Hi, my name is Daniel Strachan. I am a Scottish artist with a focus on character concept art, illustration and graphic design.
Welcome to my portfolio:
Concept Art and Illustration Projects:
Quantum Quarrel
Unseelie Collective
Quantum Quarrel is a social deduction based multiplayer FPS by Unseelie Collective, involving a cast of characters from all across time. I am one of the character concept artists for the game, having created a variety of different designs, going from initial concepts to finalised illustrations for each one.
The Laughing Academy
University Honours Project
'The Laughing Academy' was my Honours Project for my BA in Computer Arts at Abertay University. The project was centred around a character-focused artbook, divided into four separate chapters. Each chapter within the book was based upon a different school of science, and incorporated different themes of horror and phobias into the character designs.
Swordtember 2022
Weapon/Prop Design Challenge
'Swordtember' is a month long art challenge, originated by artist Faith Schaffer. The goal of the month is to design a new sword every day, each one themed after a different prompt. These are my series of sword designs for the month, varying from more "traditional" looking swords to ones that are more abstract.
Dungeons and Dragons
Personal Project
These are a series of illustrations based upon character themes and archetypes from the tabletop role-playing game 'Dungeons and Dragons'. The designs are split into two categories - the first set having a brighter, more cartoon-inspired aesthetic, while the second are more realistically proportioned, and with a more stylised artstyle.
Graphic Design Projects:
Around the World in 8(ish) Drinks
University Project
This was a project designed to showcase an inventive method of information design, so I chose to create a mockup for a mobile app using Adobe XD. The app acts as a cocktail recipe guide, with each of the eight drinks available based upon the main locations found in Jules Verne's adventure novel 'Around the World in 80 Days'.
Pantheon: Playing Cards
College Project
As part of my final year of college, I chose to design a deck of playing cards, based upon my own interest in Ancient Greek mythology. I designed each of the four suits based upon different themes prevalent, and created stylised renditions of a variety of different gods for each of the 16 face cards.
Pixel Art Projects
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Game Jam
Working alongside Unseelie Collective for the Trans Gal Jam 2022, we built a game that was a cynical take on British healthcare. For the project I concepted the character outfits, designed the backgrounds and all of the UI elements.
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The game is available at: https://unseelie-collective.itch.io/swhap
Lochsite
University Project
As part of my third year at Abertay University, I worked alongside several other students to design a prototype for the Scottish Crannog Centre. Our client gave us the brief to create a game that would highlight both the artefacts on display at the centre, and demonstrate the process that goes into discovering and excavating these artefacts.