider
The Raider Much more experienced than her new friend, she never once doubts the clumsy and jaded Rookie. She stands strong as the long arm of their crew and would be the de facto leader in times of need.
Bones Now, Characters and Props AUArts Grad Show Weapon Silhouettes
Silhouettes Of The Cursed Shovel
Bones Now, Characters and Props AUArts Grad Show Skeletons 2
Skeleton Queen Concepts for the skeletons in the throne room
Revelation
Realization
Requisition
Recondition

The Cabinet

I wanted to try and tell the story of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari while simultaneously study the more graphic style of the illustrator Jim Flora.

The Cabinet AUArts Grad Show 1
Revelation
The Cabinet AUArts Grad Show 2
Realization
The Cabinet AUArts Grad Show 3
Requisition
The Cabinet AUArts Grad Show 4
Recondition