Caprice Winters
Concept Artist
Character | Environment | Props
Environment Design
Hyperzoa Project, Watermelon Lime Games - Biome exploration, vegetation and environmental prop design, and location key art for the sci-fi organic world of a monster collecting game. Thumbnails, mood paintings, and early asset sketches. Captions on Hover, click to Enlarge.
Composition, paint/color, and environmental prop designs by me. Collaborative design on environmental Pillar feature. Monster design and Art Direction by Inkarat Mittongtare.
Thumbnails and Mood Paintings/lighting for final composition. 3D Model created in Blender by me. Art Direction by Inkarat Mittongtare.
Environmental prop design of key location feature for the Island Biome. I pitched the shape and layout variations as they may be within the game. Color design and Art Direction by Inkarat Mittongtare.
Tree design for the Island Biome, created as a food source vegetation. Early exploration of possible 3D integration, isometric design for platformer. Design, color and 3D model by me.
Thumbnails for Island Biome Forest area key art, before integration with other areas within the Biome was decided. I did general area sketches (left), then character-focused sketches to explore narrative.
Design progression for key art of the Island Biome's Forest. I did the vegetation and coral design, and thumbnails for the location. Art Direction by Inkarat Mittongtare.
Key Art for Forest Area of the Island Biome, built up from the final sketch. I did paint and design for all vegetation, composition and narrative. Monster design and Art Direction by Inkarat Mittongtare.
Character Design + Illustration
Animation/CG: Personal - Character designs, turnarounds in stylized and anime-esque rendering styles for games, animation. Breakdowns with callouts for costume design, expression sheets, special poses. Captions on Hover, click to Enlarge.
Style exploration, including rough sketch, Nico Marlet style explored during my Netflix mentorship, and polished rendering.
Deja the Inventor Witch. Expression chart, character design for personal project.
Aniah, studious mean girl turned bestie. Character turns for personal project.
Turnaround for personal project, orthographic design sheet for character to be on model.
Character exploration.
Quinn, rebellious and reluctant delivery girl for a summer.
Alya, can-do builder-of-all things.
Quinn's Grandma and Alya's Grandpa, married co-owner's of a neighborhood floral arrangement and nursery.
Boy from the neighborhood who helps at the nursery.
Flirty, creative soul who lends his talents for advertising and whatever Alya builds.
Quinn and her delivery moped.
Concept Art - Character designs, turnarounds in semi-real, polished and expressive rendering styles for games, TTRPG, comics. Breakdowns with callouts for costume design, character exploration, special poses/attacks. Captions on Hover, click to Enlarge.
Character and prop design, action fx sketches, designed by me. Exploring action/combat focused design for fantasy character.
Costume design and layering. Moodboard of references, and early sketch concepts, detail variations.
Final rendered design and rough initial sketches + hair sketch iterations
Character exploration and behavior study for active character in sci-fi project
Front/back view and portrait callout
Costume and hair design breakdown for main webcomic character. Fantasy setting with 1910 wardrobe inspiration.
Fantasy sword lineup; design and paint by me. Themes listed below the designs were from a design challenge by Tim Kaminski.
2D render (far right) created based on 3D object. I modeled the sword based on the orthographic sketch, then assigned PBR textures and set up lighting to get an idea of render direction.
Breakdown of lava-themed weapon design; design, paint and moodboard by me. Theme is from a design challenge by Tim Kaminski.
Potion designs for personal project. Design iterations and paint by me.
3D Model created in Blender and Handpainted Texture done in Photoshop. Handpaint was done over base PBR with Alpha for transparency in the glass and feathers.
Prop done for the Gothic Fantasy Challenge in the ZugZug Studios Community. Modeled in Blender with a mix of PBR and Handpainted Textures in Photoshop. I kept the sketch phase short so I could focus on easy translation to 3D.
Game Sprites created for 2D Platformer 2-day bootcamp, made in Photoshop for use in Unity. (Link) All assets in Platformer created by me.
Props design and paint by me based on brief by client. Clothing (sleeve), decorative elements, and fantasy text and sigils designed by me. Created for print.
Prop sketches/layout and trim design for spellbook prop.
Prop for personal project, exploring bottle, cork and various element shape design. All elements designed by me
Personal project. Design iterations and paint by me.
