r/INAT

Hey everyone! I'm a 14-year-old programmer, and I'm looking for a dedicated artist to collaborate on a 2D indie game project. I am specifically looking for a young artist around my age (or a teenager/beginner) so we can learn, practice, and grow together as a team!

I know I'm young, but I am very passionate and confident when it comes to scripting, complex systems, and logic. I have a solid, slightly more ambitious idea for a game with deep mechanics. I am completely terrible at drawing, so I really need a talented artist to bring the visual side to life! I really love clean, stylized, or classic art styles (like Nintendo/Mario or high-quality pixel art), but I'm totally open to adapting the style together.

How we will work:

Since this is a bigger project and we are doing it as a hobby, I want to keep it stress-free. The plan is to focus entirely on building a solid, working Prototype/Demo first (one level, core mechanics). Once the demo is done, we can show it to people, see the feedback, and decide together how to expand it into the full game.

Tools I use:

I use Godot

If you are a young artist, want to challenge your skills, build an amazing portfolio piece, and create something cool without any tight deadlines, feel free to send me a DM or leave a comment with some of your artwork. Let's build something great together!

I turned 30 at the start of the year, and I've wanted to be a composer for games for as long as I can remember, but I've just never had a real opportunity, and music has been pushed into being an old hobby as time has gone on.

I need to give this a shot before it ends up as some dream I used to have.

I'm awful at selling myself. I've made a bunch of remixes in the past on my Youtube but had to push that to the side as well.

I've attached a portfolio of a bunch of genres I've worked in before, I'm aware it's a bit all over the place but it's got a bit of everything.

I'm here for anything. Advice, pointers, work, suggestions on where I should be sharing this type of stuff to get traction, anything.

Thank you!

Skills & Expertise:

• Unity 3D (URP/HDRP)

• Unreal Engine

• Blender (3D Modeling & Environment Design)

• Game Level Design

• Gameplay Prototyping

• Physics-Based Gameplay

• Lighting & Scene Composition

• UI/UX for Games

• Git/GitHub & Source Control

• Photoshop

• Roblox Studio

• Basic OpenCV / Computer Vision

• Team Collaboration & Project Organization

Experience Summary:
I’m an indie game developer and 3D designer with 5+ years of experience working on games, environments, prototypes, and 3D assets. I’ve worked on over 500+ projects, both personal and freelance, helping indie teams and clients bring their ideas to life in Unity, Unreal Engine, and Blender.

Right now I’m in a very difficult financial situation. I’m struggling with overdue university fees, financial pressure at home, and honestly trying hard not to give up on my future. I’m posting here because I genuinely need work, whether it’s game design, level design, 3D modeling, prototyping, environment art, scene lighting, or even general project help.

I work hard, learn fast, communicate clearly, and I care deeply about the quality of what I make. If someone gives me an opportunity, I will do everything I can to prove I was worth hiring.

Portfolio:

Availability:
Full-time, Part-time, Contract/Freelance

Work Preference:
Remote