2D Game Artist – Full Game Art (Character, UI & Backgrounds)

Senior 2D Game Artist (Characters, Environments & UI) – Stylized Cel-Shaded Game Art

Location: Remote (India)
Job Type: Full-Time (24-Month Contract)
Salary: ₹50,000 – ₹65,000 per month (Based on portfolio quality and test task performance)

About the Project

We are building a premium educational adventure game for children that combines immersive world-building, beautiful visual storytelling, and exceptional gameplay clarity.

This is not a typical mobile-game art role.

We are looking for an artist who can help shape an entire visual universe—from characters and environments to user interface elements—while maintaining absolute consistency across every asset in the game.

If you are passionate about creating magical worlds, understand visual depth and composition, and take pride in delivering polished, production-ready artwork, we would love to hear from you.

What You'll CreateCharacter Design

• Main heroes and companion characters
• Friendly enemies and creatures
• Character expressions, poses, and gameplay assets
• Consistent visual language across all characters

Environment & World Building

• Beautiful side-scrolling game environments
• Arctic, Jungle, Egypt, Orchard, Celestial, and Fantasy-themed worlds
• Rich layered scenes with strong visual depth
• Foreground, Midground, and Background composition for parallax movement

UI & Game Interface

• Game buttons and interactive elements
• Panels, menus, HUDs, and overlays
• Custom keyboards and gameplay interfaces
• UI that feels integrated into the game world rather than separate from it

Visual Consistency

• Maintain a unified style across 20+ game scenes
• Ensure all assets belong to the same visual universe
• Create and follow a structured visual style guide

Required Artistic StyleCore Art Direction

• Premium 2D stylized game art
• Clean cel-shaded rendering
• Soft painterly influence
• High readability and strong silhouettes

Atmosphere

• Calm and immersive
• Magical and inspiring
• Warm, inviting environments
• Kid-friendly but sophisticated

Avoid

• Generic mobile-game assets
• Asset-store style artwork
• Heavy gradients
• Excessive glow effects
• Visual clutter
• Inconsistent rendering styles

Required SkillsMust Have

• Strong portfolio demonstrating game artwork
• Excellent character illustration skills
• Excellent environment and background design skills
• Experience creating game UI
• Strong understanding of:
• Composition
• Color theory
• Lighting
• Visual hierarchy
• Environmental storytelling

Technical Requirements

• Photoshop, Affinity Designer, or equivalent
• Ability to deliver organized layered source files
• Experience preparing assets for game engines
• Understanding of parallax-ready scene construction

Bonus Skills

• Experience with Phaser.js games
• Experience with Construct games
• Animation experience
• Experience creating style guides for larger projects

Deliverables

You will be responsible for delivering:

• Production-ready game assets
• Layered PSD source files
• Character designs
• Environment assets
• UI assets
• Style guide maintenance
• Consistent visual quality across the project

All source files must be clean, organized, and developer-friendly.

Application Instructions (Mandatory)

To help us identify applicants who pay attention to detail, please follow these instructions exactly.

Step 1

Start the first line of your application with:

ZENO

Step 2

Provide a portfolio link that includes:

• Game characters
• Game environments
• Game UI

Please do not send portfolios containing only:

• Logos
• Branding work
• Corporate design
• Random illustrations unrelated to games

Step 3

Answer this question in 2–3 sentences:

What is your workflow for maintaining strict visual consistency across 20+ multi-layered game environments while ensuring characters, backgrounds, and UI all feel part of the same world?

Applications that do not complete all three steps may not be reviewed.

Paid Test Task

Shortlisted candidates will receive a paid test assignment.

Test Brief

Create one complete game scene based on either:

• Arctic World
• or
• Jungle WorldDeliverablesThe scene must include:
• One character
• Foreground layer
• Midground layer
• Background layer
• Basic UI elements

The final artwork should match the provided art direction and demonstrate your ability to maintain visual harmony across all components.

Why Join Us?

• Long-term project stability
• Creative ownership and artistic influence
• Opportunity to help define the visual identity of an entire game universe
• Work on meaningful educational games enjoyed by children worldwide
• Remote-friendly collaboration environment

If you enjoy creating beautiful worlds, designing memorable characters, and crafting cohesive game experiences, we'd love to see your work.

Pay: ₹50,000.00 - ₹65,000.00 per month

Work Location: Remote