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I am a 32 years old Illustrator/ Art-Director/ 3D modeler who is looking forward to bring your ideas to life . I studied Architure in High School , I have a Bachelors Degree in Graphic Arts and a Masters degree in Book Graphics and Illustration .

Starting your project with just a vague feeling instead of a clear vision? 👀 That’s totally normal. All beginnings are like this. 🗻 I'm here to help you clear that fog - my role goes beyond just creating "art" 🎯 Hello there, I'm Nico and I've been involved as a 3D artist and Game Art Director on numerous game projects 🕹🌟 I'm well connected within the indie game world with many game studios as well as participated as special guest invite at conferences such as GamesCom and DevPlay. 𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗜'𝘃𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 👇 (you can find all of them on STEAM) 𝗥𝗮𝘄 𝗙𝘂𝗿𝘆 / 𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗞𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗛𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀 / 𝗗𝗼𝗼𝗿 𝗞𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝟮 𝗗𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗿 / 𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗶𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗔𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮 𝗧𝗶𝗻𝘆 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼 / 𝗭𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮 𝗔𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 Feel free to message me if you need a second opinion on your project. I always am excited to talk about these things! 📞 Stylized 3D characters and creatures is something I'm are very good at and you can check them out in the portfolio below 👇 𝗜'𝘃𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝘀: ✨ female characters or male (realistic or stylized) ✨ fantasy creature ✨ game props or vehicles (cars, vehicles) ✨ medieval armors ✨ mech and robots ✨ cute creatures ✨ d&d or dnd 3D printing figurines (knights, elves, trolls, etc.) ✨ jewelry for 3D printing as well 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲: ✔ 2D / 3D animations ✔ 2D/3D hard surface modeling and sculpting (via zBrush, Blender, Substance Painter and so on) ✔ Familiarity with Unity / Unreal / Godot frameworks ✔ Texturing 3D models ✔ Rigging and Animating ✔ Game icons ✔ Lighting and rendering ✔ Game Concept art (characters and environments) ✔ Unity or Unreal Engine for mobile, PC and console 🔥 Excellent, real-time communication with regular progress updates 🔥 More than enough revisions for your design 🔥 A good connection within the art & game industry that you can rely on!

I’m a graphic designer with over 10 years experience in the field, working for web, advertising, editorial, stationary and printing. I work for big companies in Romania and across the world and I provide a wide variety of work from print and online advertising and business related illustrations (name, logo, custom documents, brochures, menus, manuals, postcard, e-mail blast). I’m an out-of-the-box thinker and I know that your business visual identity must blendwith the unique style of your company. I always use my creativity to build the best image for the companies that trusted my skills and expertise.I will use the latest technology and my experience to provide a world-class standard for your project too.

Your brand's visual identity is often the first thing people judge, and the last thing most founders get right. I help startups and growing businesses build brand identities that look established from day one: logo systems, visual identity, and brand guidelines that work across every touchpoint, and hold up as the business scales. In 10+ years as an Art Director and Brand Designer, I've worked with founders who needed to look credible fast, and with teams who needed to bring consistency to a brand that had grown faster than its design system. What I deliver: — Brand identity & visual identity systems — Logo design (primary, secondary, submarks) — Brand guidelines & style guides — Color, typography, layout principles — Packaging, pitch decks, marketing collateral My process is intentional: we define a clear visual direction first, then build a system you can apply consistently, without having to come back and fix it in a year. ★★★★★ "Executed concepts and designs above expectation. Could not ask for more from a designer." ★★★★★ "She has over-delivered on every task. I'll be forever grateful." ★★★★★ "Absolutely stunning designs and impressive turnaround times. She is a magician!"

I help product brands create visual content that doesn't just look premium — it sells. Most brands don't struggle with ideas. They struggle with execution that matches the level their product deserves. That's where I come in. 🏆 As an Expert-Vetted Creative Director with 14+ years leading visual production for global FMCG, retail, and e-commerce brands, I run Encore Studio — a full-service creative production studio specializing in high-impact product content. 🎨I lead complete visual production: from strategic concept to final delivery. Photography, video, advanced post-production, compositing, motion graphics — everything a serious product brand needs to compete at scale. What I Do: 🎯 Creative Direction & Strategy ✔️ Visual concept development from brief to execution ✔️ Product launch campaigns & complete content packages ✔️ Brand identity & product line visual systems ✔️ Campaign art direction for multi-channel rollouts 📸 Product Photography & Videography ✔️ E-commerce packshots (Amazon, eMAG standards) ✔️ Lifestyle product photography with casting & art direction ✔️ Food & beverage photography with professional styling ✔️ Hero product videos & beauty shots ✔️ Commercial films & brand campaigns ✨ Advanced Post-Production ✔️ High-end retouching & compositing (14+ years doing this old-school, now faster) ✔️ Photo manipulation & creative image building ✔️ Color grading & cinematic finishing ✔️ Motion graphics & animated infographics 📱 Content for Every Channel ✔️ Social media content (Instagram, TikTok, Meta Ads) ✔️ E-commerce assets (A+ Content, comparison charts, feature breakdowns) ✔️ Campaign key visuals & hero assets ✔️ Explainer videos & product demos ✅ What You Get ✔️ Strategic visual thinking rooted in 14+ years of campaign work ✔️ Complete production pipeline: concept → shooting → post → delivery ✔️ Content built for results, not just aesthetics ✔️ Hybrid workflow: real photography + advanced post-production + AI tools (used strategically, never as replacement for craft) ✔️ One team, one standard, predictable timelines I've worked with 120+ brands in FMCG, food & drink, beauty, retail, and HoReCa. My clients don't come to me for "nice visuals." They come because they need content that performs — content that creates desire in 0.3 seconds and turns browsers into buyers. 🔧 Who I Work Best With ✔️ Product brands operating at scale (or ready to) ✔️ Marketing teams that understand visual content is sales infrastructure, not decoration ✔️ Companies with multiple SKUs that need consistent, premium output ✔️ Founders and CMOs who refuse mediocrity and want a long-term creative partner I'm not for everyone. If you need one-off quick tasks or "good enough" content, I'm not the right fit. But if you're building a brand that competes globally and needs visuals that match that ambition — let's talk.

I work with startups, founder-led businesses, SaaS teams, and DTC / eCommerce brands that need to be understood fast - and chosen with confidence. Through brand identity design, visual identity systems, logo design, and packaging design, I reduce the risk of wrong positioning and help products support the purchase decision from the very first interaction. For new and growing brands, branding and design are not just about aesthetics - they are about clarity, trust, and price justification. My role is to build coherent brand identity systems, from logo and visual identity to print-ready packaging design, so the business can scale without friction. 📌 The Problem: Most brands lose money not because the product is weak, but because the branding and visual identity don’t communicate value fast enough. Online or on the shelf, customers have only seconds to decide. When brand identity, logo design, or packaging design fail to clearly express value and differentiation, products become interchangeable - no matter how good it is. 📌 My Solution: I start with a lean brand strategy, just enough to define positioning, audience, and value proposition. From there, I design the logo, brand identity system, visual identity guidelines, packaging design and a cohesive website as strategic sales tools: clear, coherent, and aligned with the price positioning. The design is aesthetic, but always functional. 📌 The Result: A cohesive brand identity that inspires confidence from the first interaction, justifies its price, and reduces friction in the buying decision - especially important for a new brand with no history. If you’d like, I can quickly assess whether your current brand identity, logo, or packaging design supports - or blocks - your sales. Do you have trust issues? Fair enough. Feel free to check out what they said about me! 🡻 🡻 🡻