Rémi Castanéda

Freelance illustrator for the role-playing game universe Les Chroniques de l’Étrange, I created several illustrations intended to accompany editorial supplements, particularly around the universe of Hong Kong.

My work consists of creating narrative, readable and atmospheric images, adapted to the project's atmosphere: action scenes, urban settings, fantasy atmospheres, characters and immersive situations. I am involved from visual research to the final illustration, with a cinematic approach combining composition, references, 3D as a support, photobashing and digital painting.

This collaboration allowed me to work on visuals intended for role-playing game publishing, with particular attention to narrative, atmosphere, universe consistency and printable final rendering.

Freelance illustrator and concept artist, I create cinematic images for publishing, role-playing games, fiction, audiovisual projects and cultural communication.

My work covers visual research, image composition, character design, settings, covers, posters, final illustrations and retouching/photo manipulation. I use a workflow combining references, sketches, 3D as a support, photobashing and digital painting in order to produce readable, atmospheric images adapted to the project's needs.

I have notably worked on fantasy, historical, supernatural and contemporary universes, with an approach focused on staging, atmosphere, visual storytelling and illustrative rendering.