
COMMISSIONS
CURRENTLY: OPEN
STATUS: WORKING
Creature designer, pixel artist, game systems designer.

TORY SCHULZ
2D Pixel Artist / Creature Designer / Game Designer (Systems)
SKILLS
Adaptable
Quality-focused
Quick turn-around times
Client-focused
ClipStudio Paint
Aseprite
Notion
Figma
[They/them]
Self-taught pixel artist, creature designer, and game designer from the United States. Experienced in working in long-distance, deadline-driven environments, and maintaining active and enthusiastic communication with clients that aims to always deliver a high-quality product that meets both professional and user expectations.
EXPERIENCE
MARCH 20th 2024 - MAY 23rd 2025 / BLUE GRAVITY STUDIOS / FULL TIME
I was hired to develop creatures and pixel art for the first version of the in-house company project, Fay Keeper. However, during the course of the project my skills were needed in other areas, as we were a small team. Other skills I had were vital in contributing to the project.
Designed various creatures following a creative director's instructions and restrictions. Drafted various creatures, sized them down, and made pixel art from them.
Helped train fellow colleagues who were unfamiliar with creature design principals the basics, and assisted with helpful feedback during the design process.
Designed backgrounds for the various biomes and dungeons' combat screen.
Designed characters for the project to help populate the world and interact with the environment.
Helped with and designed various environmental decorations for the overworld of the game.
Drafted animation roughs for the creatures to assist other artists with the animation process.
Proposed various designs for different systems of the game [ Notably, the battle layout, level-up system, pause menu, day/night cycle, and status condition system.]
Assisted in the design for the type chart with co-workers.
2019 - PRESENT / FREELANCE WORK
Designed various creatures and either digitally illustrated them or rendered them in pixel art for various indie projects and fan content.
Designed pixel art icons for indie projects and fan content.
Illustrated assets for streamers and content creators, from Standby Illustrations to various interactable stream assets.
BLUE GRAVITY STUDIOS WORK
//ART
//GAME DESIGN
Battle Layout Concept
Battle Layout Mockup by Benett Casama
In-Lore Explanation of Attributes
'Triple A System' developed with Jaquie
V2 Status Conditions
V1 Status Conditions
Day/Night Cycle
Weather System
Encounter Adjustments for Vertical Slice
Level Progression Test 1
Level Progression Tests 2
Level Progression Tests 3
UI Settings Mockup
TERMS OF SERVICE
COMMUNICATION
PLEASE DO NOT MESSAGE ME ON INSTAGRAM OR TWITTER. PLEASE USE KO-FI OR MY EMAIL, BOTH OF WHICH ARE AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE.Please be patient for me to get back to your messages! I receive messages across multiple platforms and am usually busy IRL as well.I post my work schedule on my Trello! So you can see which days I am active. I do not work holidays. If there are any delays I will notify my customers.Please do not rush me and respect my time!
TURN-AROUND TIMES
Please assume that a commission will take one [1] month to complete.
A commission may be done more quickly or more slowly depending on edits, communication speed, etc. I am very communicative and will be updating the client at various stages of a commission.
PAYMENT OPTIONS
Payments are to be made through Kofi or PayPal.
In the case of PayPal, an invoice will be sent with the discussed payment amount.
When ordering via Ko-fi's shop, all instructions will be given to you in a message after purchase.
%100 Payment Upfront
Long-term work Payment Plans available
REFUNDS
NO refund after accepted sketch.
I reserve the right to cancel a commission at any time and issue a refund.
If I cannot finish your commission I will refund you.
USAGE TERMS
I reserve my right as the artist to distribute, reproduce and use my artwork for self-promotion or sampling purposes.
If you wish for the commission to remain private (i.e. not published on my social media or portfolio) it is no issue. Just please notify me of this.
You may use the artwork for any personal uses, (profile picture, header, displayed on your profile, etc.) but please credit me when posting.
Artwork you commission from me MUST have credit and/or a link back to me somewhere clear and obvious. If used in a game project, I must be credited in the credits.
If you need any minor modifications done, please reach out to me.
Unless otherwise stated, a commission will have Personal Usage Rights.
If you wish to have a Commercial Usage license for the art (using the art in a monetized Youtube video, making charms, plushies, etc), you MUST bring this up when commissioning the piece(s).
You may not, under any circumstances, use my artwork or any part of it on non-fungible tokens (NFT) or cryptomining, or AI training networks.
I reserve the right to use any rejected sketches in personal projects or other commissions.
I look forward to
working with you!!
MONSTER DESIGNS
Personal Usage Rights Apply.
For Commercial Usage Rights, please discuss that with me upfront.I either design or render a creature for you!You get Two (2) re-sketches free. That means complete repose and/or new design. Beyond that it is a 20 USD charge.The order is assumed to be in Sugi-style unless otherwise discussed.You would get the final art as .pngs!
PRICING
Type of Comm | Price | Bundles/Discounts |
---|---|---|
[1] SIMPLE DESIGN SKETCH | $15 usd | None |
[1] COMPLEX DESIGN SKETCH | $20 usd | None |
[1] SIMPLE Monster Design | $30 usd | Discuss at 6+ designs |
[1] COMPLEX Monster Design | $40 usd | Discuss at 6+ designs |
3-STAGE Monster Design | $100 usd | Discuss at 3+ bundles |
EXAMPLES
Simple
Complex
SPRITE ART
If no references of the Mon itself are provided, and I must design the Mon in addition to spriting it, it is an extra 20 USD Design Fee PER MON/SPRITEThe design fee applies to things such as;
Multiple images of animals, objects, aesthetics, moodboards and text descriptions.For Sprites outside the 96x96 canvas size, I will have to quote it differently. Price will vary on larger sprites.I can do either Gen 5 or Gen 3 sprites!You would get the final art as .pngs!
PRICING
Type of Comm | Price | Bundles/Discounts |
---|---|---|
[1] GEN 3-7 PARTY ICON | $3 usd | Bundle pricing available at 3+ icons ordered |
[1] GEN 3-7 SIMPLE BACK SPRITE | $10 usd | Bundle pricing available at 3+ sprites ordered |
[1] GEN 3-7 SIMPLE FRONT SPRITE | $15 usd | Bundle pricing available at 3+ sprites ordered |
[1] GEN 3-7 COMPLEX BACK SPRITE | $15 usd | Bundle pricing available at 3+ sprites ordered |
[1] GEN 3-7 COMPLEX FRONT SPRITE | $25 usd | Bundle pricing available at 3+ sprites ordered |
[1] SPECIAL SPRITE OUTSIDE 96 x 96px CANVAS | Varies | Inquire for more information |
EXAMPLES
Simple
Complex
Icons & Items
Special
MISCELLANEOUS
There are various other things I am able to do that do not fit neatly within the other categories!If they become more popular I will dedicate seperate pages to them.
Type of Comm | Price | Bundles/Discounts |
---|---|---|
[1] Logo | Varies ~ $40 usd | Inquire for more information |
[1] Server Icon | $15 usd | Bundle pricing available at 3+ icons ordered |
[1] Post Template BG | $15 usd | Bundle pricing available at 3+ BGs ordered |
[1] Character Gumdrop | $15 usd | Bundle pricing available at 3+ grumdrops ordered |
[1] Discord Sticker | $6 usd | N/a |
[1] Character Bean | $6 usd | Cap of 6 Beans per order |
EXAMPLES
Logos/Server Icons
Post Template Backgrounds
All photos I use come from free to use resource sites.
Character Gumdrops
Pixel Discord Stickers
Character Beans