Hi there! My name is Nya Hazell.

I am a visual development artist from Michigan. On this website you can find my portfolio filled with concept design and storyboard work.

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I've always had a fascination with fiction and how a good story can make you forget the world around you. Words are powerful, but combined with a visual medium, they become awe-inspiring. I've made it my mission to help put as many sincere stories out into the world as possible that will inspire others just as I have been inspired myself.

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If I'm not working on my own projects, I'm usually knee-deep in those of others! I love reading manga and have been slowly amassing a collection of crime dramas and romantic stories. I also spend an awful lot of time playing action-oriented video games—even if I'm not very good at them. The genre of a work has a huge effect on what gets emphasized the most, whether it be sprawling environments, eye-catching characters, or anything in-between. Through this "research" disguised as play, I've found that there's no one way to design something, and that's what keeps things fun!

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Outside the realm of storytelling, I've been playing the piano since I was a child, and watch the Formula 1 racing season every weekend with my father. Finding hobbies like this to share with friends and family is what keeps me excited to try out new things—it can serve as a reprieve or even inspiration for new stories.