Game artist, Illustrator
& Art educator

I carefully craft detailed illustrations incorporating relatable, culturally rooted characters to play out heart-warming stories.

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Game Art

Shipped work and current projects.

Goldy's Garden Steam capsule art

Goldy's Garden

My upcoming Steam idle clicker game.
Kamla, Steam capsule art

Kamla

Character design and Steam capsule art for a horror game whose trailer passed a billion views.
Aghori, character concept sheet for an unannounced horror game

Horror concept art

Ongoing character & concept development at MadMantra Games: a glimpse of what I can share while the game is unannounced.
BYJU'S Quiz 2.0 wildlife asset library
Easter event background for Lila's World
City apartment interiors for Lila's World

Production work

Asset libraries in two different art styles for BYJU'S (100M+ downloads) and festive game art for Lila's World (10M+).

Illustration

The other half of my practice: published children's books and personal picture-book work. Available for book projects alongside studio roles.

Forest concert, personal picture-book illustration Little Red Riding Hood, book cover Grandmother character lineup, The Swarm, educational reader The Magician, tarot series Ekebil and the Giant, published Palauan fairy tale Quiet morning, personal illustration The King, character design sheet with poses and expressions, The Kind Mage The Golden Hour, Rapunzel at her mirror, personal illustration First day of school, mentorship project The mage's chamber, The Kind Mage
Kaynat Zehra

Hi, I am Kaynat

I'm a 2D game artist and children's book illustrator, focused on creating culturally rooted and character-driven stories.

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Let's make something together

Whether you're a studio looking for a 2D artist or a publisher with a picture book in mind, my inbox is open.

kaynat.art@gmail.com
Illustrated kitten answering a cat-shaped telephone