Monster themed sword concept sketch and moodboard. 3D modeled in Blender for texture/color inspiration. Theme is from a design challenge by Tim Kaminski.
Caprice Winters
Concept Artist
Character | Environment | Props
Environment Design
Hyperzoa Project, Watermelon Lime Games - Biome exploration, vegetation and environmental prop design, and location key art for the sci-fi organic world of a monster collecting game. Thumbnails, mood paintings, and early asset sketches. Captions on Hover, click to Enlarge.
Composition, paint/color, and environmental prop designs by me. Collaborative design on environmental Pillar feature. Monster design and Art Direction by Inkarat Mittongtare.
Thumbnails and Mood Paintings/lighting for final composition. 3D Model created in Blender by me. Art Direction by Inkarat Mittongtare.
Environmental prop design of key location feature for the Island Biome. I pitched the shape and layout variations as they may be within the game. Color design and Art Direction by Inkarat Mittongtare.
Tree design for the Island Biome, created as a food source vegetation. Early exploration of possible 3D integration, isometric design for platformer. Design, color and 3D model by me.
Thumbnails for Island Biome Forest area key art, before integration with other areas within the Biome was decided. I did general area sketches (left), then character-focused sketches to explore narrative.
Design progression for key art of the Island Biome's Forest. I did the vegetation and coral design, and thumbnails for the location. Art Direction by Inkarat Mittongtare.
Key Art for Forest Area of the Island Biome, built up from the final sketch. I did paint and design for all vegetation, composition and narrative. Monster design and Art Direction by Inkarat Mittongtare.
Thumbnails for possible key art for Volcanic Area. I designed the compositions and color, and pitched environmental blue lava feature. Art Direction by Inkarat Mittongtare in the form of some composition feedback.
Key art for Volcanic Area. I designed the composition, pitched the blue lava feature, rock type formations, and posed characters. Monster design and Art Direction by Inkarat Mittongtare.
Personal - Environment designs and narrative/splash illustrations, breakdowns
Volcanic area thumbnails. Possible asset designs used to populate area, then painted over.
Splash image for a visual novel cutscene, personal project.
Cut of winter area, with environmental prop callouts for lantern designs, rock and footprint detail.
Gingerbread Architecture Trim design exploration, with shape and color studies for personal project.
Magic School building facades and sketches, exploring shape language and possible color studies.
Character in key location for personal project.
Narrative sketch
Location sketches with various lighting for narrative sketch
Character interaction in key location for personal project.
Narrative sketch
Mood paintings and references for narrative sketch
Caprice Winters
Concept Artist
Character | Environment | Props
Character Design + Illustration
Concept Art - Character designs, turnarounds in semi-real, polished and expressive rendering styles for games, TTRPG, comics. Breakdowns with callouts for costume design, character exploration, special poses/attacks. Captions on Hover, click to Enlarge.
Character and prop design, action fx sketches, for plant-themed sorcress headmistress. Exploring action/combat focused design for fantasy personal project.
Costume design and layering. Moodboard of references, and early sketch concepts, detail variations.
Fashion sketches for my plant-themed sorceress headmistress. I pulled inspiration from vintage fashion in different eras to explore the aesthetic: avant garde, 1890s, 1920s, etc.
Sketches for a sci-fi archer character, exploring her shapes and aesthetic.
Character exploration and behavior study for active character in sci-fi project
Vis dev sketch to capture aesthetic during motorcycle moments.
Font/back view and portrait callout
Costume and hair design breakdown for main webcomic character. Fantasy setting with 1910 wardrobe inspiration.
Final design and sample panel appearances from my webcomic project The Dragon's Hoard.
Panel from my webcomic The Dragon's Hoard.
Moodboard and exploration sketches for techwear costume/skin.
Costume Technical drawing; utilized sewing/ patternmaking knowledge and applied to costume design to break down for translation in real life, Marvelous Designer, etc.
Final rendered design and rough initial sketches + hair sketch iterations
Character design and sketch Attack fx for combat/game.
Character design/paint and pose sketches
Character design/paint and pose sketches
Character Illustration utilizing previous designs, personal project.
Character illustration
Character illustration
Character illustration
Caprice Winters
Concept Artist
Character | Environment | Props
Character Design + Illustration
Animation/CG: Personal - Character designs, turnarounds in stylized and anime-esque rendering styles for games, animation. Breakdowns with callouts for costume design, expression sheets, special poses. Captions on Hover, click to Enlarge.
