❓ What is one piece of art (from any medium) that permanently changed the way you approach slot game visuals today?

📝I agree with the spirit of the question, but hmm….for me it was never just one piece of art. My approach to slot visuals has been shaped by many influences across animation, games, illustration, and polished studios like Playrix – ps and pc games – mobile games – solo artists… Each one added something to the way I think about mood, color, lighting, and clarity. It’s the combination of all these artistic moments…not a single one…that changed the way I create slot games today.

🎨 When you’re shaping the look of a new slot, what’s the unexpected detail you pay attention to that most people don’t notice?

🎤 One unexpected detail I always focus on is “visual rhythm.”

Not the objects themselves, but the spacing between them … the micro-gaps, the negative shapes, the balance of silence vs. detail. Most people only look at symbols, colors, or lighting. I look at how the eye moves between those elements.

If the rhythm is wrong, the player subconsciously feels noise, clutter, or stress.

If the rhythm is right, the whole game feels polished, readable, and premium … even before they understand why.

That invisible spacing is one of the biggest secrets behind a slot that “just feels good.”

🧩 What’s an idea you once rejected in a project that later turned out to be the right decision?

💬 There was a project where someone proposed a very minimal background, and I rejected it at first because I felt it lacked personality. Later, when we tested variations, that simple version actually performed better … it improved symbol readability and reduced visual fatigue.

It taught me that sometimes less detail is the real upgrade, not the downgrade.

💡 If you had full freedom, what is one daring or unconventional visual experiment you wish slot studios would allow more often?

✏️ I wish studios would allow us to push slot visuals into a more cinematic direction … not just “animated,” but truly film-inspired. Deeper shadows, stronger contrasts, bold framing, and a controversial color palette that isn’t afraid to break the traditional “safe” look of most slots.

Players are visually sophisticated today; they watch high-budget series and games every day.

So why not bring that same dramatic, atmospheric energy into our slots?

Sometimes the most powerful experience comes from daring to go off-formula.

✨ Slot games can be visually crowded. How do you decide what not to add to keep the design clean and powerful?

🗣️ I decide what not to add by asking one simple question: Does this element earn its place?

If it doesn’t support readability, mood, or the player’s eye-flow, it’s noise … and I cut it.

Great slot design isn’t about adding more… it’s about letting the right things breathe.

🖼️ What is one “rule” of slot art that you follow even though you’ve never said it out loud to your team?

📘 I have an unspoken rule: every element must feel “alive,” even if the player never notices why.

Whether it’s a rim light, a color shift, a micro-shadow, or a texture pass, I always push for that extra layer of polish that gives symbols and backgrounds a sense of breathing energy.

If something feels flat or dead, I know it’s wrong … even before anyone else sees it.

So my quiet rule is: if it doesn’t have life, it doesn’t go in the game.

🎭 Looking at upcoming trends, what visual direction do you think will surprise the industry the most in the next few years?

🎯 I think the industry is about to be surprised by something very simple:

a shift toward emotionally intelligent visuals.

Not just prettier art or higher resolution … but slot games that borrow from cinema, mobile AAA, and even social-media aesthetics to create mood-driven, atmospheric experiences.

I’m talking about bold, unconventional color palettes, dramatic lighting, and a level of stylistic identity that feels closer to movie-grade world-building than traditional slot art.

For years, slot visuals have chased clarity.

The next big trend will chase character.

Just look at the latest title from ELA Games – Witches Book I art directed*…***.

The characters feel alive, they have attitude, personality, and a sense of presence rarely seen in slots.

That’s exactly the direction the industry isn’t expecting … art that doesn’t just decorate the game, but actually creates a world.

The studios that dare to build worlds instead of just interfaces… will be the ones that redefine the entire landscape.

🌟 AI is everywhere now. In your opinion, what’s the right way for artists to use AI without losing their artistic taste or signature?

🧠 AI is everywhere now, but the right way for artists to use it is very simple:

never let the AI have the final word.

Use it for speed, ideas, exploration … but the moment you bring the image into your canvas and start overpainting it with your own technique, that’s where your artistic taste, your signature, and your personality take over again.

AI can suggest.

You define.

That overpaint layer is where the real artistry happens … it’s the difference between “AI made this” and “I made this using AI as a tool.”

🔍 What is one short piece of advice you wish more artists took seriously?

📖 Master the fundamentals.For sure that would be it!!!! Before chasing style, speed, or tools, every artist should deeply understand drawing basics, composition, light, and color theory. AI, software, and trends change every year … but strong fundamentals never expire. If you don’t control the basics, you are out of control….

📌 What comes to mind when you think of iGamity and its effort to highlight creators behind the games?

✔️ When I think of this effort … one thing comes to mind: finally, someone is shining a light on the people who actually shape the soul of this industry.

Slots are not just math and mechanics … they are worlds, built by artists, designers, and creators who rarely get visibility. iGamity is giving those people a voice, a face, and a platform.

It feels like a shift toward a more human, more transparent, and more creator-driven future.

And honestly?

It’s about time.