Dardo Studios
@dardostudios.bsky.social
Your Art Department in a Box.
Art creation, recruiting, consulting for games - everything you need to build new worlds.
Art creation, recruiting, consulting for games - everything you need to build new worlds.
Curious to know more about Bloomhell & Dardo's VFX work?
Daniel & Omar sat down to chat about the project in this BTS video. Check it out on our YouTube channel 💥
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ahyx...
Daniel & Omar sat down to chat about the project in this BTS video. Check it out on our YouTube channel 💥
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ahyx...
September 2, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Curious to know more about Bloomhell & Dardo's VFX work?
Daniel & Omar sat down to chat about the project in this BTS video. Check it out on our YouTube channel 💥
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ahyx...
Daniel & Omar sat down to chat about the project in this BTS video. Check it out on our YouTube channel 💥
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ahyx...
Bonus VFX concept explorations 🔥
August 30, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Bonus VFX concept explorations 🔥
💥 Punk grenade 💥
This VFX concept from our Bloomhell project is a (literal) explosion of graphic colour and fun. Shout out to our concept artist, Geoffrey Amesse for the excellent work on this project!
#VFX #ConceptArt #GameDevelopment
This VFX concept from our Bloomhell project is a (literal) explosion of graphic colour and fun. Shout out to our concept artist, Geoffrey Amesse for the excellent work on this project!
#VFX #ConceptArt #GameDevelopment
August 30, 2025 at 2:03 PM
💥 Punk grenade 💥
This VFX concept from our Bloomhell project is a (literal) explosion of graphic colour and fun. Shout out to our concept artist, Geoffrey Amesse for the excellent work on this project!
#VFX #ConceptArt #GameDevelopment
This VFX concept from our Bloomhell project is a (literal) explosion of graphic colour and fun. Shout out to our concept artist, Geoffrey Amesse for the excellent work on this project!
#VFX #ConceptArt #GameDevelopment
Here's a VFX breakdown to start your week!
Take a look behind the scenes of our "holoshot" effect, created with Unreal and Niagara as part of our internal VFX project, Bloomhell.
VFX is just one of our many skillsets here at Dardo, so if you're looking for a VFX partner, send us a message 🔥
Take a look behind the scenes of our "holoshot" effect, created with Unreal and Niagara as part of our internal VFX project, Bloomhell.
VFX is just one of our many skillsets here at Dardo, so if you're looking for a VFX partner, send us a message 🔥
August 11, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Here's a VFX breakdown to start your week!
Take a look behind the scenes of our "holoshot" effect, created with Unreal and Niagara as part of our internal VFX project, Bloomhell.
VFX is just one of our many skillsets here at Dardo, so if you're looking for a VFX partner, send us a message 🔥
Take a look behind the scenes of our "holoshot" effect, created with Unreal and Niagara as part of our internal VFX project, Bloomhell.
VFX is just one of our many skillsets here at Dardo, so if you're looking for a VFX partner, send us a message 🔥
From Dardo's fantasy mini game in Bloomhell, the leap of faith was made of many VFX pieces to create one dramatic sequence, and it was such a fun action to play in the game environment we build using Lyra!
Looking for a VFX partner? Send us a message! dardostudios.com/contact
Looking for a VFX partner? Send us a message! dardostudios.com/contact
July 7, 2025 at 2:06 PM
From Dardo's fantasy mini game in Bloomhell, the leap of faith was made of many VFX pieces to create one dramatic sequence, and it was such a fun action to play in the game environment we build using Lyra!
Looking for a VFX partner? Send us a message! dardostudios.com/contact
Looking for a VFX partner? Send us a message! dardostudios.com/contact
Concept to final - the VFX of Bloomhell
At Dardo, our concept and VFX artists work together on projects to create visually stunning and incredibly performant VFX.
Missed the reel? Check it out on our Youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cR4D...
At Dardo, our concept and VFX artists work together on projects to create visually stunning and incredibly performant VFX.
Missed the reel? Check it out on our Youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cR4D...
June 30, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Concept to final - the VFX of Bloomhell
At Dardo, our concept and VFX artists work together on projects to create visually stunning and incredibly performant VFX.
Missed the reel? Check it out on our Youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cR4D...
At Dardo, our concept and VFX artists work together on projects to create visually stunning and incredibly performant VFX.
Missed the reel? Check it out on our Youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cR4D...
It's time for a closer look 👀
Here are the concepts vs final VFX of our "bone wave" effect from our new reel, Bloomhell.
Miss the reel? We got you: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cR4D...
Here are the concepts vs final VFX of our "bone wave" effect from our new reel, Bloomhell.
Miss the reel? We got you: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cR4D...
