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Diamond Art Studios: The Premier AAA & Next-Gen Co-Development Partner

Diamond Art Studios: Full-Cycle AAA Game Art & Technical Co-Development for PC, Console, and Metaverse

 

Who We Are

 

Diamond Art Studios is a world-leading Game Art Studio and Technical Art partner, recognized for its commitment to high-end, AAA Game Art production. We specialize in co-development for the most ambitious projects on PC, next-generation consoles (PS5, Xbox Series X/S), and emerging Virtual Production pipelines.

We are not a traditional Outsource Art Service; we are a full-service Art Production House and co-development partner. Our team, comprising over 250 industry veterans, functions as a seamless, secure, and scalable extension of your core studio. We integrate directly into your Art Pipeline Development, from initial Visual Development to final in-engine optimization and Art Quality Assurance. Our mission is to execute your creative vision at the highest standard, ensuring uncompromising quality and peak performance for Next-Gen Art Development.

 

Our Comprehensive Co-Development Services

 

We offer an end-to-end suite of Game Art Services, meticulously managing every facet of the creative and technical pipeline.

 

1. Concept Art & Visual Development

 

Our Concept Art Services lay the foundation for your world. We establish the visual language that guides all production.

• Art Direction Consulting: Collaborating with your Art Director to define a unique and consistent Art Style and create comprehensive Art Style Guides.

• Environment Concept Art:

  • Key Art & Mood Paintings: Establishing the emotional tone, lighting, and atmosphere of key locations.

  • Architectural Design: Detailed callouts for unique buildings, ruins, and structures.

  • World Building Concepts: Landscape vistas, biome establishment (e.g., Foliage and Vegetation Art direction), and Level Art composition guides.

• Character Concept Art:

  • Hero & Realistic Character Art: Iterative design from silhouettes to final renders, focusing on anatomy, costume, and personality.

  • Stylized Character Art: Developing memorable characters for Casual Game Art or stylized action games.

  • Creature Design: Believable and imaginative designs for organic and fantasy creatures.

• Prop & Hard Surface Concept Art:

  • Weapon Modeling Concepts: Functional and visually striking designs for melee, ranged, and sci-fi weaponry.

  • Vehicle Modeling Concepts: Detailed designs for cars, spacecraft, mechs, and mounts.

  • Prop Concept Artist Services: Callout sheets for key interactive objects and set dressing.

 

2. 3D Character & Creature Production

 

Our Character Artist Specialist teams are experts in bringing digital humans and creatures to life.

• High-Poly Modeling & Digital Sculpting:

  • Master-level ZBrush Sculpting and Mudbox for organic anatomy, intricate armor, and nuanced facial expressions.

  • Hard Surface Modeling components integrated into character designs (cybernetics, armor).

  • Cloth simulation (Marvelous Designer) for realistic Digital Fashion Design and costuming.

• Game-Ready Asset Creation:

  • Retopology Services: Meticulous creation of optimized, deformation-friendly low-poly meshes. We provide topology for high-fidelity In-Game Cinematics and performance-focused gameplay.

  • UV Mapping: Optimized UV layouts, including UDIM workflows for cinematic assets and efficient atlasing for game assets.

• Texturing, Shading, and Material Authoring:

  • PBR Texturing: Mastery of the full Substance suite (Painter, Designer) for realistic Material Authoring.

  • Realistic Skin/Hair: Advanced shader setup for subsurface scattering (SSS) and creation of real-time hair using card-based systems or groom exports.

  • Stylized Texturing: Hand-painted textures and custom shader development for stylized looks.

 

3. 3D Environment, Prop, & Vehicle Production

 

We build the worlds your characters inhabit. Our Environment Artist Specialist teams are experts in World Building at scale.

• Game Environment Modeling:

  • Modular Environment Design: Creation of comprehensive, flexible, and grid-snappable architectural and structural kits (e.g., “Sci-Fi Corridor Kit,” “Fantasy Dungeon Kit,” “Urban City Block Kit”).

  • Photogrammetry Services: Utilizing 3D Scanning for Games to capture real-world objects and terrain, processing them into optimized, Game Ready Assets.