Quinn, rebellious and reluctant delivery girl for a summer.
Alya, can-do builder-of-all things.
Quinn's Grandma and Alya's Grandpa, married co-owner's of a neighborhood floral arrangement and nursery.
Boy from the neighborhood who helps at the nursery.
Flirty, creative soul who lends his talents for advertising and whatever Alya builds.
Quinn and her delivery moped. I imagine her to be reluctantly doing her job, but still attached enough that mishaps affect her.
Rough composition placing complementary character and prop designs for height comparison, and testing subject color treatment
Exploration done while studying Cartoon Modern/UPA stylization. Character details were chosen to complement the stylized bike prop design.
Character turnaround and expressions for stylized design, keeping in mind Cartoon Modern/UPA design principles.
Style exploration, including rough sketch, Nico Marlet style explored during my Netflix mentorship, and polished rendering.
Deja the Inventor Witch. Expression chart, character design for personal project.
Aniah, studious mean girl turned bestie. Character turns for personal project.
Turnaround for personal project, orthographic design sheet for character to be on model.
Character exploration.
Magic school Faculty. Costume design and character rough sketches for personal project. Moodboards and designs by me.
Magical Girl Mira. Storytelling in her various powered forms; Art Direction by Kateneh Vahdani. For a personal project.
Magical Girl Mira, character costume design and paint by me, for a personal project.
Faces in a cel-shaded/anime style.
Character turnaround in cel-shaded/anime style.
Costume exploration.
Front side and back view with callouts and palette
Character design and costume callouts.
Character expressions and pose designs for personal project.
Reference of character created for 3D translation.
Character modeled in Blender by me; utilized my reference to better understand the process of 2D to 3D translation.
Gehinnom, Shamaim Studio - Character design and illustration for Visual Novel game. Soft cel-shaded style. Supernatural mystery with a range of historical costumes. Sample work from project.
Render style and paint by me, character design by client brief.
Render style and paint by me, character design by client brief.
Composition and paint by me.
Caprice Winters
Concept Artist
Character | Environment | Props
Character Design + Illustration
Netflix Animation x Foundations: Art/Vis Dev Mentorship - Character design, style variation, storytelling. Including stylized, cartoonish, abstracted styles per animation study. Captions on Hover, click to Enlarge.
Final design, style-matching exploration. Art Direction by Kataneh Vahdani.
Final design, style-matching exploration. Art Direction by Kataneh Vahdani.
Final design, style-matching exploration. Art Direction by Kataneh Vahdani.
Final design, style-matching exploration. Story and character design by me. Art Direction by Kataneh Vahdani.
Final design, style-matching exploration. Art Direction by Kataneh Vahdani.
Style-matching exploration. Art Direction by Kataneh Vahdani.
Character designed and posed by me; Art Direction by Kateneh Vahdani. Utilized previous character design and focused on storytelling.
Character lineup designed by me; Art Direction by Kateneh Vahdani. Utilized previous character designs and focused on storytelling.
Final design, style-matching exploration. Art Direction by Kataneh Vahdani.
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Final design, style-matching exploration. Art Direction by Kataneh Vahdani.
Caprice Winters
Concept Artist
Character | Environment | Props
3D Modeling
Character and prop models, and environment blockouts. Models, turntables with wireframe, stills and references all created by me. Captions on Hover, click to Enlarge.
Character modeled in Blender by me; utilized my reference to better understand the process of 2D to 3D translation.
Reference of character created for 3D translation.
Character design and costume callouts.
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3D Model created in Blender and Handpainted Texture done in Photoshop. Handpaint was done over base PBR with Alpha for transparency in the glass and feathers.
Potion designs for personal project. Design iterations and paint by me.
Prop done for the Gothic Fantasy Challenge in the ZugZug Studios Community. Modeled in Blender with a mix of PBR and Handpainted Textures in Photoshop. I kept the sketch phase short so I could focus on easy translation to 3D.
Character modeled in Blender by me; utilized my reference to better understand the process of 2D to 3D translation.
