Top-Rated 2D Artist | Specializing in character design, illustration, comics, and visual storytelling
I create the foundational art that defines projects. You get:
• Reliable, visionary concept art & character design
• A 100% Job Success score
• Proven experience from Fortune 500 to indie teams
The essential pre-production visuals provided include:
• Concept Art & Exploration: Developing your initial ideas, mood, and visual direction from the ground up.
• Character Design: Crafting memorable, functional, and expressive character sheets and turnarounds for your project.
• Key Art & Promotional Illustrations: Creating the central, impactful visuals used for marketing your pitch and building hype.
• A Collaborative, Reliable Partnership: Clear communication and iterative feedback ensure a smooth workflow and that your vision is realized on time.
This approach is ideally suited for projects that need a strong creative foundation, such as developing the core cast for a game or establishing the key art for an animated series.
I work with developers and creators who value quality, professionalism, and an artist they can trust. Let's connect to discuss your project's vision!
Adobe Photoshop
Character Design
Game Art
Illustration
Procreate
2D Art
Digital Art
Sketching
Digital Painting
Drawing
Cartoon Character
Freestyle Drawing
Concept Design
Portrait Art
Bojan R.
Belgrade, Serbia
$15/hr
5.0
93 jobs
10 years of expierence in gaming art, UI design illustration, concept and character art, as well as in architectural design and visuelisation, 3d modeling and graphic and logo design
career goal: further development of my skills through variety of freelance work
2D Game Art
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop
Character Design
Illustration
Concept Artistry
Children's Book Illustration
Adobe InDesign
Game UI/UX Design
Mobile UI Design
Cartoon Character
GUI Design
Digital Illustration
Cartoon Art
Pixel Art
Autodesk
Bojan T.
Subotica, Serbia
$25/hr
4.9
12 jobs
With over a decade of experience immersed in the gaming and illustration industries, I fuse raw artistic talent with professional reliability. I specialize in taking your abstract ideas and turning them into captivating, high-quality visual assets—all while maintaining fast communication and meticulous attention to your feedback.
Key Skills and Expertise:
*Dynamic Concept Art: From the initial spark of an idea to the final polished render, I design characters, environments, and props that perfectly fit your project's lore and aesthetic.
*Adaptable Style: Whether your project requires high fantasy, gritty sci-fi, or vibrant, stylized cartoons, my diverse background allows me to adapt my hand-drawing and digital skills to your exact needs.
*Studio-Level Professionalism: Equipped with deep technical proficiency in Adobe Photoshop and years of experience as an in-house studio artist, I understand how to deliver clean, optimized assets on time.
*Collaborative Spirit: I believe in the power of teamwork. I am highly receptive to feedback and love brainstorming alongside multidisciplinary teams to refine the creative vision.
My Background:
Built a successful career as a freelance concept artist and illustrator, partnering directly with project owners and creators to bring their unique visions to life with high-quality artwork. My portfolio spans a massive variety of genres, demonstrating my ability to jump into any universe and immediately add value.
Take a quick look at my portfolio highlights below. If you're looking for an artist who cares about your project as much as you do, let's talk. I am always ready to embark on a new creative journey!
2D Game Art
Illustration
2D Design
Logo Design
Banner Ad Design
Realistic
Graphic Design
Book Cover
Image Editing
Game Design
Photo Manipulation
Animated Cartoon
Franjo S.
Subotica, Serbia
$9/hr
5.0
29 jobs
I create:
- animations for short films, music videos, logos and games (I can combine 2d and 3d as well)
- artwork
- graphic design for games and apps
Looking forward to working with you!
2D Game Art
Game Art
Illustration
2D Animation
Hand-Drawn Style
Colorful Style
Animation
Storyboarding
Game Design
Graphic Design
Character Animation
Game Development
Unity
Godot
Krita
Anica S.
Pirot, Serbia
$35/hr
5.0
26 jobs
🟢 2D Game Artist specializing in Mobile Games illustrations, Character Design, Concept Art for Game, Assets/Props for Game, Environment Art, Backgrounds, with experience as team leader for the 2d art department.
🟢 In my career, I have worked with many clients and mobile game companies:
✅ Playpulse (Character designer freelance)
✅ Webelinx (2D Team Leader)
✅ Exe-Play games (2D Artist)
✅ Playrix.RS (2D Artist)
✅ WarmApp Games (Co-founder/2D Artist)
🟢 In my portfolio, you can see I am an expert in 2d game art and illustrations. I know many styles (cartoon, hand-drawing, realistic, minimalist, monochromatic art, flat art, vector art, isometric art) to do because fundamentals are always the same.
🟢 Extensive Experience as a 2d game artist in the mobile game industry. The games that I've worked on have more than 📈 30 million downloads and over 200.000 daily active users. I also worked with larger and smaller teams. I worked closely with 3d artists, developers, writers, and the marketing team.
(Refer to the portfolio section).
🟢 Expert Level ability is to develop the entire process for 2d mobile game graphics. I can do everything from sketching and concept art to final render illustrations. My passion is concept art for game characters. When I develop character design, I can express my illustration skills with the creative power of concept because in that part I can be imaginative and creative.
When I draw illustrations, I love to draw cartoon style. The best way to tell a story is with a cartoon style, which is suitable for illustrating children's books.
🟢Types of games I've worked on:
✅ Casual games (Hidden Objects, Find The Difference)
✅ Narrative storytelling
✅ Hyper Casual (Idle, Runner, .io)
✅ Board Games
✅ Puzzle Games
✅ Platformer
⭐Why Choose me? ⭐
✔ Because of my experience, I developed a systematic and organized process in phases for my work
✔ I know how to focus on important things and not spare the time
✔ I constantly research and track new stuff in the mobile game industry
✔ I constantly learn how to draw new styles
✔ I will always update you with my work progress
✔ I am open to suggestions and present my ideas in order to further improve your idea
✔ It is very important to me I satisfy your needs with my work
✔ You can expect high-quality images
🟢 I am innovative, open to suggestions and experimentation, highly cooperative, and pleasant to work with. I have lots of teamwork experience.
🟢 My motto is, everything is possible when you have the will to do it. I enjoy challenges and learning something new. If you like my work, feel free to contact me.
Let's make new experiences for users together.
2D Game Art
Adobe Photoshop
Character Design
Game Art
Illustration
2D Illustration
2D Art
Digital Art
Mobile Game
NFT Art
NFT Character
Cartoon Character
Sketching
Sonja G.
Novi Sad, Serbia
$15/hr
5.0
6 jobs
2D/3D Artist with several years of experience in the gaming industry. Focused on creating concept art and illustrations, as well as 2D props and characters.
Had the pleasure of working on multiple projects. Some of them include Titan Quest : Eternal Embers DLC expansion , a hack and slash ARPG, from THQ Nordic, and Warden's Will, a stylised roguelike shooter from Elizyo.
Prefer working on stylised projects. Skilled in animation as well.
Character Design
2D Design
Video Game
3D Modeling
3D Design
Concept Design
Prop Design
Character Modeling
3D Game Art
3D Sculpting
Texturing & Shading
2D Art
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