• Prop, Weapon, & Vehicle Modeling:

  • Prop Artist Specialist Teams: Scalable production of Prop Modeling (Hero props, interactive props, set dressing).

  • Hard Surface Modeling: Precision modeling for complex Vehicle Modeling (tanks, aircraft) and Weapon Modeling, complete with functional parts for animation.

  • Foliage & Vegetation Art: Creation of entire libraries of optimized trees, grass, and shrubs (e.g., via SpeedTree or custom modeling).

• Level Art & World Building:

  • In-engine assembly, set dressing, and composition to create compelling, story-driven levels.

  • Lighting Design: Dedicated Lighting Artist teams to handle baked, mixed, and real-time (e.g., Lumen) lighting solutions.

 

4. Animation, Rigging & Technical Services

 

Our technical teams bridge the gap between art and engineering.

• Rigging and Skinning:

  • Skeletal Animation Rigs: Production-ready rigs for bipeds, quadrupeds, and complex creatures.

  • Facial Animation: Advanced FACS-based or joint-based facial rigs for high-fidelity dialogue and emotion.

  • Mechanical Rigging: Rigs for vehicles (suspension, turrets) and weapons (reload mechanisms).

• Animation Services:

  • Keyframe Animation: High-quality gameplay loops (locomotion, combat) and In-Game Cinematics.

  • Mocap Cleanup: Processing and refining motion capture data for seamless integration.

  • Facial Animation: Keyframing or solving for expressive character performances.

• Technical Art Services:

  • Shaders and Materials: Development of custom, optimized shaders in Unreal Engine Art (Material Editor) and Unity Art Integration (Shader Graph).

  • Pipeline Tools Development: Creating scripts and tools to automate tasks and improve efficiency.

  • Game Graphics Optimization: Profiling and optimizing scenes, LOD Creation, and draw call reduction.

  • Real-Time VFX: Particle System Design (Niagara, Cascade, Unity) for magic, explosions, and environmental effects.

 

5. UI/UX Design for AAA Games

 

• Game UX Flow: Wireframing and Prototyping complex player journeys (e.g., inventory systems, skill trees, social hubs).

• Game UI Design: Creating high-fidelity, resolution-independent PC Game UI/UX and Console Game Art interfaces that are immersive and functional.

• Motion Graphics for Games: Animated UI elements and transitions that enhance the user experience.

 

Engagement Models & Pricing (Examples)

 

As a premier AAA Art Vendor, we structure our engagements for long-term partnerships.

Engagement Model	Description	Best For	Example Cost Structure
Dedicated Team (Co-Development)	A fully managed, embedded team of artists, leads, and PMs. Scalable from 5 to 50+ specialists.	Large-scale, long-term (12+ months) projects needing full co-development and seamless integration.	Monthly Retainer: Starts at $40,000 – $75,000/month (e.g., 1 Lead, 1 Tech Artist, 3 Senior Artists). Fully scalable.
Project-Based (Fixed Bid)	A fixed price for a clearly defined, large-scale scope of work (e.g., “Full art production for Level 3,” “Production of 20 Vehicles”).	Mid-to-large projects with a locked scope. We provide a dedicated PM and art lead.	Fixed Price: E.g., A complete, fully playable environment (concept to final art): $100,000 – $300,000+. A pack of 10 complex, AAA weapons: $40,000 – $80,000.
Asset Production (Unit Price)	Scalable Game Asset Creation based on a pre-negotiated rate card. Used to augment internal teams.	Studios needing to scale specific asset pipelines (props, characters, weapons) quickly.	Per-Asset: (e.g., AAA “Hero” Character (full pipeline): $15,000 – $30,000. AAA Vehicle: $8,000 – $20,000. AAA Hero Prop: $1,500 – $4,000).

 

Why Diamond Art Studios?

 

We are Art Pipeline Experts and Global Game Art Studio partners. We are trusted by the world’s top developers because we deliver more than just assets; we deliver solutions. We provide unparalleled Art Quality Assurance, secure production pipelines, and a deep, technical understanding of Unreal Engine and Unity. We are your partners in building the next generation of interactive entertainment.