June 23, 2025 at 2:06 PM
It's time for a closer look 👀
Here are the concepts vs final VFX of our "bone wave" effect from our new reel, Bloomhell.
Miss the reel? We got you: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cR4D...
Here are the concepts vs final VFX of our "bone wave" effect from our new reel, Bloomhell.
Miss the reel? We got you: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cR4D...
See some VFX you like? We've been stretching our art muscles. More coming soon 👀
#DardoStudios #Bloomhell
#DardoStudios #Bloomhell
June 11, 2025 at 2:07 PM
See some VFX you like? We've been stretching our art muscles. More coming soon 👀
#DardoStudios #Bloomhell
#DardoStudios #Bloomhell
Dardo played a key role in shaping the visual direction for the characters you see here, the Philosopher Kings, and in enriching the overall design ideas that led to these concepts.
Huge shoutout to the team at FPC for their guidance and direction. We had a blast working on these pieces!
Huge shoutout to the team at FPC for their guidance and direction. We had a blast working on these pieces!
June 6, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Dardo played a key role in shaping the visual direction for the characters you see here, the Philosopher Kings, and in enriching the overall design ideas that led to these concepts.
Huge shoutout to the team at FPC for their guidance and direction. We had a blast working on these pieces!
Huge shoutout to the team at FPC for their guidance and direction. We had a blast working on these pieces!
It's an exciting end to the week for us! Here are some of Dardo's contributions to the character for Fantastic Pixel Castle's Project Ghost, a modern fantasy MMORPG currently in development ❤️🔥
Art Direction by Daniel Orive
Concept Art by Yassmine Kairouch
Art Direction by Daniel Orive
Concept Art by Yassmine Kairouch
June 6, 2025 at 2:07 PM
It's an exciting end to the week for us! Here are some of Dardo's contributions to the character for Fantastic Pixel Castle's Project Ghost, a modern fantasy MMORPG currently in development ❤️🔥
Art Direction by Daniel Orive
Concept Art by Yassmine Kairouch
Art Direction by Daniel Orive
Concept Art by Yassmine Kairouch
Will we see you at @lightboxexpo.com?
Dardo's Co-founder Kenny Carvalho will be there with Art Lead Ed Laag, & they would love to see you ❤️🔥
If you're an artist or a future partner looking for a collaboration, hit us up so we can make some time for you 🙌
See you in October!
Dardo's Co-founder Kenny Carvalho will be there with Art Lead Ed Laag, & they would love to see you ❤️🔥
If you're an artist or a future partner looking for a collaboration, hit us up so we can make some time for you 🙌
See you in October!
June 6, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Will we see you at @lightboxexpo.com?
Dardo's Co-founder Kenny Carvalho will be there with Art Lead Ed Laag, & they would love to see you ❤️🔥
If you're an artist or a future partner looking for a collaboration, hit us up so we can make some time for you 🙌
See you in October!
Dardo's Co-founder Kenny Carvalho will be there with Art Lead Ed Laag, & they would love to see you ❤️🔥
If you're an artist or a future partner looking for a collaboration, hit us up so we can make some time for you 🙌
See you in October!
Internal Development ❤️🔥
At Dardo, we provide time for growing our skills & learning during breaks from client work.
This nighttime city scape was painted between projects last year by concept artist & illustrator Clara Sinem, with some art direction from Daniel Orive 🔥
At Dardo, we provide time for growing our skills & learning during breaks from client work.
This nighttime city scape was painted between projects last year by concept artist & illustrator Clara Sinem, with some art direction from Daniel Orive 🔥
May 29, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Internal Development ❤️🔥
At Dardo, we provide time for growing our skills & learning during breaks from client work.
This nighttime city scape was painted between projects last year by concept artist & illustrator Clara Sinem, with some art direction from Daniel Orive 🔥
At Dardo, we provide time for growing our skills & learning during breaks from client work.
