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About the Artist

Albany Hartley Case is an Idaho-born, Portland-based character designer, visual development artist, and illustrator. He specializes in character work and design and prides himself on creating "works of heart" every time he sits down at his desk. Albany leads with passion in everything he does and pours his all into his artwork. Emotions and sentiment are key to producing artwork he feels can resonate with viewers. A piece of his heart lives in every work he produces, even if it never sees the light of day.Growing up autistic and anxious, with a busy mind that never quit, Albany found comfort in fiction, particularly video games and the vast worlds he could create in his imagination. Art quickly became important to him when he realized he could turn all his ideas into reality with just a pencil and a page. And though art was an incredible struggle to learn, especially on his own before he attended PNCA, Albany pursued it tirelessly, because he'd never wanted something more.

As an autistic, gay transgender man, Albany also cares deeply about creating work that people can resonate with, see themselves in, and find comfort, love and inspiration in just like the media he held so dear to his heart when he was young. But now he seeks to create stories that ever more explicitly represent a wider variety of people so everyone can feel safe and comforted by fiction the way he did growing up.Now in his professional career, Albany embraces creativity and self expression and seeks to keep that always-dreaming inner child alive in his work, unapologetically embracing cartoony, zany fun with bold colors, vibrant worlds, and inventive characters. Albany thinks about his work every waking moment and every week he has a new big story or character idea to add to the hundreds of worlds in his head.

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Character Design Portfolio

Illustration Portfolio

Past Projects

Below are a variety of projects Albany "LoverboyHartley" has worked on along with the development journals that illustrate his process . From assignments in school, work for clients, or personal projects, Albany has contributed his visual development skills in a variety of works, tackling assignments with passion, enthusiasm, and an eagerness to learn and develop as an artist. Click on each button to learn more!