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A collection of art & animation by Dave Zhang. Most of this stuff is from my old Twitter/ArtStation.

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Katana ZERO Anniversary Comic 2026

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Lyre

Official key illustration I drew for the game 'Lyre' by Chicaboo Games.

This was meant to resemble a stained-glass window, inspired by the various stained-glass art within the game's levels.

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Haunted Heist

Official key illustration I drew for the game 'Haunted Heist' by Autotroph Games. I also helped redesign the logo!

A few brainstorming sketches:

This is the brief the art was based on. Very helpful, I recommend sending something like this whenever you commission a capsule artist:

For reference, here's what the game's store art looked like previously:

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Wiz Hunter

Official key illustration I drew for the game 'Wiz Hunter' by Quadark.

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Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons | Willy (Animations)

Various animations I made for Machine Gun Willy for 'Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons' by Secret Base/Modus Games, 2023.

The original character sprite was designed by Raymond Teo.

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Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons | Duke (Animations)

Various animations I made for Duke for 'Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons' by Secret Base/Modus Games, 2023.

The original character sprite was designed by Raymond Teo.

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'Katana HERO' | Ending Slides

Here are some of the ending slides from Katana HERO. These were based on rough initial sketches drawn by Francis Coulombe.

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'The Interval' | Weapons

These are weapon sprites and animations I created for 'The Interval'. See my previous post for more context, and to try out the game.

Fists omitted, as they looked kinda bad...

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'The Interval' | Enemy Sprites

These are various enemies I designed and animated for 'The Interval', a Wolfenstein-like FPS created in one month for Reload Magazine's 2022 game jam.

The game can be downloaded from itch.io, unfinished as it is. You can also watch a developer playthrough on YouTube.

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'MetalMercs' | Weapons & Icons

Weapon icons and UI assets I created for 'MetalMercs', a BattleTech fan game that spun off into its own thing.

Yes, the topmost lineup is literally a Locust, Centurion, and Archer. The rightmost one was an original design, but obviously based on an Atlas.

I left production due to starting my full-time job, as well as my growing discomfort with its increased reliance on AI-generated "placeholder" art assets.

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'Katana HERO' | Movie Poster

A fake B-movie poster I drew for the 'Katana HERO' April Fool's Day update, along with the final release version on the right.

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'Katana ZERO' | Remix OST Album Art

This is the cover I drew for the Katana ZERO Remix Album by Wic Recordings, now available on Bandcamp.

As I clean up my ArtStation page over time, any past art I remove will get uploaded here.

If you're looking for a certain artwork that doesn't seem to be available, just message me.

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'Katana ZERO' | Anniversary Comics (2020-2025)

This is a collection of all the official Katana ZERO anniversary comics, from 2020 to 2025.

The Japanese-language versions were previously only available on Twitter/X, which I no longer use.

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An HD redraw of the 'Katana ZERO' cover art.

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Various character portraits I drew for ‘Hellevator’, as part of the NaNoReNo 2020+ game jam.

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