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Welcome to Sohlvian

A quiet space where worlds are shaped, one fragment of light and story at a time.

Origin of a Name

There are stories to every name

Sohlvian began as a word that appeared while sketching worlds, a fragment that felt ancient and familiar, like it belonged to a place that never truly existed but somehow always had. Over time, it became more than a name; it became a space to create from.

This site is a quiet record of that process, a personal archive of design thoughts, unfinished sketches, and reflections on worldbuilding. Each post captures a moment in the search for tone, atmosphere, and meaning within interactive art.

What you will find here is not a portfolio or press kit, but the trace of a journey- how an idea takes form, shifts, and grows into something that might one day live in the hands of others.

Celestial watercolor and acrylic mixed-media illustration of a golden astronomical clock by Sohlvian
Celestial watercolor and acrylic mixed-media illustration of a golden astronomical clock by Sohlvian

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Explore the Creative Journey

watercolor illustration in progress painted by Sohlvian as part of a fantasy game art design process
watercolor illustration in progress painted by Sohlvian as part of a fantasy game art design process
Game Art & Design

Visuals that inspire gameplay and shape the language of the world- from sketches and textures to the moments where art becomes meaning.

watercolor golden spiral with intricate geometric equations
watercolor golden spiral with intricate geometric equations
Game Balance & Philosophy

Explorations into the quiet architecture of play - where choice, chance, and intention meet to form the pulse of a living system. Includes personal origin blog.

Hand-drawn sketchbook map with golden star lines and watercolor notes for worldbuilding concept
Hand-drawn sketchbook map with golden star lines and watercolor notes for worldbuilding concept
Sohlvian game update notes beside code editor
Sohlvian game update notes beside code editor

From sketches and balance sheets to the myths that shape the world - where imagination gathers form and memory becomes story.

Updates

Notes and reflections along the journey- tracing the evolution of ideas, progress, and the unseen work that gives each world its form.

Echoes of Creation

Watercolor of a golden moon reflecting on a calm lake
Watercolor of a golden moon reflecting on a calm lake
ORIGINS

Every Creative journey begins in quiet reflection. Before Code, before mechanics, there's a single person making a story. The origin story of Sohlvian.

Enter the Circle

Be among the first to hear what stirs within Sohlvian’s world.