Caprice Winters
Concept Artist
Character | Environment | Props
Object/Prop Design
Hero prop and object designs for games, TTRPG. Turnarounds, callouts, pattern exploration, and 3D modeling workflow. Captions on Hover, click to Enlarge.
Battery and charging dock concept for personal platformer project. I explored various shapes in sketch iterations and sketched a few volumetrically. The final concept utilizes two with contrasting shape language that I wanted to explore further.
Fantasy sword lineup; design and paint by me. Themes listed below the designs were from a design challenge by Tim Kaminski.
2D render (far right) created based on 3D object. I modeled the sword based on the orthographic sketch, then assigned PBR textures and set up lighting to get an idea of render direction.
Fantasy sword lineup; design and paint by me. Themes listed below the designs were from a design challenge by Tim Kaminski.
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Fantasy sword lineup; design and paint by me. Themes listed below the designs were from a design challenge by Tim Kaminski.
Fantasy sword lineup; design and paint by me. Themes listed below the designs were from a design challenge by Tim Kaminski.
Monster themed sword concept sketch and moodboard. 3D modeled in Blender for texture/color inspiration. Theme is from a design challenge by Tim Kaminski.
Breakdown of lava-themed weapon design; design, paint and moodboard by me. Theme is from a design challenge by Tim Kaminski.
Potion designs for personal project. Design iterations and paint by me.
3D Model created in Blender and Handpainted Texture done in Photoshop. Handpaint was done over base PBR with Alpha for transparency in the glass and feathers.
Prop done for the Gothic Fantasy Challenge in the ZugZug Studios Community. Modeled in Blender with a mix of PBR and Handpainted Textures in Photoshop. I kept the sketch phase short so I could focus on easy translation to 3D.
Game Sprites created for 2D Platformer 2-day bootcamp, made in Photoshop for use in Unity. (Link) All assets in Platformer created by me.
Props design and paint by me based on brief by client. Clothing (sleeve), decorative elements, and fantasy text and sigils designed by me. Created for print.
Prop sketches/layout and trim design for spellbook prop.
Prop for personal project, exploring bottle, cork and various element shape design. All elements designed by me
Personal project. Design iterations and paint by me.
Caprice Winters
Concept Artist
Character | Environment | Props
Object/Prop Design
Prop designs for animation and comics. Turnarounds, callouts, and 3D modeling workflow. Captions on Hover, click to Enlarge.
Stylized sci-fi props for a personal project. Graphic/noir-inspired art direction. Turnaround for the headset is explored for future reference.
Iterative sketches and process for stylized prop asset, from final sketch to finished render.
Exploration using the same prop to study various line and rendering stylization. Influenced by noir, Cartoon Modern, and atomic/Mid-Century styles.
Jazz instruments exploring Mid-Century Modern design principals and shape language. I wanted to convey some humor and cohesiveness in the individual designs, if they were to be a jazz band/ensemble.
Stylized cyber bike turnaround.
Exploring Cartoon Modern/UPA style props and shape language, starting with profile view, then front view and then expanding to other views
Vehicle final design for indie Episodic animation pilot, with callouts for control panel/instrument cluster, palette and simplified rendering treatment guide.
Vehicle design for indie Episodic animation pilot. Sketches by me.
Props for personal project. I wanted to show some understanding of how props may appear during the production process.
Matching theme prop reference sheet and color design for personal project.
Prop Lineup for personal project.
Sample prop lineup of related items. Design and 3D model reference by me. Model created in Blender.
Weapon final design and color for indie Episodic animation pilot.
Weapon design for indie Episodic animation pilot. Sketches by me.
Weapon design for indie Episodic animation pilot. Sketches, final design/color and 3D models by me. Models created in Blender.
Weapon final design for indie Episodic animation pilot.
Caprice Winters
Concept Artist
Character | Environment | Props
About
Hi! My name is Caprice Winters and I am a Trinidadian visual artist based in Orlando, Florida. I love creating character and object designs, and illustrations in the fantasy and science-fiction genres. I have a BFA in Fine Arts, majored in Painting, and I strive to juxtapose my Traditional work with my digital to reach a happy middle.
I would love to work with you!
Contact
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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Caribbean-American 2D/3D visual artist with a BFA in Studio Art, Painting. Experienced translating traditional ideas into digital illustration and design, with understanding of anatomy, color theory, lighting, and principles of art. I have worked recently in indie animation and games, as well as Tabletop RPG spaces, as a freelance Prop Designer and Art Generalist to create characters, props and backgrounds. Some experience in motion graphics, animation, UI/UX.
