SYLVESTER FERNS
2D GENERALIST * CONCEPT ARTIST
New Jersey
Sylvester Ferns is an independent artist from North New Jersey specializing in 2D concept art and character design. He is currently working towards his BFA with a focus in Animation and Game Arts.
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Currently available for commission and freelance work. Contact me!
GAME PROJECTS
PROJECT RACONTEUR
School
Fall 2025
A single-player turn-based strategy RPG prototype created in the span of 4 weeks. Playing as a martyred fighter, you control the party you
were once a part of and commandeer them as a 'guardian angel' to defy the narrator's story.
Created as a proof of concept using C# in Unity.
Created as a proof of concept using C# in Unity.
GAME ASSETS
EERIE - STARRY FOREST ASSETS
Personal
2024
Assets for a text-adventure game, Eerie. Focused in an apocalyptic forest area, meant to be scattered and reused for the forested areas.
storyboarding
CHARACTER AND CREATURE DESIGN
THE CASDONA SPIRITS
Personal
2025
Design references for the spirits of the Casdona County Fair. From left: Étienne, Rene, Winston.
CECIL LATUNSKI
Personal
2025
A basic turnaround of one of the protagonists of Those Northern Lights.
MIMESIS - CONCEPT ART
School
Fall 2025
A concept sheet and reference for characters within my Fall 2025 Storyboarding final, Mimesis.
PARYS DOE
Personal
2025
A front and back reference of Parys Doe, a character for a collaborative anthology story.
BUMBYLL
Commission
2023
A commissioned concept art for a video game enemy styled character, named Bumbyll by the client!
VISUAL DEVELOPMENT
THE BENNET'S HOUSE
Personal
2025
Exterior design for the winter and summer variants of the Bennet's house.
DEEPSPACE THRILLER
Personal
2025
A reference sheet for the technical exterior and interior of the Deepspace Thriller Gravitron ride.
APRIL FOOLS SCAVENGER HUNT
Commercial
2024
Concept art for a self-run Art Roleplaying Game (ARPG) website's April Fools event.