Velan Studios Hot Wheels Rift Rally Art Blast

Hot Wheels Rift Rally is a mixed reality racing game from the incredible team at Velan Studios. Players take control of a physical RC car that we call the Chameleon, which (through the help of an attached camera) virtually transforms the Chameleon into 140 Legendary Hot Wheels cars. Those cars can be taken through a wide variety of activities including a free play stunt mode, head-to-head races, and unique challenges.

The nature of the project demanded incredible amounts of creative thinking and problem solving from the art team as they tackled those challenges head-on. Challenges like finding ways to mask and alter the camera feed for a more pleasant visual experience to finding the right level of detail and style for the Hot Wheels cars in game were varied and fun, and the team did an incredible job finding the right solutions to all of them.

We’re excited to share with you some of the artwork that went into this project! Below you’ll find some unique project posts from our team to match our unique mixed reality racing game.

Will Pitzer
Lead Artist, Hot Wheels Rift Rally

Concept Artists

Cyril Jedor – Concept Artist

3D Vehicle Artists

Michael Andrews – 3D Vehicle Artist

Erik McKenney – 3D Vehicle and Environment Artist

Room8 Studio – 3D Vehicle Artist

Daria Antonenko  – Lead 3D Stylized Vehicle Artist

Alla Sapunkova – Lead 3D Stylized Vehicle Artist

Artem Ttiov – 3D Stylized Vehicle Artist

Character Artists

Will Pitzer – Lead Artist

Room8 Studio – Character Artist

Environment Artists

Ilia Kovalenko  – Lead 3D Stylized Environment Artist

Room8 Studios – Environment Artists

VFX Artists

Brian Hill – Lead VFX Artist / Tech Artist

Brian Hill – Lead VFX Artist / Tech Artist – Velan Studios – Hot Wheels Rift Rally

Brian Hill – Lead VFX Artist / Tech Artist – Velan Studios – Hot Wheels Rift Rally

Brian Hill – Lead VFX Artist / Tech Artist – Velan Studios – Hot Wheels Rift Rally

Brian Hill – Lead VFX Artist / Tech Artist – Velan Studios – Hot Wheels Rift Rally

Michael Catalano – VFX Artist

Michael Catalano VFX Artist – Velan Studios – Hot Wheels Rift Rally

Michael Catalano VFX Artist – Velan Studios – Hot Wheels Rift Rally

Michael Catalano VFX Artist – Velan Studios – Hot Wheels Rift Rally

Michael Catalano VFX Artist – Velan Studios – Hot Wheels Rift Rally

UI/UX Artist

Steve Moss – Lead UI/UX Artist

Animators

John Muscarella – Senior Animator

Kyle Woodall – Technical Animator