Kathryn Steele

Kathryn lives with her husband Brendon and pugs Leilu (Yes, after The Fifth Elements Leeloo!) and Goku in Indianapolis, Indiana. She currently holds a Bachelors in Media Arts and Science with a focus on web and conceptual game art. She also has attained a certification with distinction in the area of Digital Graphic Design and Printing. Kathryn also has a Masters in Media Arts and Science with a focus on conceptual art and character development. She is also an adjunct faculty at the Art Institute of Indianapolis where she teaches digital painting, character/object design and conceptual storytelling.

Kathryn spends much of her time studying how characters evolve with in a story arch and better ways to achieve significant storytelling methods for characters through the methods of conceptual art and creative storytelling. Her husband, Brendon, and herself have begun the tedious job of developing a Trading Card Game (TCG) called Windfall, which focus' on a series of Guardians controlling their armies and protecting their sanctuaries (decks). This game ill be completed by Spring of 2014 and some of the Guardians can be viewed in the Portfolio section of the website. Launch is May 2nd.

Kathryn has worked with several professional clients. More recently, she has completed work for Paizo Publishing’s Pathfinder series in a guide due to release in September. Other clients include INWAP Games, Pauldron Games, IUPUI Return of Aetheria, Revolution Publishing, Studio Cypher, and Starcat Gamaes. Kathryn was the Art Lead on the first running of Return of Aetheria, am massive ARG that debuted at Gencon 2013.