3D DIGITAL SCULPTURE, CONCEPT DESIGN, SOUND DESIGN, MUSIC, GAMES DESIGN, POETRY, CREATIVE WRITING, WORLD BUILDING AND PHOTOGRAPHY
charlie watts
(alias september)
i'm a meanjin (brisbane) based 3D sculptor, character and concept design artist, author, photographer and game maker. i specialise in horror content and queer media.
BACHELOR OF ANIMATION 2025 (STUDENT)
BACHELOR OF GAMES DESIGN 2026 (STUDENT)
art and games design
focus on concept and development
2025 GRIFFITH GAMES STUDIO GAME
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER, LEAD ANIMATOR, NARRATIVE DESIGNER, 3D MODELLER AND 3D TEXTURE ARTIST
eye for an eye
a game i was associate producer on as a studio project in the bachelor of games design and production degree at griffith university.
this game is a survival and stealth-based horror game inspired by celtic mythology and early 2010s horror games, and it is in a 3D semi-realistic painterly style.
artistic director: josie hunt
technical director: blake ellevson
TRAILER
GAME SCREENSHOTS
SOME OF MY WORK, ISOLATED
concept art
2024 GRIFFITH GRADUATE FILM
BACKGROUND AND PROP ARTIST, FINAL RENDERS, MUSIC CONSULTANT AND SOUND TECHNICIAN
elephant
an animation i was part of as a final film in the bachelor of animation 2024 cohort at griffith university.
this film explores a story about dementia, using a metaphysical elephant as a visual representation of the characters memory.
this film is within the magical realism genre, and is in a 2D painterly style.
sound work in collaboration with vanessa lorensia atmodjo (@vanlo._) and alvin agung (@shardoak)
music consulting for the compositions done by marcus henville (@marcy_melon)
ENVIRONMENTAL AND PROP WORK
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3D sculpture and modelling
3D work, started in 2025 but became passionate about almost instantly - excited to work on my skills over time and make cool creatures especially.
using maya and z-brush.
high poly creature sculpture
HIGH POLY CREATURE BUST
low poly scene-work
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sketches and style examples
sketches and style examples ahead, my passions align with tradition art using ink and copic markers, and horror work.
TRADITIONAL SKETCHES
LIFE DRAWING WORK
STORYBOARDING
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background art
background art in multiple different styles, my passions align with horror and using atmospheric perspective.in multiple styles including pixel art and traditional work with markers.
CONCEPTS FOR A HORROR ESCAPE ROOM (TEXT BASED VERSION AVAILABLE HERE)
ENVIRONMENT WORK FOR GRADUATE FILM ELEPHANT (2024)
MISCELANEOUS TRADITIONAL ART
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prop design
prop designs in multiple different styles, my passions align with strong linework and, in contrast, lineless painterly styles.in multiple styles including realism, semi-realism and traditional ink-based graphic novel style.
SCULPTURE CONCEPTS FOR GREECE-INSPIRED OPEN WORLD GAME
SWORD AND KNIFE CONCEPTS FOR THE ABOVE GAME
GUN IDEAS FOR RADIOACTIVE WASTELAND CONCEPT
PROP WORK FOR GRADUATE FILM ELEPHANT (2024)
MISCELANEOUS PROP DESIGNS
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character design
character designs in multiple different styles, my passions align with strong linework and using black to create contrast.in multiple styles including pixel art, strong contrast and linework and black and white based styles.
CONCEPTS FOR A POST APOCALYPSE RADIOACTIVE WASTELAND BOUNTY HUNTER
CONCEPTS FOR A GOREY HORROR STORY ABOUT DEATH AND THEIR APPRENTICE
CONCEPTS FOR AN '80'S INSPIRED ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE SET DURING A ROLLER DERBY AROUND THE LONDON PUNK SCENE
CONCEPTS FOR A COMEDIA-DEL-ARTE INSPIRED STEAMPUNK CIRCUS
PLATYPUS CHARACTER CONCEPT FOR A CYBERPUNK BRISBANE
MISCELANEOUS CHARACTER DESIGNS
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rendered final pieces
final art renders in multiple different styles, my passions align with colour contrast and world building through visuals.in multiple styles including harsh contrast ink-inspired work, painterly semi-realism and comic-book inspired cartoon work.
