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Case Study

Skull Nova

Sole ArtistProgrammer

  • Unity
  • C#
  • Procreate
  • Adobe Photoshop

    • Overview: Skull Nova is a fully reskinned Unity platformer built around a diaphanization-inspired visual theme. Every visual element was replaced with original hand-drawn artwork, transforming a default Unity project into a cohesive, thematically unified game.

    Key Features

    • Diaphanization-inspired visual theme
    • Fully original assets
    • Intro animatic

    Gallery

    Skull Nova cover art Mood board for Skull Nova's diaphanization-inspired visual theme Storyboard for Skull Nova's intro animatic Player idle animation in Skull Nova Coin collectible animation in Skull Nova Coin pickup animation in Skull Nova Player death animation in Skull Nova

    Contributions

    • Concepted and executed a diaphanization-inspired visual identity, establishing the theme through mood boards, concept art, and a consistent design language applied across all assets.
    • Drew fully original player and enemy sprites and animations from scratch in Procreate and Photoshop, replacing all default Unity assets.
    • Produced an original intro animatic to establish narrative context and tone before gameplay begins.

    Impact

    • Transformed a default Unity template into a fully original, thematically unified game with every visual element hand-drawn.
    • Established a consistent visual language spanning player, enemy, and UI assets from a single artist.

    Quick facts

    Solo art production

    Team

    Small student team