Austin Hodge is a multimedia artist working across illustration, graphic design, character design, concept art, game development, and voice. His work meshes analog and digital mediums — engineered for flexibility, experimentation, and sharp execution. Years of hands-on experience across formats have shaped his approach — equal parts builder, designer, and operator. His visual language draws from geometric abstraction, vivid color, and visceral texture, giving each piece a layered, tactile quality that balances precision with grit.
Austin's experience spans video animatics, 3D modeling, game design, storytelling, voice acting, mural painting, time-lapse art, and teaching. His work has appeared in galleries, on products, in zines, and at events. From logos and tattoos to merchandise and product design, each project is a component in a broader creative mechanism - built for endurance, designed for change.
DISTORTED MACHINE is the embodiment of that mechanism. Since 2008, this site has documented the evolution of Austin’s work as it expands and shifts form. It serves as the engine room of a durable, self-driven vessel — holding steady as he charts new directions.
Austin's experience spans video animatics, 3D modeling, game design, storytelling, voice acting, mural painting, time-lapse art, and teaching. His work has appeared in galleries, on products, in zines, and at events. From logos and tattoos to merchandise and product design, each project is a component in a broader creative mechanism - built for endurance, designed for change.
DISTORTED MACHINE is the embodiment of that mechanism. Since 2008, this site has documented the evolution of Austin’s work as it expands and shifts form. It serves as the engine room of a durable, self-driven vessel — holding steady as he charts new directions.
