Pure Onyx — The Splicers

Selected enemy, creature, and production design work created for Pure Onyx.

I developed a range of enemies for the Splicer faction, working across character and creature concepts, weapons and equipment, combat ideas, animation mockups, and selected 3D production. My focus was on creating visually distinct enemies whose designs supported their gameplay roles and could translate clearly into production.

Role: 2D Art Lead / Game Artist
Responsibilities: Enemy & Creature Design · Character Design · Weapon & Prop Design · Combat & Animation Concepts · 3D Production · Visual Development

3D models and production work created by other team members are credited individually below.
This post shows the designs I made for Onyx from 2019, we haven't made any changes of her until very recently.

Splicer Boss: Wraxe

Splicer Boss: Wraxe

Wraxe amimation explorations

Wraxe amimation explorations

Wraxe early sketches

Wraxe early sketches

Wraxe animations

Wraxe animations

High-poly character study created to explore cloth forms and NPR silhouette readability for the final game asset.

High-poly character study created to explore cloth forms and NPR silhouette readability for the final game asset.

Wraxe final concept

Wraxe final concept

Splicer Poison Terrier, modeled by @Kame
https://twitter.com/OG_Kame

Splicer Poison Terrier, modeled by @Kame
https://twitter.com/OG_Kame

Poison Terrier gears

Poison Terrier gears

Poison Terrier more gears

Poison Terrier more gears

Poison Terrier featured poison attack designs

Poison Terrier featured poison attack designs

Treasure Pygmy, inspired by the dwarf enemy in Battle Axe

Treasure Pygmy, inspired by the dwarf enemy in Battle Axe

Pygmy 3D model highpoly by me

Pygmy 3D model highpoly by me

Pygmy early sketches

Pygmy early sketches

Splicer Brute, modeled by @Kame
https://twitter.com/OG_Kame

Splicer Brute, modeled by @Kame
https://twitter.com/OG_Kame

Splicer Brute concepts

Splicer Brute concepts

Splicer Brute animations

Splicer Brute animations

Chain Splicer
Modeled by Eromancer team

Chain Splicer
Modeled by Eromancer team

Chain Splicer animation

Chain Splicer animation

Splicer Grenadier modeled by @Kame
https://twitter.com/OG_Kame

Splicer Grenadier modeled by @Kame
https://twitter.com/OG_Kame

Splicer Grenadier animation sketches

Splicer Grenadier animation sketches

Dirt Bike concepts for Splicer Riders

Dirt Bike concepts for Splicer Riders