Miguel Nogueira / Concept Artist

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A comprehensive character design, including keyframes & portraits, enhances the depth of a character’s story. A well-placed scene elevates the design, adding rich narrative context—essential for meeting audience expectations, whether players or investors.

#ConceptArt #CharacterDesign #GameArt

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A new article is up this week! ➡️ https://www.menogcreative.com/design-blog/10-best-examples-of-real-life-concept-art
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Tired of the same old video game and movie references? This post bursts open your creative bubble with inspiring examples of concept art you never knew existed!

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Cyberpunk character design, using color to enhance visual storytelling. Inspired by Jamie Reid’s bold punk aesthetics, especially his iconic cover for God Save the Queen by the Sex Pistols.

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#art #film #production #gameart #behance

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Cyberpunk character design from a personal project. I imagined this cyber witch look for a caster class in an RPG or sci-fi FPS. Mixing the game design with the already established persona.

#conceptart #gameart #cyberart #videogames #nftart

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Great character design isn't a fixed idea; it's the research process. Here's a free tool I made for researching character design. Enjoy: www.menogcreative.com/art-marketpl...

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A significant portion of my work involves testing, sketching, adapting, and improving. This experiment aimed to see how cel-shading could enhance my production process. Thought it’d be quicker, but it depends on perspective and project goals.

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Great character design isn’t a fixed idea—it's about iteration. Sketching helps plan colors, secondary reads, and details before passing off to 3D. Proper planning saves time, iterations, and budget.

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Confession time: most of my time on these characters was spent thinking, not drawing.
Not “what can I add?” but what can I remove? I wanted these outifts and characters to feel like social contracts in fabric, not costumes.

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3D Concept Art offers great speed and creativity, especially for hard surfaces. But 2D sketching still shines for organic shapes and fluidity, I still use it for any organic subjects.

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#conceptart #3DArt #2DArt #gameart #freelanceartist

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Stumbled upon old sketches from my self-study days after finishing my multimedia degree. Spent about a year diving into Gnomon Workshop tutorials and other courses, 8-10 hours a day. Felt like a master’s degree on its own.

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Do places shape how people look?

Here's a test I created for a personal project, where I tested how looks might vary depending on location and job type.

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Old sketch done to practice half-tone textures and keeping ink graphic.
#nftart #art #artwork #ink

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Just a collection of playful sketches from a while back, exploring different personalities through gesture and bone structure. Added some vivid green to break up the plain white paper and inject a bit of my own style.

What’s your personal touch in your projects?
#ConceptArt #GameArt #Sketches

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Most of my projects start with research, followed by sketches to explore adjacencies. Here, I focused on how hard surface textures contrast with facial skin for upcoming cyborg designs. Iteration builds momentum & stronger results.

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Some Environment Concept Art with Level Design I concepted for Frictional Games' Amnesia Rebirth. See more at www.menogcreative.com/prop-concept...

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Created a Ghost in the Shell fan piece to indulge in something I love. People told me cyberpunk wasn’t marketable—until Cyberpunk 2077 blew up & my inbox was flooded with requests. The work you do today shapes your future.

#hightechlowlife #cyberart #gameart

A new article is up this week! ➡️ https://www.menogcreative.com/design-blog/how-to-lead-art-teams
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Leading a team of concept artists in game development demands more than artistic skill—it requires emotional intelligence, clear communication, and effective conflict resolution.

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Just a quick test to try to explore dynamic compositions.
#art #nftart #cinematography #sketch

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One way to make concept art efficient is by suggesting details instead of over-rendering. In this car chase, I used directional brushstrokes to mimic motion blur.

Freelance Concept Artist | Available for work ➡️ contact@menogcreative.com
#gameart #conceptart #storyboarding

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Early concept art & storyboarding are about what you don’t show as much as what you do—just enough to be clear while keeping mystery & appeal.
This helps studios spot issues early, saving time & resources.

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#ConceptArt #Storyboarding

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Some more sketches for a personal project.

YouTube video by Learn Squared MIGUEL NOGUEIRA - The Learn Squared Podcast Ep #100

Yours truly was on Learn Squared podcast to talk about art, the muses of inspiration, passive income, career progression, and how travel and going offline can serve as a muse of inspiration as well as a gold mine of reference.
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Concept art for a personal project.

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Concept art done for a personal storyboarding project.

Trunk shot reference. Because I grew up watching Tarantino movies. Concept art by myself for a personal project.

Some more concept art I did for a personal project.