NYL
BATSON

CEO of Nocta Games and self-taught independent creator. Graphic designer, illustrator, musician, and video game artist. Focused on drawing, creating characters, and making music.

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FULL
ART

Illustrator &
Worldbuilder

I design and bring to life original creatures and environments, including narratives, comic panels, and character sheets.

  • Clip Studio Paint
  • After Effects
  • Spine

WEB
DEV

Front-End
Developer

Combining my retro coding skills with modern technologies, I develop responsive and creative websites like this one.

  • HTML5 / CSS3
  • Elementor Pro
  • WooCommerce

SOUND
TRACK

Composer &
Musician

I compose progressive music from grooves and rhythms I record on strings and synths. I also perform my own basslines live!
  • 5-String Bass
  • 7-String Guitar
  • Logic Pro X

GRAPHIC
DESIGN

Visual
Designer

Surviving since the Freehand era, I experience design from its fundamentals and also specialize in advanced software tools.

  • Photoshop
  • Illustrator
  • InDesign
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/ POINTS

/TEACHING

DuocUC (2018-2021)

I taught at DuocUC, San Andrés campus (Concepción, Chile), for both the School of Communications and the School of Design, covering the Advertising, Public Relations, Graphic Design, and Illustration programs. Some of the courses I taught during this period include:

  • Character and Environment Design
  • Multimedia Animation
  • Storyboard
  • Audiovisual Projects
  • Digital Production
  • Calligraphy & Lettering
  • Graphic Softwares
  • Motion Graphics
  • Digital Representation Techniques
  • Character and Environment Design
  • Multimedia Animation
  • Storyboard
  • Audiovisual Projects
  • Digital Production
  • Calligraphy & Lettering
  • Graphic Softwares
  • Motion Graphics
  • Digital Representation Techniques

IPP (2011-2014)

I began my journey by teaching in the Graphic Design program at Instituto Profesional Providencia (Concepción, Chile), focusing primarily on hands-on courses and web development workshops.

/Highlights

/2011_ First musical release as an independent artist, a four-track instrumental album titled Los Falsos Cuentos (aka The Fake Tales).

/2012_ 1st Place (international) in the Creativos en la Nube website competition at the UP Latin American Design Meeting 2012, University of Palermo (Argentina), with the project Los Falsos Cuentos.

/2013_ Presentation and exhibition of my graduation project Biocleta, at Plus 2012 Valor + Diseño (Concepción) and 5th Latin American Design Biennial 2013 (Santiago, Chile), respectively.

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/2013_ Recognition as a Quality Professional awarded by Red Ilumno in honor of my achievements as a graphic designer and a teacher in the field.

/2015_ 1st Place at the Hackathon del Fin del Mundo held at University of Concepción (Chile), where I developed the web prototype for WAVA, an online platform designed for emerging musicians.

/2017_ Selected as illustrator for the poem Protectores from the book Miradas: Pequeños relatos para grandes asuntos by Alan González.

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nylbatson@gmail.com

I work from my home studio and manage several projects simultaneously. Reach out here for priority response times.