Tamara Salatova
Character art director

Tamara Salatova
Character art director

Intro

Intro

Welcome to my world of character art.
My work celebrates visual storytelling through expressive designs and distinctive aesthetics, reflecting my passion for bringing iconic characters to life.

Welcome to my world of character art.
My work celebrates visual storytelling through expressive designs and distinctive aesthetics, reflecting my passion for bringing iconic characters to life.

Selected projects

Selected projects

Selected projects

Character Art Direction

Character Art Direction

Art Direction | VizDev

Art Direction | VizDev

Reaper | Overwatch 2

Reaper | Overwatch 2

3D Character

3D Character

Zarya | Overwatch 2

Zarya | Overwatch 2

3D Character

3D Character

Ana Pharaoh | Overwatch

Ana Pharaoh | Overwatch

3D Character

3D Character

Demon of Self-Doubt

Demon of Self-Doubt

3D Concept

3D Concept

Crimson Priest

Crimson Priest

3D Concept

3D Concept

Overseer

Overseer

3D Concept

3D Concept

Fuzzy Bot

Fuzzy Bot

3D Art-Style | Customization

3D Art-Style | Customization

Heroes of the Storm

Heroes of the Storm

3D Character | Concept

3D Character | Concept

Portraits

Portraits

3D concept

3D concept

Hand - Paint

Hand - Paint

Characters | Weapons

Characters | Weapons

About

About

About

Behind every character is an artist with a vision. I'm a passionate creator with 20+ years of experience in the CG industry, balancing artistic expression with practical execution.

As both an individual contributor and art director, I ensure characters are not only visually striking but meaningful within their worlds. My approach combines technical expertise with creative storytelling to bring distinctive, imaginative characters to life.

Behind every character is an artist with a vision. I'm a passionate creator with 20+ years of experience in the CG industry, balancing artistic expression with practical execution.

As both an individual contributor and art director, I ensure characters are not only visually striking but meaningful within their worlds. My approach combines technical expertise with creative storytelling to bring distinctive, imaginative characters to life.

Skills

Skills

Art Direction

Art Direction

3D Character Concept

3D Character Concept

Visual Development Strategy

Visual Development Strategy

3D Character art

3D Character art

Art Team Mentorship

Art Team Mentorship

Art Pipeline Development

Experience

Experience

Character Art Director

Character Art Director

Believer

2024-Present (Full-Time)

2024-Present (Full-Time)

Principal Character Artist

Principal Character Artist

Netflix Games

2025 (Contract)

2025 (Contract)

Principal Character Artist

Principal Character Artist

Netflix Games

2022-2024 (Full-Time)

2022-2024 (Full-Time)

Principal Character Artist

Principal Character Artist

Ubisoft | Fuzzy Bot

2021-2022 (Contract)

2021-2022 (Contract)

Sr. 3D Character-Artist

Sr. 3D Character-Artist

Blizzard Ent.

2012-2021 (Full-Time)

2012-2021 (Full-Time)

Software

Software

Maya

Zbrush

Marmoset Toolbag

Marmoset Toolbag

Substance Painter

Unreal Engine

Unreal Engine

Photoshop

Contact

tamarasalatova.art@gmail.com

Email Copied

Contact

tamarasalatova.art@gmail.com

Email Copied

Contact

tamarasalatova.art@gmail.com

Email Copied