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About
I paint and build small, warm worlds.
I’m Noor Ashby, an illustrator, game artist and 3D artist. I run Lanternwick, a two-person studio in Porto.
Most of my work starts the same way: a pencil thumbnail of a house, then the road to the next one. Before long there is a village, a light in every window and a reason to stay a little longer.
I work with game studios, publishers and brands who want worlds that feel handmade, from a single book cover to a full environment kit.
The studio, rebuilt as a village. Every house on the home page is a project.
Experience
2022 — now
Lanternwick studio, Porto
2019 — 2022
Pinecone Games
2016 — 2019
Fernleaf Press
2015
Falmouth University
What I make
01
Game art & art direction
Worlds, props and lighting for cozy and story-driven games.
02
Book & cover illustration
Covers, maps and spot art painted in gouache and finished digitally.
03
Characters & creatures
Turnarounds, expressions and model sheets that are ready for 3D.
04
3D dioramas & worlds
Sculpted, hand-painted scenes for brands, shows and stories.
From sketch to world
01 Thumbnails
Pencil sketches and a mood board, so we agree on the feeling first.
02 Colour keys
The hero painting sets the palette and the light for everything after.
03 Sculpt
Blockout, then sculpt and paint in 3D, checked from the real game camera.
04 Polish
Lighting, a final pass on every prop and a clean hand-off.