Art Direction | rickschmitz

I've been Art Directing game art in one capacity or another for over 10 years. I have a lot of experience getting the best work possible from artists. Here are some examples of the work that I myself have created or have been the Art Director/Studio Art Director for.

Characters! A few of the impressive characters from the game. Character Designs by Max Hugo, Christian Bittkau and Kirsten Nuyts. Models by Max Lenneper and Michael Zaman.	LOTRO Angmar These assets were created by the LOTRO Art Team at my direction.	Elf and Demon Characters from an unannounced project, concepts by Torsten Gunst, models by Stefano Bernardi.
turnarounds Art by Rick Schmitz	Camp The Infernals Main Menu. Painting by Max Hugo.	Zuma Poster Art by Rick Schmitz
LOTRO Ruins These assets were created by the LOTRO Art Team at my direction.	Polar Bowler First Frame Art Direction and Level Design	Yet More Characters An example of the range of characters we have in the game. Character Designs by Raimundo Pousada, Gianluca Romano and Max Hugo. Models by Tom O'Brien, Michael Zaman and Max Lenneper.
LOTRO Bridge These assets were created by the LOTRO Art Team at my direction.	More Characters! These are 2 of the actual "Infernals" of the game. Character Designs by Max Hugo. Models by Michael Lenneper and Tom O'Brien.	Inspirational Background Drawing I created this image to set the look and feel of all the backgrounds of the game.
Polar Bowler Art Direction and Level Design by Rick Schmitz	Hobbiton These assets were created by the LOTRO Art Team at my direction.	Supersuit Concept by me. Art by outsourcers.
Loading Screen Art by Rick Schmitz	Infernals Load Screening The player's introduction to the game. Painting by Max Hugo.	Polar Bowler Concept by me. Model by outsourcers.
Hobbiton These assets were created by the LOTRO Art Team at my direction.	Zuma Level Art by Rick Schmitz	Infernals Logo Art by Rick Schmitz
Slots UI Art by Rick Schmitz	Zuma Level Art by Rick Schmitz	Polar Bowler Concept by me. Model by outsourcer.

Characters!

A few of the impressive characters from the game. Character Designs by Max Hugo, Christian Bittkau and Kirsten Nuyts. Models by Max Lenneper and Michael Zaman.

LOTRO Angmar

These assets were created by the LOTRO Art Team at my direction.

Elf and Demon

Characters from an unannounced project, concepts by Torsten Gunst, models by Stefano Bernardi.

turnarounds

Art by Rick Schmitz

Camp

The Infernals Main Menu. Painting by Max Hugo.

Zuma Poster

Art by Rick Schmitz

LOTRO Ruins

These assets were created by the LOTRO Art Team at my direction.

Polar Bowler First Frame

Art Direction and Level Design

Yet More Characters

An example of the range of characters we have in the game. Character Designs by Raimundo Pousada, Gianluca Romano and Max Hugo. Models by Tom O'Brien, Michael Zaman and Max Lenneper.

LOTRO Bridge

These assets were created by the LOTRO Art Team at my direction.

More Characters!

These are 2 of the actual "Infernals" of the game. Character Designs by Max Hugo. Models by Michael Lenneper and Tom O'Brien.

Inspirational Background Drawing

I created this image to set the look and feel of all the backgrounds of the game.

Polar Bowler

Art Direction and Level Design by Rick Schmitz

Hobbiton

These assets were created by the LOTRO Art Team at my direction.

Supersuit

Concept by me. Art by outsourcers.

Loading Screen

Art by Rick Schmitz

Infernals Load Screening

The player's introduction to the game. Painting by Max Hugo.

Polar Bowler

Concept by me. Model by outsourcers.

Hobbiton

These assets were created by the LOTRO Art Team at my direction.

Zuma Level

Art by Rick Schmitz

Infernals Logo

Art by Rick Schmitz

Slots UI

Art by Rick Schmitz

Zuma Level

Art by Rick Schmitz

Polar Bowler

Concept by me. Model by outsourcer.