About
My dream is to design a video game character and be able to play it in production. I’m on a mission to develop my creativity and artistic skills while providing engaging and unique concepts that bring artistic visions to life.
Experience
- Freelance Concept Artist · Freelance (Self employed)12-01-2023
Worked independently to create concept art for various projects, utilizing skills in design and creativity to meet client needs.
- Concept Artist · MOONHOUND Studio12-01-2023 – 05-01-2024
Tasked with designing props for a survival game.
- Freelance Illustrator · Freelance08-01-2023 – 09-01-2023
Designed multiple posters using mixed media with a combination of original drawings and realistic photography. Designed icons, banners, emotes, and thumbnails for Twitch and YouTube using Photoshop and Procreate. As part of a short contract for an advertising agency, used Illustrator, InDesign, and other tools to design healthcare and medical advice illustrations for a healthcare provider.
- Concept Artist · De Montfort University09-01-2020 – 06-01-2023
As part of my final major project, I was tasked with building a virtual world for a MMORPG. Specialized in character creation, focusing on designing complex NPCs the player would interact with. Built a game concept for a MMORPG inspired by Warcraft featuring a virtual world with multiple character races and characters involving different storylines, powers, and capabilities. Fully developed 2D illustrations for 11 characters with up to 20 variations of their appearance, involving cellulites, concept development, sketches, line work, and final designs of characters. Worked on close-ups, concept arts, face expressions, grey scale, and color palettes for characters. Developed an art-book repurposed as a guide for the game and intro to know the characters, their backstories, and capabilities.
- Creative designer · Men in black10-01-2024
- Creative designer · Men in black10-01-2024
Designed props and assets for various creative projects. Assisted in event visual design and branding
Education
- UNIVERSAL ARTS SCHOOLMaster's degree, Concept art and illustration
- De Montfort UniversityBachelor of Arts - BA, Concept and comic art
- Scoala Europeana BucurestiBachelor's degree, Art/Art Studies, General
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