This nighttime city scape was painted between projects last year by concept artist & illustrator Clara Sinem, with some art direction from Daniel Orive 🔥
#DardoStudios Internal Challenge! 🔥
Here's a look back at when we challenged ourselves to create a #Borderlands character. Take a glimpse at some character sheets, models, as well as some little animal friends 🐓
Concepts - Daniel Orive
Models - Rodrigo Reis
Character Sheets - Nicolas Amarilla
Here's a look back at when we challenged ourselves to create a #Borderlands character. Take a glimpse at some character sheets, models, as well as some little animal friends 🐓
Concepts - Daniel Orive
Models - Rodrigo Reis
Character Sheets - Nicolas Amarilla
May 23, 2025 at 5:04 PM
#DardoStudios Internal Challenge! 🔥
Here's a look back at when we challenged ourselves to create a #Borderlands character. Take a glimpse at some character sheets, models, as well as some little animal friends 🐓
Concepts - Daniel Orive
Models - Rodrigo Reis
Character Sheets - Nicolas Amarilla
Here's a look back at when we challenged ourselves to create a #Borderlands character. Take a glimpse at some character sheets, models, as well as some little animal friends 🐓
Concepts - Daniel Orive
Models - Rodrigo Reis
Character Sheets - Nicolas Amarilla
Who else is binging Love, Death + Robots this weekend? 🙋
Dardo's 3D Environment Lead, Sacha Veyrier recreated a shot from Alberto Mielgo's "the Witness" in Love Death + Robots s01 as a personal project, adapting the sharp, cutout style into a 3D scene 🔥
#LoveDeathandRobots
Dardo's 3D Environment Lead, Sacha Veyrier recreated a shot from Alberto Mielgo's "the Witness" in Love Death + Robots s01 as a personal project, adapting the sharp, cutout style into a 3D scene 🔥
#LoveDeathandRobots
May 16, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Who else is binging Love, Death + Robots this weekend? 🙋
Dardo's 3D Environment Lead, Sacha Veyrier recreated a shot from Alberto Mielgo's "the Witness" in Love Death + Robots s01 as a personal project, adapting the sharp, cutout style into a 3D scene 🔥
#LoveDeathandRobots
Dardo's 3D Environment Lead, Sacha Veyrier recreated a shot from Alberto Mielgo's "the Witness" in Love Death + Robots s01 as a personal project, adapting the sharp, cutout style into a 3D scene 🔥
#LoveDeathandRobots
It’s time for your week’s dose of Dardo Artists💥
Take a swipe through the dark portraits of Dardo’s Art Lead, Ayran Oberto.
Ayran’s portraits are surreal & experimental; captivating & impossible to look away from.
Want to see one of them come to life? Check out the Timelapse in the comments 🤩
Take a swipe through the dark portraits of Dardo’s Art Lead, Ayran Oberto.
Ayran’s portraits are surreal & experimental; captivating & impossible to look away from.
Want to see one of them come to life? Check out the Timelapse in the comments 🤩
May 15, 2025 at 5:04 PM
It’s time for your week’s dose of Dardo Artists💥
Take a swipe through the dark portraits of Dardo’s Art Lead, Ayran Oberto.
Ayran’s portraits are surreal & experimental; captivating & impossible to look away from.
Want to see one of them come to life? Check out the Timelapse in the comments 🤩
Take a swipe through the dark portraits of Dardo’s Art Lead, Ayran Oberto.
Ayran’s portraits are surreal & experimental; captivating & impossible to look away from.
Want to see one of them come to life? Check out the Timelapse in the comments 🤩
Dardo Archives 🔥
Daniel Orive created this iconic jungler for League of legends during his time at Riot Games. Dani was part of the initial DNA process of this character all the way to the final assets in game 🙌
Check out the turntable here: buff.ly/BSg3Cwl
Daniel Orive created this iconic jungler for League of legends during his time at Riot Games. Dani was part of the initial DNA process of this character all the way to the final assets in game 🙌
Check out the turntable here: buff.ly/BSg3Cwl
May 11, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Dardo Archives 🔥
Daniel Orive created this iconic jungler for League of legends during his time at Riot Games. Dani was part of the initial DNA process of this character all the way to the final assets in game 🙌
Check out the turntable here: buff.ly/BSg3Cwl
Daniel Orive created this iconic jungler for League of legends during his time at Riot Games. Dani was part of the initial DNA process of this character all the way to the final assets in game 🙌
Check out the turntable here: buff.ly/BSg3Cwl
Did you like Sloclap’s 2022 brawler game, Sifu?
You might be wondering why we're asking. Well, we thought we'd share some of the beautiful environments that Dardo's Lead Environment Artist, Sacha Veyrier contributed to on Sifu when he worked with Sloclap. Check it out! 🔥
You might be wondering why we're asking. Well, we thought we'd share some of the beautiful environments that Dardo's Lead Environment Artist, Sacha Veyrier contributed to on Sifu when he worked with Sloclap. Check it out! 🔥
May 9, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Did you like Sloclap’s 2022 brawler game, Sifu?
You might be wondering why we're asking. Well, we thought we'd share some of the beautiful environments that Dardo's Lead Environment Artist, Sacha Veyrier contributed to on Sifu when he worked with Sloclap. Check it out! 🔥
You might be wondering why we're asking. Well, we thought we'd share some of the beautiful environments that Dardo's Lead Environment Artist, Sacha Veyrier contributed to on Sifu when he worked with Sloclap. Check it out! 🔥
When at #Blizzard working on #Hearthstone, Dardo’s Daniel Orive contributed #ConceptArt that inspired the game’s illustrations. He created the legendary piece of #QueenAzshara for the Voyage to the Sunken City Set, which is also the hero portrait in Battlegrounds mode.
