VISUAL DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
Concept Art
Visual exploration and ideation to define worlds, environments, and narrative direction.
Worldbuilding
Designing coherent, believable worlds that support storytelling, gameplay, and immersive experiences.
Environment & Spatial Design
Environment & Spatial Design
Crafting immersive environments with a focus on scale, atmosphere, and spatial readability.
Applied Visual Development
Environment & Spatial Design
Applying worldbuilding and spatial design to architecture, VR, film, and immersive experiences.
From Vision to Production
PACKAGE 1
Foundation
Define a strong and cohesive visual foundation for your project.
- Key environment concepts (1–2)
- Visual language exploration
- Tone, mood and atmosphere definition
- Early alignment with your creative vision
- Ideal for early-stage projects and direction setting.
PACKAGE 2
Production Visual Development
Reduce guesswork and accelerate production with clear, structured visuals.
- Interior & exterior key locations
- Multiple angles for key spaces
- Focused detail areas
- 3D blockout support for spatial clarity
-Designed to support teams entering production.
PACKAGE 3
Extended Production Support
Ongoing visual support to maintain consistency and clarity during production.
- Expanded environment coverage
- Additional angles and key moments
- Continuous visual alignment
- Flexible collaboration with your team
- Best for projects requiring sustained visual development.
Why it matters
- Reduce production guesswork
- Align teams early
- Save time and cost
- Strengthen visual coherence
- A structured approach, from early exploration to production-ready visuals — designed to reduce ambiguity and support confident decision-making.
Worldbuilding / Environments
Environment design exploring large-scale worldbuilding, verticality, and cohesive visual direction.
Large-scale environment design focused on industrial credibility, atmosphere, and spatial clarity.
Urban environment design balancing architectural clarity, scale, and cohesive visual direction.
Production Work — Games
Large-scale environment design supporting worldbuilding, atmosphere, and clear visual direction.
Functional environment design focused on gameplay readability and production-ready structure.
Structural breakdown designed to clarify scale, function, and spatial logic — supporting efficient production and team alignment.
Work created during my time at Cloud Imperium Games (Star Citizen).
All rights belong to their respective owners.
Animated Films — Visual Development
Urban environment design focused on atmosphere, readability, and clear visual direction in dense, real-time spaces.
Artwork created in collaboration with Bluebug Entertainment and Sagatoon.
All rights belong to their respective owners.
Production-oriented visual development exploring mood, composition, and spatial storytelling through immersive environment design.
Architectural environment design balancing historical authenticity, atmosphere, and strong compositional storytelling.
Artwork created during my collaboration with Quad Group (France).
All rights belong to Quad Group.
Exploration
Design explorations focused on shape language, scale, and rapid iteration of directional ideas.
Environment explorations focused on mood, scale, and iterative refinement of visual direction.
Iterative environment studies exploring composition, scale, and contextual integration across different settings.
About
Eric Gagnon - Visual Development & Worldbuilding
Eric Gagnon is a visual development artist and worldbuilding specialist helping studios define clear direction, align teams early and reduce production uncertainty.
His approach combines painterly sensibility with 3D-supported workflows to create clear, immersive and production-ready visuals.
Eric has contributed to major titles such as Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Far Cry New Dawn, Batman: Arkham Origins and Star Citizen, working with teams across AAA studios and independent productions.
Through Gryphart Studio, he works as a visual development partner, helping teams shape strong, coherent worlds grounded in real production needs.