Susana Garcia

Concept Art | Sketchbook

character design

concept illustration

book illustration

© Susana Garcia 2025

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Alex turnaround WIP (2025-26)

In progress turnaround sheet for Alex. A sulky 90s girl with latent power.

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Natalie turnaround WIP (2025-26)

In progress turnaround sheet for Natalie. A gritty ax murderer who dwells in the woods.

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Max turnaround WIP (2025-26)

In progress turnaround sheet for Max. A misguided but kindhearted zealot.

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Hector turnaround WIP (2025-26)

In progress turnaround sheet for Hector. A curmudgeonly hermit who's constantly followed by demons.

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Terracy and Kepler Character Lineup (2024)

Full primary designs for four Tales From Terracy characters. Jackie and Elias (left) are from the origin mining planet Terracy, Gabe and Waterbear (right) are from the bright hi-tech settlement on Kepler.

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Rat (2022)

Design for a dystopian protagonist, dubbed Rat. Most of their design elements were added with that name in mind. They grew up in an in-universe urban structure called a burrow, while their foil (not pictured) lives aboveground in a "hatch".

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Let's Camp! Roster (2023)

A ragtag group of friends trying to survive a zombie apocalypse in Eagle Rock Forest, NJ. This concept is loosely based on queer dynamics from my high school and amplified for a cheeky, campy (pun intended) apocalypse story.

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Avery Ref (2023)

CharDes for Avery Valentin, recipient of the CAIN hive. They're a bit of a loser, but don't worry—they're also gullible.

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CAIN Ref (2023)

CharDes for CAIN, a suspicious looking program that fell into the hands of the company's least responsible intern. It is a virtual prison for those it absorbs, and a hassle for nu tech to contain.

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CAIN Cover Pass (2024)

Comic book cover concept for CAIN, featuring Noah, the fronting consciousness of the hive, and Avery, his confused but sympathetic friend. Central theme for this story: green.

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Hilda Sheet (2024)

An old revived character, Hilda. A girl with supernatural powers raised in a family of monsters.

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The Machine (2025)

The inciting incident in Tales From Terracy. Jackie is transported to somebody's basement. Nobody knows what is going on.

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Bug Chase (2025)

The When We Live Forever scamps in a high-stakes chase with black-iron beetles in pursuit.

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Honeybee color work 1 (2025)

Scenes from Catalyst short story, "Honeybee." Alex sees something she shouldn't see.

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Honeybee color work 2 (2025)

Scenes from Catalyst short story, "Honeybee." Alex sees Natalie outside prom, in a strange state.

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Judge's Tower (2024)

Fantasy environment oil painting for project When We Live Forever. Architecture drawn from libraries and churches.

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2001 spot illustration (2025)

Spot illustration of 2001: A Space Odyssey.

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Hilda spot illustration (2025)

Spot illustration for Hilda book project: Hilda in the family car.

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Hilda cover (2025)

Illustration to be fitted on Hilda book cover.

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Max and Hector face makes (2022)

Simplified face designs for storyboarding and animating Max and Hector.

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Fire Storyboard 1 (2022)

1st set of storyboards for "Fire!"

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Fire Storyboard 2 (2022)

2nd set of storyboards for "Fire!"

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Fire Storyboard 3 (2022)

3rd set of storyboards for "Fire!"

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Fire Storyboard 4 (2022)

4th set of storyboards for "Fire!"

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Fire Storyboard 5 (2022)

5th set of storyboards for "Fire!"

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Machine Concept (2024)

Prop design for a Kepler transport machine, abandoned and grown over on Terracy for the protagonist to find.

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Minepath Bus Concept (2024)

Transport design for the Terracian mine buses, a public version of mine cart transport.

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Terracian Road Concept (2024)

Environment design for a Terracian neighborhood road, based on various mine structures and Göreme's cave dwellings.

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Night Cityscape Color (2024)

Exercise in world design. Color sketch of a 2-level city based on Paris.