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Ollie Newton
Games Art and Design BA (Hons)

Norwich University of the Arts

Graduates: 2026

Specialisms: Game Arts

My location: Ashford, United Kingdom

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Norwich University of the Arts

Ollie Newton

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First Name: Ollie

Last Name: Newton

University / College: Norwich University of the Arts

Course / Program: Games Art and Design BA (Hons)

Graduates: 2026

Specialisms: Game Arts

My Location: Ashford, United Kingdom

Website: Click To See Website

About

Recent graduate and current concept artist working for 1408 Studios, I have a deep interest in militaristic sci-fi themes where I take a lot of inspiration of dystopian themes from media such as Cyberpunk 2077, Neuromancer and Halo. Currently, I'm working on a worldbuilding project known as Incursion which is set in a deep sci-fi universe where both mortals and powerful deities mix where war is a prominent factor amongst everyone and everything. I work on this project in my spare time where I plan to concept factions, characters, vehicles, props and environments to further solidify my lore work. However, I've also worked on my worldbuilding throughout my university projects as well. Aside from that, I also have a deep interest in DJing which I'd also like to utilise for my worldbuilding too since I believe music and artwork go hand in hand in terms of creating stories.

Incursion: prototype infantry fighting vehicle

Specialisms:

Game Arts

For my final major project in university, I created an extensive concept on a military vehicle which I specifically made and researched for fighting in dense urban environments where I took inspiration from real time vehicles, declassified documents, working mechanics, historic urban warfare case studies and specialised vehicle artists. The vehicle follows my current lorework 'Incursion' where it's set in a sub-story based on a hyper capitalistic society who generates their revenue from arms and military contractors. A made up war simply to benefit the rich was created in which this infantry fighting vehicle was prototyped and swiftly put into production. The infantry fighting vehicle, known as Element 542 Savant, is a multi-purpose 3 crewed vehicle that is armed with a dual-mount main weapon system. Armoured with lightweight composite, mounted ERA, slat armour and active protection systems, this vehicle was developed to thrive in urban business parks and cities where it would fight against its rival neighbour after escalated tensions between the two power regions (Par Phreszhko and Par Solost). Commanding officers love to call it a success, operating crew members call it a ticking time bomb. More can be found here: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/nJAl46 https://www.artstation.com/artwork/kNYXDn