Chickadee makes fun, stylish artwork for video games.
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Featured Work
Hi, I'm Adam deGrandis
Chickadee is my visual design and art production banner. Thanks, sincerely, for visiting.
I take a holistic view of visual development and art production. A properly considered art style doesn’t just make screenshots look good, it ensures the game’s visuals are speaking in the same language as its systems and mechanics. As such, I find it thrilling to listen to what the design of your game is trying to say, and find the right combination of color, shapes, and everything else that results in an art style that’s as communicative as it is visually exciting. I’m also an art educator, so I’ll explain what needs to be done at every step in a way that’s easy to understand, even if you have no art background to speak of. And because that vast majority of my career has been spent working with indie developers, I have a bunch of experience solving problems with clever solutions instead of a lot of money.
Experience
I’m capable of performing every art role found in 2d and 3d games and I’ve worked on around 70 projects over the last 15 years; here’s what shipped (or is close to shipping).
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Steambirds Alliance | Spry Fox
visual development, technical art, art production
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Crush the Castle: Siege Master | Armor Games Studio
Visual development, character production
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Tooth and Tail | Pocketwatch Games
art direction, all pixel artwork, UI, effects, branding
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Jet Lancer | Armor Games Studio
art production assistance
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Beartopia | Spry Fox
assisted visual development, all art production
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Frozen Synapse 2 | Mode 7 Games
weapon modeling
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Monaco | Pocketwatch Games
consulting, environment artwork, UI
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Notorious Inc | Chickadee Games
all visual development and production.
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Hamster Clock Super Show | Chickadee Games
all visual development and production.
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Contraption Maker | Spotkin
2d and 3d animation
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Draconus Rex | Innovative Leisure
environmental artwork
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Green the Building | Digital Mill/Persuasive Games
building and background artwork
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City Girl | Playdom / Disney Interactive
assisted pre-pro, character animation
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Quick Shooter | Spotkin
character and environment production
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Powderkeg | Artillery Games
all visual development and production
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Pathogen:HIV | MGT/University of WA
pathogen assets and animation
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A Quick Solitaire | Night Heron Games
card and background artwork
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Villagers & Heroes | Mad Otter Games
concept artwork, characters, environments, effects
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Social City | Playdom
buildings and props modeling
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Zombie Wrangler | Frozen Codebase
concept drawing and painting
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Ace of Aces | Mad Otter
biplane artwork, environmental artwork, effects
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Elements of Destruction | Frozen Codebase
environmental artwork and effects
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Fallen Empire: Legions | GarageGames
particle effects and explosions
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Rokkitball | Garagegames
character modeling
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Venture Arctic | Pocketwatch Games
environment artwork and effects
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Rack 'Em Up Road Trip | GarageGames
player avatars, menu artwork, intern wrangler
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Marble Blast Ultra | GarageGames
marble textures, power-up assets, level design
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Venture Africa | Pocketwatch Games
environmental artwork and effects
Rates
I prefer to work with our clients to find a payment plan that works best for their specific project and set of financial circumstances, rather than have a blanket hourly rate I apply to everything. I pride myself on being up-front, honest, and fair in this regard, so don't be bashful about the conversation. After you send me some info about your project and what you need done, I'll have what we need to factor everything together and send you an estimate.
Contact
We’re always genuinely pumped to talk about new opportunities, so don’t hesitate to reach out. The initial consultation is, of course, free of charge.