Sylvain Sarrailh
@tohad.bsky.social
Creative director and founder of Umeshu Lovers Studio : https://umeshulovers.com/ Danghost : https://store.steampowered.com/app/1812170/Danghost/
Today we are launching a new blog post series, entitled "Umeshu Inner Worlds", in which we discuss what inspires us as artists. Hopefully, sometimes you will discover something you'd never heard of before! 📖 Read here: umeshulovers.substack.com/p/umeshu-inn...
Umeshu Inner Worlds #1 - GiscardPunk
Umeshu Inner Worlds is a new blog post series through which the team at Umeshu Lovers share what feed their imagination.
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Oldies but goldies: some early explorations from our team as they were working with Nickelodeon Animation Studio on Star Trek: Prodigy, which first aired in 2021. 🚀Find more on our ArtStation: www.artstation.com/umeshulovers...
Environment concept rendered in Unity, for a cancelled Rovio project.
The inks of dawn Our expedition embodied the desire to find a new hue for our souls. After a year of travel, on the first day of the year, we arrived at the borders of our world. There, we discovered the color of the unknown. Happy new year 2026 everyone! 🎆
In December 2024, we started a collaboration with MetaZoo Games, as they were looking for artists to give birth to some of their ideas. We recently got feedback from the MetaZoo community about our work on that project, so we felt like sharing some of what we did!
Portfolio update : The Dust Library "He told me he had all the books in the world. I took him for a strange poet, but I followed him for four days and three nights in the desert, curious to know the outcome of his fable. He hadn't lied."
Portfolio update : Infrabass "We've traveled the galaxy to find the source of this hypnotically rhythmic signal. After thousands of years of travel, we've finally arrived at the source of this enigma. That's when the commander and his deputy began to dance frantically."
Portfolio update : The Mirror of Pride "She's been following me for several days; I only see her at dusk. She always stays about ten paces away. When I confront her, she claims to be my shadow. I then asked her if I was her light. She replied that I was confusing my pride with her patience."
Portfolio update : School’s Out 1997 "When the bell rang, a new day opened up before us. In the last rays of the sun, freedom came alive on the way home. Finally, the future, the bullies, and the boredom were far away."
Quick snippet of some of the 3D concepts we did for the TV series Press Start!. Translating the visual style of Thomas Flintham's comics into the world of 3D was a real challenge, but it was fascinating.
Portfolio update : the Dawn March "Hunted by predators, dawn was our salvation, even at the expense of our dreams. We were short of breath, but the coolness of the night's end gave us enough energy for our forced march." Concept art from Forest of Liars
Portfolio update : Death pollen "Carpeted in colors, the blush of my soul turns blue" Concept art from Forest of Liars
The infinite poetry into the waves of Frederick Judd Waugh (1861-1940)
Portfolio update : Concept art for the animated film "Danghost The Movie". Film adapted from the video game Danghost available on Steam store.steampowered.com/app/1812170/...
Portfolio update : The Golden Crests, concept art from Forest of Liars "It was with wet feet that we finally arrived at this place dedicated to light. The end of the day seemed to have a more delicate scent than elsewhere in this place."
I discovered this weekend the famous anime "Frieren" available on Netflix. Frieren is an anime dedicated to moments of simplicity, travel and poetry in life. Oh and the backgrounds are splendid:
During our lenghty collaboration with the great people at PhoenixLabs, we had the opportunity to work on many environment concepts, exploring what the world of Project Unicorn might look like.
Feeling free in the open lands of Edgar Alwin Payne (1883 –1947) :
Framed by trees, the gardens of Santiago Rusiñol (1861-1931) :
Portfolio update : The Last Ritual "After the Order asked us to take the lives of the infidels, we were charged with nourishing the garden of light with the fluids of the impure."
Portfolio updates : Parallax illustrations for The Walking Dead THE SURVIVOR CAMP
Portfolio update : Concept art for unreleased project Unicorn of Phoenix lab
Inspiring color schemes in the landscapes of Granville Redmond ( 1871- 1935 )
This week has been huge for our team at Umeshu Lovers, as we've just released Graine, our first self-published mobile game! Graine is available now on Apple Store : apps.apple.com/fr/app/grain... and Play store : play.google.com/store/apps/d...
If you miss summer, here few sun rays with the backgrounds from Lilo & Stitch by Peter Moehrle (2002, Walt Disney Pictures) :
