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Khila S.

Meriden, Connecticut

$16/hr
5.0
3 jobs

✨Hello!✨ My name is Khila and I'm a game artist who has experience with creating 2D & pixel art. I specialize in character designs, assets, and pixel animations. Looking for opportunities of work and to collaborate with other people. 2D Assets & Skills 🖌️Character Design - Creates character designs that are tailored to the game's vision. 🖌️Game Assets - Is able to produce high quality and functional game assets like props, tilesets, and UI. 🖌️Concept Art - Can create art from ideas that help set the tone and steer the direction of the project. 🖌️Animation - Specialized in pixel art animation but I do have experience with 2D animation. Tools & Software 🔧Clip Studio 🔧Asesprite 🔧Canva

  • 2D Game Art
  • Game Art
  • Game Design
  • Pixel Art
  • 2D Art
  • 2D Design & Drawings
  • 3D Art
  • Scrum
  • Concept Design
  • Sprite Sheet Animation
  • Art Direction
  • UI Graphics
Jessica B.

McKee, Kentucky

$35/hr
5.0
3 jobs

🎨 Are you looking for a professional illustrator who can transform your ideas into compelling visuals that engage audiences, strengthen storytelling, and bring your creative vision to life? I help authors, publishers, self-publishing creators, educators, startups, and game developers create high-quality illustrations tailored to their goals. Whether you need a Children's Book Illustrator, Character Designer, Comic Book Artist, Graphic Novel Illustrator, Concept Artist, Book Cover Designer, Environment Artist, or 2D Game Artist, I deliver custom artwork from concept to completion. With experience across publishing, comics, visual development, and game art, I create illustrations that communicate clearly, connect with audiences, and enhance storytelling. My approach combines creativity, technical skill, attention to detail, and reliable communication to ensure every project achieves its intended impact. 📚 Children's Book Illustration Children's books thrive on imagination, emotion, and visual storytelling. I create engaging illustrations that help young readers connect with characters, follow narratives, and immerse themselves in meaningful experiences. Services include: • Children's Book Illustration • Picture Book Illustration • Storybook Illustration • Educational Illustration • Coloring & Activity Books • Amazon KDP Projects From whimsical adventures and fantasy stories to educational materials and learning resources, I create artwork that captures attention while supporting the author's message. ✨ Character Design & Visual Development Strong characters are the foundation of books, comics, games, and brands. I create original character designs tailored to your audience, genre, and creative direction. My services include character sheets, turnarounds, expression sheets, mascots, fantasy characters, creatures, heroes, villains, and concept art. Every design is developed with personality, consistency, and storytelling value. 📖 Comic Books & Graphic Novels Comics require more than strong artwork they require effective visual storytelling. I provide comic book illustration, graphic novel illustration, sequential art, storyboarding, comic page design, panel composition, narrative illustration, comic cover design, and storytelling-focused artwork. My goal is to guide readers naturally through the story while maintaining visual impact and clarity. 🎮 2D Game Art & Game Assets As a 2D Game Artist, I create production-ready assets for indie developers, startups, and game studios. Services include: • Game Character Design • Character Sprites • Environment Art • Background Design • Props & Objects • UI Assets & Icons From mobile games to indie titles, I develop artwork that supports gameplay while maintaining a cohesive visual identity. 🌍 Environment Design & Background Art Compelling environments help bring stories and games to life. I create fantasy worlds, storybook environments, landscape illustrations, interior scenes, exterior scenes, background art, and world-building concepts that enhance immersion and support storytelling. Every environment is designed with atmosphere, composition, mood, and narrative purpose in mind. 💡 Concept Art Every successful creative project begins with a strong visual foundation. I create character concepts, environment concepts, creature concepts, prop concepts, and visual development artwork that establish a clear artistic direction before production begins. Concept art helps define style, mood, visual language, and consistency, allowing projects to move forward with confidence. 📕 Book Cover Design & Publishing Support A professionally designed cover plays a critical role in attracting readers and creating a strong first impression. I design children's book covers, comic book covers, graphic novel covers, educational book covers, coloring book covers, eBook covers, and print book covers. I also provide Amazon KDP-ready formatting support and publishing-ready files. 🔷 Vector Tracing Services I provide professional manual vector tracing for logos, sketches, illustrations, and low-resolution artwork. Every vector is recreated manually to achieve clean curves, smooth lines, accurate details, and fully scalable results. Vector files are ideal for printing, branding, merchandise, packaging, marketing materials, and publishing projects. Deliverables can include AI, EPS, SVG, PDF, and other print-ready formats. ✅ Why Clients Work With Me • High-Quality Custom Artwork • Strong Visual Storytelling • Professional Communication • Reliable Delivery • Attention to Detail • Long-Term Collaboration Focus Whether you're publishing a children's book, creating a comic series, developing a graphic novel, designing game assets, building a fantasy world, or launching a new creative project, I am committed to delivering artwork that exceeds expectations and helps bring your ideas to life. Let's create something amazing together. Trusted. Professional.