#DardoStudios
#DardoStudios
May 4, 2025 at 5:03 PM
When at #Blizzard working on #Hearthstone, Dardo’s Daniel Orive contributed #ConceptArt that inspired the game’s illustrations. He created the legendary piece of #QueenAzshara for the Voyage to the Sunken City Set, which is also the hero portrait in Battlegrounds mode.
#DardoStudios
#DardoStudios
🇪🇸 ¡Hey, Madrid! ¡Parte del equipo de Dardo asistiremos a Beerworking!
Nuestro Head of Art, @danielorive_art, y nuestro Principal Artist, @fibodemons, asistirán este mes a Beerworking Fest, ¡y tienen muchas ganas de conocer a otros asistentes! ❤️🔥
beerworking.org
Nuestro Head of Art, @danielorive_art, y nuestro Principal Artist, @fibodemons, asistirán este mes a Beerworking Fest, ¡y tienen muchas ganas de conocer a otros asistentes! ❤️🔥
beerworking.org
May 1, 2025 at 10:59 PM
🇪🇸 ¡Hey, Madrid! ¡Parte del equipo de Dardo asistiremos a Beerworking!
Nuestro Head of Art, @danielorive_art, y nuestro Principal Artist, @fibodemons, asistirán este mes a Beerworking Fest, ¡y tienen muchas ganas de conocer a otros asistentes! ❤️🔥
beerworking.org
Nuestro Head of Art, @danielorive_art, y nuestro Principal Artist, @fibodemons, asistirán este mes a Beerworking Fest, ¡y tienen muchas ganas de conocer a otros asistentes! ❤️🔥
beerworking.org
Check out his concept art for cities with elven influence, villages inspired by pottery or computers, and civilisations living in volcanoes with houses made from dead mecha beasts 👾
April 27, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Check out his concept art for cities with elven influence, villages inspired by pottery or computers, and civilisations living in volcanoes with houses made from dead mecha beasts 👾
It’s time for another Dardo Artist feature! ❤️🔥
Welcome to the wonderful world of Dardo’s Lead 2D Environment Artist, Guillaume Delbarre.
These pieces are from a personal project that Guillaume has in development, set in a world of advanced magic and tech.
Welcome to the wonderful world of Dardo’s Lead 2D Environment Artist, Guillaume Delbarre.
These pieces are from a personal project that Guillaume has in development, set in a world of advanced magic and tech.
April 27, 2025 at 5:02 PM
It’s time for another Dardo Artist feature! ❤️🔥
Welcome to the wonderful world of Dardo’s Lead 2D Environment Artist, Guillaume Delbarre.
These pieces are from a personal project that Guillaume has in development, set in a world of advanced magic and tech.
Welcome to the wonderful world of Dardo’s Lead 2D Environment Artist, Guillaume Delbarre.
These pieces are from a personal project that Guillaume has in development, set in a world of advanced magic and tech.
Throwback! 💥 While at #RiotGames, Dardo’s Daniel Orive provided guidance and art direction for Pyke post-concept development. Dani also contributed to Pyke’s direction with additional concepts and in-game assets for #LeagueofLegends
April 24, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Throwback! 💥 While at #RiotGames, Dardo’s Daniel Orive provided guidance and art direction for Pyke post-concept development. Dani also contributed to Pyke’s direction with additional concepts and in-game assets for #LeagueofLegends
Brawl Stars x Akira ❤️🔥
At Dardo, we love pushing ourselves to develop our skills. One of our favourite ways is to take games & art styles we love, & do creative studies.
For this mashup, we chose Supercell's Brawl Stars and the ever-iconic Akira 🤘
Check out the video: youtu.be/Dg7RsLRZt8U
At Dardo, we love pushing ourselves to develop our skills. One of our favourite ways is to take games & art styles we love, & do creative studies.
For this mashup, we chose Supercell's Brawl Stars and the ever-iconic Akira 🤘
Check out the video: youtu.be/Dg7RsLRZt8U
April 20, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Brawl Stars x Akira ❤️🔥
At Dardo, we love pushing ourselves to develop our skills. One of our favourite ways is to take games & art styles we love, & do creative studies.
For this mashup, we chose Supercell's Brawl Stars and the ever-iconic Akira 🤘
Check out the video: youtu.be/Dg7RsLRZt8U
At Dardo, we love pushing ourselves to develop our skills. One of our favourite ways is to take games & art styles we love, & do creative studies.
For this mashup, we chose Supercell's Brawl Stars and the ever-iconic Akira 🤘
Check out the video: youtu.be/Dg7RsLRZt8U