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Alberton, South Africa
Hi there! 👋 I'm Cameron (or Cammy for short)—a passionate illustrator and concept artist based in South Africa. I specialize in clean, quirky, colourful illustrations for children, and I love bringing whimsical characters and imaginative worlds to life! Whether you're looking for character designs, stand-alone illustrations, or full children's book artwork, I'm excited to help you create something truly special. Here’s what I bring to the table: 🎨 Skilled in both digital and traditional illustration 📖A clear understanding of Children's book layout design and the publishing process. 🦆Proficient in creating colouring, sticker and activity pages 🖥️ Proficient in Clip Studio Paint, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Krita, and Procreate ✨ Familiar with tools like Adobe Illustrator, CorelDRAW, PyxelEdit, and Blender 🖍️ Skilled in creating concept art for animation (Character design, environment design, storyboarding and colour keys) 🔧 Basic knowledge of the 3D Animation pipeline and experience in modelling and texturing. 🙌 Friendly, teachable, communicative, positive, and always eager to improve. I create with heart, purpose, and a strong work ethic—and I aim to make the process smooth, fun, and collaborative for every client. I always dedicate my work to God and give Him credit in all I do, so I can guarantee that each piece will be nothing short of my absolute best. Education: 🎓 Bachelor’s Degree in Film Arts (Animation focus) 🎓 BA Honours in Visual Communication (Concept Art focus) Let’s work together to bring your vision to life!
- Storyboarding
- Digital Illustration
- Character Design
- Traditional Illustration
- Adobe Photoshop
- 2D Illustration
- Book Layout
- Children's Book Illustration
- Concept Artistry
- Character Illustration
- Clip Studio Paint
Randburg, South Africa
Hi there! LETS CREATE VIDEOS THAT HELP YOU GROW YOUR BUSINESS Bring your vision to life through animation that builds trust and inspires action. My journey started young, when drawing became an escape and a way to process life. Over time, that simple habit turned into a mission: to use animation and storytelling to help others feel hopeful, inspired, and excited about their own possibilities. Specialise in bringing a Unique Approach. Using a hybrid approach combining AI and traditional animation to offer: -A blend of speed, quality, and creativity -90% efficiency through AI tools -The flexibility to make tweaks and changes without being limited by AI's interpretation -Real animator expertise guiding every project -Because I was a traditional animator first, I'm not limited to AI - but use its speed as a tool while maintaining creative control and quality. Currently freelancing from home working on a monthly retainer for Conjunction Content which I have been working on for 10 years. Since going freelance in 2020 I have done a variety of projects that were acquired through LinkedIn, Boxed Community, People Per Hour and Upwork. 💻 Software I am adept at: -AI Image & Video Prompt Generation -Blender - Adobe Illustrator - Adobe Photoshop - Adobe After Effects - Photoshop - Illustrator Feel free to get in touch with me to discuss the scope of your project. I look forward to working with you! Best regards, Vincent Kretzschmar
- Animation
- Adobe After Effects
- 2D Animation
- Motion Graphics
- Logo Design
- Video Intro & Outro
- Logo Animation
- Video Animation
- 3D Animation
- Animated Environment
- Graphic Design
- Character Animation
- Video Production
- Video Editing
Soweto, South Africa
I'm a book illustrator, 2d and 3d animation, experienced in digital painting and watercolour, i have done book illustrations for 11 publishing companies on ongoing basis for over 17 years... Are you looking for eye catching, realistic or cartoon illustrations, i can help please keep in touch.
- 2D Animation
- Book Illustration
- Illustration
- 3D Animation
- 3D Rigging
Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
A passionate designer, motion graphics animator, and full stack developer. Proficient in using the Adobe Creative Cloud suite to design and produce high-quality and appealing motion graphics. Primarily Adobe XD, After Effects, Photoshop, and Premiere Pro. I specialize in designing user interfaces and transforming them into motion graphics that show off the functionality of these interfaces. With the ability to create these motion graphics, I'm able to put together production-ready videos - ranging from mobile application promotional videos, product concept videos, informational videos, highlight videos, intro/outro videos, and anything related. I also design and develop mobile apps, backends, desktop apps, web apps - with over seven years of experience as a developer in a number of disciplines. I am well versed in native Android development using Kotlin and Jetpack components. Flutter is also a multi-platform development kit that I've been using for a while - And I can comfortably build and deploy apps to both Android and iOS using it. I build apps that can be integrated with services like firebase - as well as apps that integrate with REST APIs. With REST APIs in mind - I can develop RESTful APIs that integrate with a database—primarily using Express (Through NodeJS). When it comes to websites/web apps, I prefer to use Vue as my framework of choice as it makes writing them much easier. With all these skills combined, I can develop a fully functional app handling both the frontend and the backend. I love what I do, and I'm keen on providing a great service for clients. You can find some of my work and insights at: youtube.com/DeanEncoded twitter.com/DeanEncoded
- Adobe After Effects
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe XD
- Mobile App Design
- Graphic Design
- YouTube Channel Intro
- Logo Animation
- Video Animation
- Motion Graphics
- Android App Development
- Adobe Premiere Pro
- Intro & Outro Animation Design
- Video Editing
- Scripting
Cape Town, South Africa
I'm a multimedia creative with 6+ years in the gaming industry. I'm proficient in After Effects, Premiere Pro, Photoshop, Illustrator and Blender and use an array of these softwares to complete projects. My experience spans: - Social Media Manager for a competitive gaming app, I edited content in all forms for their channels - Video Editor and Motion Graphic Designer at a Creative Agency - Marketing and Brand Manager for a video game conference, I designed the brand, graphics for social media, website and print, and edited videos for social media I pride myself on learning continuously and believe my communication skills make me a great fit in any project.
- Adobe After Effects
- 3D Illustration
- Adobe Illustrator
- Canva
- 2D Illustration
- Adobe Photoshop
- Asana
- Social Media Content
- Blender
- HootSuite
- Adobe Premiere Pro
Centurion, South Africa
Hi, I am Nix. I'm a passionate 2D animator freelancing in the industry since 2019. I specialize in frame-by-frame animation and motion graphics. Other key skills include advertisements, video editing, and logo animation. I studied Motion Graphics and Animation at The Open Window Institute, where I received a Pangolin Award for "Best Traditional Animation" in 2018.
- Adobe After Effects
- 2D Animation
- Adobe Premiere Pro
- Adobe Photoshop
- Blender
- Game Design
- Game Development
- Rotoscoping
- Video Editing
- 3D Modeling
- 3D Design
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