WORK HISTORY
Lead Prop Designer
Uphoria Studios
• Oversee and communicate with Prop Designers on team in creating various props for indie project LimeLight The Series, for comic and animation.
• Provided revisions on designs, adhering to project style, color, shape language.
Environment Concept Artist
Watermelon Lime LLC
• Concept design for Hyperzoa Project, creating environments and environmental props
• Researching and creating compositional thumbnails to explore fantasy biomes, cities and plants in cinematic key art.
Production Assistant + Designer
• Communicating with creatives on the team to relay assignments, scheduling, etc.
• Prop design to aid in early production
Prop Designer
Uphoria Studios
• Designed various props for indie episodic animation LimeLight The Series pilot, production paused
• Created design sheets, callouts; modeling in 3D as necessary.
** Art & Visual Development Mentee** (Oct 2022 - Apr 2023)
Netflix Animation-
• Learned under mentor Kataneh Vahdani, and others, the nuances of the animation pipeline and career guidance.
• Developed design skills toward style matching and variety, storytelling, shape language.
Prop Designer (Mar 2022 – Sep 2022 )
Balatro -
• Designed and illustrated 2D props for Dungeons and
Dragons themed book of maps and lore.
• Sketched multiple iterations of simple and fantasy props
• Illustrated multiple views and props in use.
Freelance Artist and Graphic Designer (2019 – Present)
Tikvah (Indie creator)-
• Designed 2D character models for Visual Novel game demo (since postponed) under client direction
• Illustrated cover, character sprites with 3-5 variant
expressions and variant hand poses for deaf characters
(after consulting native GSL speaker collaborator)
• Illustrated cutscenes with appropriate composition and Lighting; adapted designs to show dynamic movement
• Illustrated background environments based closely on photographic reference, per client direction.
Luxuriously You LLC- (2019)
• Logo + branding design for clothing and lifestyle shop. Various independent clients-
• Commissioned digital character art and designs, CD cover and packaging art, illustrations and traditional Fine Art.
SOFTWARE
Experienced
• Adobe Photoshop
• Blender
• Adobe After Effects
• Clip Studio Paint
Familiar
• Adobe Creative Suite
(Premiere Pro, Animate,
Illustrator)
• Unity3DSKILLS
• Sketch and thumbnail ideas for characters, props, and environments
• Create multiple views of assets (turnarounds, breakdowns) for reference.
• Conceptualize art exploring multiple iterations (interactions, mood, etc.)
• Asset formatting for use in various software as needed with specificationsEDUCATION
University of South Florida
Tampa, FL
BFA- Studio Art, Painting, 2016 Graduated magna cum laude.
Valencia College
Orlando, FL
Associate of Arts: Fine Arts, 2012 Honors Diploma
Caprice Winters
Concept Artist
Character | Environment | Props
Character + Visdev
Examples of character design and vis dev exploration. Captions on Hover, click to Enlarge. More work examples in menu to the Left.
Fashion sketches for my plant-themed sorceress headmistress. I pulled inspiration from vintage fashion in different eras to explore the aesthetic: avant garde, 1890s, 1920s, etc.
Sketches for a sci-fi archer character, exploring her shapes and aesthetic.
Quinn, rebellious and reluctant delivery girl for a summer.
Alya, can-do builder-of-all things.
Quinn's Grandma and Alya's Grandpa, married co-owner's of a neighborhood floral arrangement and nursery.
Boy from the neighborhood who helps at the nursery.
Flirty, creative soul who lends his talents for advertising and whatever Alya builds.
Quinn and her delivery moped. I imagine her to be reluctantly doing her job, but still attached enough that mishaps affect her.
Character turnaround and expressions for stylized design, keeping in mind Cartoon Modern/UPA design principles.
Vis dev sketch to capture aesthetic during motorcycle moments.
Character exploration and behavior study for active character in sci-fi project
Style exploration, including rough sketch, Nico Marlet style explored during my Netflix mentorship, and polished rendering.
Deja the Inventor Witch. Expression chart, character design for personal project.
Turnaround for personal project, orthographic design sheet for character to be on model.
