headwater studio · artist hub
Games, comics, music, and painted characters — collaborate here and earn proportional ownership of what you help ship. Not a gig board. A studio with skin in the game.
the model
Pick a lane — or propose your own project.
Deliver scoped work: art, writing, code, music, design.
Earn proportional stake when the asset ships and earns.
in the studio now
Bounce upstream. Don't miss the mat.
A browser mini-game starring the Trampoline Frog from the First Collection painting — tap to jump, chain bounces, beat your high score.
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Steal snacks. Dodge cans.
Lane-runner starring Trash Raccoon from the painted dumpster scene — swipe lanes, scoop calories, don't get busted.
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Flap toward the lamp. Dodge the leaves.
Nocturnal flyer built from Big Moth — tap to rise toward the porch light, thread the foliage, rack up lamp runs.
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Read the drift. Time the rise.
Rise-timing game built from the Rainbow Trout painting — a mayfly drifts under the riffle glare, and you tap to sip it off the surface at the exact moment it reaches the lie.
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Cape up. Slip the branches.
Caped hybrid glide game from the Raccowl painting — soar upstream, cape trailing, don't snag the canopy.
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Wait for the badge. Tap on peak.
Timing duel starring Pensive Dummy — arms stay crossed until the radiation badge glows, then tap on the peak.
Learn more →Deliver weird mail upstream. Nocturnal creatures only.
A route-building card game built from painted characters — Raccowl, Trash Raccoon, Big Moth, Pensive Dummy, and the night crew compete to deliver letters nobody asked for.
Learn more →Meet the night crew. Someone stole the mail.
First issue — Raccowl and Trash Raccoon chase a bouncing frog through the headwaters. Painted characters, panel by panel.
Learn more →Collaborative tracks from the headwaters — stems, scores, and songs.
A music lane for composers, vocalists, and producers to collaborate on Headwater projects — game soundtracks, comic themes, and standalone releases. Contributors earn stake in the tracks they help ship.
from the paintings
Heroes and weirdos extracted from the First Collection — fuel for games, comics, and whatever comes next.
26 characters cataloged from acrylic paintings
Browse characters →open collab
Remote contributors welcome. Bring a reel, a portfolio, or a pitch. Terms are spelled out per project before work starts.
founders
Founding artist. Acrylic paintings and prints live on the Founders page — separate from the contributor hub.
Visit Founders →Original acrylic paintings and prints by Matthew are sold here on the Founders page — not through the general studio shop.
