Natasha Soglin

Natasha is a Game Artist, having received her Art degree from UW-Madison in 2011. She specializes in the conceptualization, painting and animation of creatures, critters, and all things animal-related.

Selected articles by the author

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Natasha Soglin
June 2, 2016
The Game Artist’s Arsenal

What is one of the most obvious, but least-talked about aspects of digital games?

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Natasha Soglin
July 6, 2016
Game Art & Tokotas: How Wolfbears Helped My Art

In February, Brandon Pittser pointed out games can exist anywhere. Sometimes games are hard-coded into societal norms.

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Natasha Soglin
December 13, 2017
How to Get Hired at a Game Studio: Art Edition

As the Game Art Team Lead, one of my key responsibilities is hiring and onboarding new game artists when open positions become available.

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Natasha Soglin
February 19, 2018
Speed Sketch! Character Redesign Challenge

Art RPGs can create some weird critters. The below creature is called an ‘Esk,’ created by artist Witherlings over at DeviantArt.

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Natasha Soglin
August 24, 2016
Clip Studio Paint Review

In a previous blog post The Game Artist’s Arsenal, I covered our game artists’ most-used programs: Paint Tool SAI, Adobe Photoshop, and Adobe Animate (Flash.) Listed were each of the softwares’ pros and cons, along with general prices to help inform prospective artists.

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Natasha Soglin
October 31, 2016
Speed Sketch! Happy Hallowbee

It’s my favorite time of year! The leaves are turning, cinnamon and spices are a-brewin’, and I get to break out my infinity scarves and sweaters!

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Natasha Soglin
April 3, 2017
iCivics Suite Updates: How The Art Evolved

Filament Games and iCivics.org have shared a long and prosperous relationship over the years, during which they have created nineteen learning games together.

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Natasha Soglin
May 11, 2017
Art Hacks: Shading Made Easy

Over the years when I introduce myself to new people and tell them I’m an artist, their response is typical: “Oh, like painting?” I have to stop myself from saying ‘yes’ because my version of painting is distinctly removed from their idea of ‘painting.’ I’m no master with acrylics or oils, but I have done a bit of traditional painting for my classes at UW-Madison (I didn’t take art classes in high school) so I know the very basics, at least.

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Natasha Soglin
June 28, 2017
Art Hacks: Line Art from Pencil to Screen

As a 14-year-old sprouting digital artist in the mid-00s, the best way I learned how to create digital art was from my peers.

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Natasha Soglin
July 24, 2017
Speed Sketch! Styles for All Ages

Filament Games’ library of educational tools and learning experiences is constantly expanding.

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Natasha Soglin
August 9, 2017
Five Years of Game Art

When I was hired here at Filament five years ago, I had a lot to learn. Back then, the first tool I learned was Flash.

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Natasha Soglin
August 22, 2017
Speed Sketch! Character Concept – Hot Dog Hawk

Character concepting is always a fun exercise – whether your character is serious, silly, or something in between, bringing a new character to life is a thought-provoking endeavor with lots of little details to consider.

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