Dardo Studios, Inc.
At Dardo Studios, we provide boutique solutions for comprehensive art creation, including concept art, 3D modeling, animation, VFX, and more. We also offer art direction, recruiting services, and expertise in structuring and managing art departments.
Funding history
About Dardo Studios, Inc.
How much funding has Dardo Studios, Inc. raised?
Dardo Studios, Inc. has raised $500K in total funding. The most recent round was Series A.
Where is Dardo Studios, Inc. headquartered?
Dardo Studios, Inc. is headquartered in Irvine, CA.
What does Dardo Studios, Inc. do?
At Dardo Studios, we provide boutique solutions for comprehensive art creation, including concept art, 3D modeling, animation, VFX, and more. We also offer art direction, recruiting services, and expertise in structuring and managing art departments.
What problem does Dardo Studios, Inc. solve?
Game studios often need to shape a new IP, scale their art department, or elevate their visual direction but may lack the in-house creative capacity to do it.
What's Dardo Studios, Inc.'s solution?
A global collective of game developers and artists that provides end-to-end outsourced art services for game studios, including art direction, asset creation, consulting, recruiting, and team development.
What makes Dardo Studios, Inc. different?
Brands itself as an 'Art Department in a Box' and points to credited work on projects like Invincible VS, Marvel Snap, and Life Is Strange as proof of its team's experience.
What makes Dardo Studios, Inc. notable?
Dardo Studios, an outsourced game-art studio, was co-founded by Daniel Orive and Kenny Carvalho; Orive previously led art work at Riot Games, including on the character Neeko from League of Legends.
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