Hi! I am Mathilde Heu, an illustrator with a knack for puzzle illustration / illustration-based works / & art installations.

Utah Illustration
Utah Illustration

UTAH

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Title: Utah
Type: Commission
Commissioner: Sharky & George
Client: Joro Experiences
Description: Once correctly folded along the white folding lines (mountain folds and valley folds), the illustration reveals a hidden image: the Tower Butte (Utah, USA).

How to fold the map

Swipe to see verso & Drag to reorder the pieces

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Venice map illustration
Venice map illustration

VENICE

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Title: Venice
Type: Commission
Commissioner: Sharky & George
Client: Quadrature
Description: This custom map of Venice contains four puzzles. The corners can be folded to reveal a lion holding a book, which reveals a secret location. The edges (top and bottom) of the map reveal a hidden path. Another secret location can be revealed by downloading the EyeJack app, scanning the QR code, and then aiming one's phone at the area framed by four red L-shaped corners.

Swipe to flip the map & Drag the pieces to bring the lion together

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Gods Illustration
Gods Illustration
Gods Illustration
Gods Illustration
Gods Illustration
Gods Illustration
Gods Illustration
Gods Illustration
Gods Illustration
Gods Illustration
Gods Illustration
Gods Illustration
Gods Illustration
Gods Illustration
Gods Illustration
Gods Illustration
Gods Illustration
Gods Illustration

GREEK GODS

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Title: Greek Gods
Type: Commission
Commissioner: Sharky & George
Client: Quadrature
Description: This card challenge takes place at the Greenwich observatory. The cards can be ordered in five ways based on the planets the Greek Gods represent, the poem lines "On foot I had to cross the solar system”, the NASA planet symbols they represent, the planet size starting with the sun, or the dates from the Greenwich observatory in chronological order.
Puzzle mechanism: Chris Brickel

Flip and Drag the Greek Gods

Platform Game Artwork
Platform Game Artwork
Platform Game Artwork
Platform Game Artwork
Platform Game Artwork
Platform Game Artwork
Platform Game Artwork
Platform Game Illustration
Platform game illustration
Platform Game Illustration
Platform Game Illustration
Platform Game Illustration
Platform Game Illustration
Platform Game Illustration

PLATFORM GAME

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Title: Platform Game
Type: Commission
Commissioner: Sharky & George
Client: Midnight Madness
Description: These illustrations were created for a series of six ‘puzzle books’. One of them, "The Book of Gaming”, references the famous platform game "Super Mario”. I was commissioned to create four illustrated levels in the style of Super Mario. By navigating the tubes in the correct order, the player was collecting a series of letters, key to finding a secret location - can you guess which one it is?

Swipe through the levels

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ROBOT TILES

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Title: Robot tiles
Type: Commission
Commissioner: Great Gotham Challenge
Description: These tiles were created for a puzzle game app in which the participants have to reconstitute the electronics and electrical circuits of the insides of a robot.  

Click the tiles to toggle & Drag to reorder

ROMA augmented reality MAP

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Title: Roma Map
Type: Commission
Commissioner: Sharky & George
Description: This custom map of Roma contains a hidden augmented reality layer that guided the participants in the city, where they found clues for their next challenge.

Swipe to flip the map

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flipped faces

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Title: Flipped faces
Type: Personal project
Description: I am in the process of illustrating a custom deck of cards where face cards have a secret identity each. Rotate the cards to reveal the secret identities.

Rotate the cards upside down

puzzle illustration / editorial illustration / art installations & set design.