CONCEPT FOR A RADIOACTIVE BOUNTY HUNTER CONTROLLED WORLD
CONCEPTS FOR A MEDUSA INSPIRED OPEN-WORLD VIDEO GAME ABOUT ARCHEOLOGY AND WOMANHOOD
CONCEPTS FOR A CYBERPUNK BRISBANE-BASED WORLD
MISCELANEOUS RENDERS
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photography
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creative writing
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music and sound design
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WHO IS CHARLIE?
about me
twenty-two year old creative, based in brisbane and interested in horror and queer media.attended queensland academy for creative industries with a focus on theatre and music (2020), studied a certificate III of visual arts (photography) at tafe (2021), currently studying bachelor of animation (2025) and bachelor of games design and production (2026) at griffith university.
published work in:eye for an eye (2025) - video gameelephant (2024) - animated short filmsensory: life on the spectrum: an autistic comics anthology by andrews mcmeel publishing (2022)
nominee for the will eisner comic industry awards under best anthology - comicthe home issue by g r a p e f r u i t s o u p (2020) - poetryissue III: skin by ang(st) (2020) - poetrysolidarity issue zine by the lady garden publications (2020) - poetrychanges by robot with anxiety (2018) - music
charlie: experiences and education
a resume
freelance poet
2018 - CURRENT
i am a freelance poet, focussed on horror poetry, and am recognised within three zine publishings in 2020 and as part of a comics anthology in 2022 (more information on my published work in my about me section).skills - poetry and creative writing, social media management
freelance photographer
2018 - CURRENT
i am a freelance photographer, focussed on cosplay with some experience in concert photography, and have become recognisable within the cosplay space.skills - photography, time management, team communication, social media management
teaching assistant - code camp
2021
i was a teaching assistant during a code-teaching holiday camp for middle-schoolers.skills - coding (css, html, javascript), working with children
teachers aide - western suburbs special school
2020
i was a voluntary teachers aide at western suburbs special school, mainly working within the drama classes, of all ages.skills - working with children
radio host - 4ZZZ
2019 - 2020
i was a radio announcer and producer for the radio program "teenagers with opinions", a program i started and ran with my co-host jo on monday nights at seven. this show was live online and was focussed around young peoples opinions on the music industry. i also worked as the social media manager for the show.skills - radio hosting, time management, social media management
DIGITAL RADIO BROADCAST SPECIALIST CERTIFICATION FROM 4ZZZ ISSUED APRIL 2019
music composer and pianist - studio oracle
2015 - 2019
i was the main instrumental composer and pianist for the musical theatre studio, studio oracle, until the company shut down due to internal issues and the covid pandemic.skills - music composition, piano, team collaboration
bachelor of games design and production (art direction) - griffith university
2026 COHORT
i am currently studying a bachelor of games design and production at griffith university, and have participated in one studio production project (eye for an eye (2025)).skills - games design, 3D modelling and sculpture, texturing, concept design, coding (unity, twine, unreal engine), game development, studying
bachelor of animation (art direction) - griffith university
2025 cohort
i am currently studying a bachelor of animation at griffith university, and have participated in a final graduate film (elephant (2024)), as well as being the treasurer of the griffith theatrical society in 2023, and participated in the campus consultancy leadership training by john farr in 2023.skills - art direction, animation, studying
certificate III in visual arts (photography) - TAFE
2021 COHORT
i previously studied a certificate in visual arts with a focus on photography in 2021. this taught me how to work with a photography studio including lighting set ups and shooting in manual mode, as well as working with physical film photography and how to edit different types of photos.skills - photography, lighting, editing, studying
queensland academy of creative industries
2020 COHORT
i previously studied at the queensland academy of creative industries (QACI) for my high school diploma, where i studied the international bacheloreate (IB). my high level subjects were theatre, music and english. i also learnt spanish here, which i can still speak at an intermediate level.during my schooling here i learnt the following:
suzuki training, viewpoints training, physical theatre, ritual theatre, absurdism, butoh, balinese topeng dance, post-dramatic theatre and epic theatre, within the theatre classwithin the music classes, i specialised in singing and piano, with an interest in composition and jazz, i also played saxophone and ukelele in my spare timeas well as this, i was part of the media team and the school musicalskills - theatrical arts, music composition and instrumentals, spanish, studying