  • 2D Game Art
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Character Design
  • Illustration
  • Children's Book Illustration
  • Digital Illustration
  • Storybook
  • Book Illustration
  • Comic Art
  • Comic Book
  • Graphic Novel
  • Concept Artistry
  • Visual Art
  • Character Illustration
  • Environmental Design
  • Game Background & Environment
  • Cartoon Art
  • Book Cover Design
  • Storyboarding
Chris H.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

$60/hr
5.0
112 jobs

I'm your one-stop shop for 2D game development from concept & GDD creation, to a full game delivery. I've created over 250 web games for clients to date, as well as a variety of desktop (Steam) and mobile (Android & iOS) titles - with a speciality in advergames! My clients have included solo-indie devs all the way up to Fortune 500 companies. Art Styles: Pixel Art, Vector Art, Retro Cartoon & Pinup Software: Adobe Suite, Affinity Suite, Aseprite, Resprite, Procreate, CSP Animation Software: Spine, Moho, Traditional Frame by Frame Game Engines / Frameworks: HTML5 Construct 3 , Godot

  • 2D Game Art
  • Game Art
  • Illustration
  • Cartoon Art
  • Pixel Art
  • Game Development
  • Game Design
  • Construct 3
  • Mobile UI Design
  • User Interface Design
  • GUI Design
  • Retro & Vintage Style
  • Children's Book Illustration
  • 2D Illustration
  • Cartoon Character
Mitchell C.

Tucson, Arizona

$35/hr
5.0
65 jobs

✅ TOP RATED PLUS Game Artist and Designer ⚪UI/UX Design 📌 ⚪3D Modeling, Character Creation, Retopology, Rigging, Lighting and Animation 🌐 ⚪2D Character Creation, Design, Animation 🖼️ ⚪Game Design Documents 📄 ⚪Concept Art and Storyboards 🎨 ⚪Level Design 🧩 ✅ Expert level artist and designer working with top rated clients such as Activision, Cygnus Entertainment, Twitter and more. Creating games on PC, Android and iOS, Switch, VR devices, Playstation, and Xbox. ✅ Extremely Proficient with industry standard programs and tools such as Adobe Creative Suite, ZBrush, Maya, Blender 3, Game Maker, Unity, Unreal 4, MagicaVoxel. As a technical game artist I strive to give you the highest quality, game ready assets for your project needs backed with traditional art skills. Exceeding in all forms of creative design, I deliver a product that fits the clients needs ranging from business startups (logos, illustrations and websites) to extensive video game artwork (character design, concept art, environmental design, level design, animation). I explore ideas with you to make sure you are satisfied with your ideas coming to life and also know how to take initiative to make sure projects are finished before deadlines with a quick response time.

  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Character Design
  • 2D Animation
  • Concept Artistry
  • Storyboarding
  • 3D Modeling
  • Unity
  • Graphic Design
  • Writing
  • Flash Animation
  • Drawing
  • Realist Painting
  • Game Development
Yusra I.

Jersey City, New Jersey

$25/hr
5.0
2 jobs

Creative Game Artist with a passion for 2D illustration, concept art, and game asset creation. Skilled in digital and traditional art, including sketching on canvas and stone painting. Experienced in game development pipelines, working with Illustrator, Sketchbook, Photoshop, and Unity. Seeking opportunities to contribute visually compelling artwork to engaging game worlds.

  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • 2D Animation
  • Figma
  • Unity
  • Sketchbook Pro
  • Game UI/UX Design
  • UI/UX Prototyping
  • Website Builder
  • Adobe Premiere Pro
  • YouTube Thumbnail
  • Video Editing
  • HTML5
  • CSS
  • Logo Design
Omeisha W.

Charlotte, North Carolina

$30/hr
4.7
3 jobs

Hi, I’m Omeisha Washington, a 2D Artist / 2D Concept Artist for 8 +years. I specialize in fantasy creatures and illustrations. I help turn ideas, references, and written descriptions into clean artwork that is easy to understand. I focus on shape language, color, composition, and readable silhouettes so the design feels clear, appealing, and useful for the project. When creating art, I think about where the viewer should look first, how the colors affect the mood, and how much detail the art needs. I also have experience with turnarounds, ISO maps, and 3D form understanding, which helps when the artwork needs to be clear for production or viewed from more than one angle. I’m comfortable working from feedback and keeping the process organized with sketch approval, color approval, rendering, and final delivery. Skills: Character Design, Fantasy Creature Design, Prop Design, 2D Assets, Composition, Color Theory, Shape Language, Readable Silhouettes, Visual Storytelling, Turnarounds, ISO Maps, 3D Form Understanding, Feedback Integration, File Organization Programs: Adobe Photoshop and Clip Studio Paint

  • 2D Game Art
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Character Design
  • Game Asset
  • Illustration
  • 2D Design
  • Children's Book Illustration
  • Book Cover
  • Concept Artistry
  • Game Background & Environment
  • Visual Art
  • Color Theory
  • Hand-Drawn Perspective Rendering
  • Anatomy
  • 2D Art
  • 2D Drawing
  • 2D Landscape Drawing
  • Digital Art

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