Game Art Outsourcing

Game art outsourcing refers to contracting an external studio to produce art assets for a game — including 3D characters, environment art, concept art, UI/UX, lighting, and tech art. At Devoted Studios, we structure these engagements as co-development partnerships rather than task-based contracts: our team embeds directly into your pipeline, works to your style guide and tech specs, and delivers production-ready assets into your build. Credits include Avowed and The Outer Worlds 2 (Obsidian), Overwatch (Blizzard), and League of Legends (Riot).

Devoted’s art production covers: 3D character art (hero characters, NPCs, enemies, creatures), environment art (level art, props, modular kits, vegetation), concept art (characters, environments, weapons, key art), UI/UX art production, in-game and cinematic lighting, and tech art (LODs, texture streaming, material instancing, shader work). All disciplines delivered end-to-end or as individual service tracks depending on your production needs.

Most art outsourcing vendors operate on a task-and-deliver model — you send a brief, they send assets, you revise. Devoted operates as an embedded co-development partner: our team works inside your pipeline, your tools, and your review cadence. The result is assets that go straight into build — not into a three-pass revision cycle. This is how Obsidian ran a 4-year engagement with us across two shipped titles. The structural difference is that DS is accountable for production outcomes, not just deliverable volume.

Devoted has co-developed art with Obsidian Entertainment (Avowed — 4-year partnership; The Outer Worlds 2 — shipped Oct 2025), Blizzard Entertainment (Overwatch — concept art for skins), Riot Games (League of Legends — characters and environments), Elodie Games (Seekers of Skyveil — characters, skins, rigging), Steel Wool Studios (FNAF: Secret of the Mimic — 3D tech art and art production), and ProbablyMonsters (Ire: A Prologue).

Typically: scoping call to align on art style, technical requirements, production stage, and discipline needs → DS assembles a custom team of specialists → style alignment phase (before production assets are submitted) → team onboarding into your pipeline within 2–4 weeks → production with weekly review cadence. Most engagements run 6–18 months; longer-term embedded relationships are common. We scale team size up and down across milestones.

Game art production is scoped and priced based on team composition, discipline mix, and engagement duration. Devoted Studios does not publish fixed rates because the right answer depends on your project. For a mid-size character art engagement (4–6 artists, 6 months), expect a dedicated team with art director oversight rather than an anonymous hourly queue. The best path to a number is a 30-minute scoping call — our BD team returns a proposal within a week. Contact us at devotedstudios.com/#contact-us.

Yes. Devoted Studios covers 2D and 3D art disciplines within the same engagement. 2D work includes concept art, key art, 2D UI, and illustrations — delivered for Blizzard’s Overwatch and across multiple mobile titles. 3D work includes character modelling, environment art, props, rigging, and in-engine assets — delivered for Obsidian, Riot, Steel Wool, and Elodie Games. For productions requiring both, DS embeds a mixed team to ensure visual consistency across disciplines.

Yes — Devoted’s art production teams are native to both Unreal Engine 5 and Unity. UE5 art credits include Avowed, The Outer Worlds 2, and FNAF: Secret of the Mimic. Unity art credits include cross-platform titles across console and mobile. For art production specifically, our teams deliver assets built to the engine’s material and optimisation standards — not just modelling deliverables that need re-work at integration.