Hire the Best Concept Artists in New York

Hello! I am a digital artist skilled in animation, audio/video editing, and storyboarding. I attended Pratt Institute with experience at numerous studios, nonprofits, and commissions using industry-standard software. I'm highly motivated and hoping to support your future artistic endeavors! - Knows Adobe Suite, Toon Boom Harmony, ProTools, TVPaint, and more - Can help from pre-post production in the animation/videography pipeline - Please don't hesitate to reach out with further questions

🎨 Freelance Illustrator & Concept Artist Specializing in fantasy, game splash art, and promotional illustration. My focus is on creating detailed, emotionally immersive visuals that tell a story through light, color, and atmosphere. ✨ What I do best: • High-quality splash illustrations for games and character IPs • Character & environment concept design with a cinematic storytelling approach • Promotional art and key visuals for marketing or publishing use • Spine / After Effects animation for dynamic presentation and game promotion 🌙 My artistic approach: I love exploring harmony between realism and fantasy — balancing intricate materials, magical lighting, and emotional expression. Each piece aims to feel alive, like a still frame from an unseen story. 🪶 Tools I use: Photoshop, Spine, After Effects, Blender, and DAZ (for lighting reference and composition). My workflow blends 3D-assisted composition and polished 2D painting for depth and storytelling clarity. If you’re looking for artwork that combines fine detail, fantasy atmosphere, and professional composition, I’d love to help bring your characters and world to life.

Hello! I am AR Sullivan, a NY based illustrator / concept artist. I have worked as a freelancer doing private commissions on and off since 2013 and am confident doing everything from illustrating holiday cards to designing RPG characters. I have a soft spot for science fiction and fantasy but am happy to work in most genres. I look forward to helping bring your ideas to life!

AI images look great… until they don’t. I take AI-generated or rough ideas and turn them into polished, campaign-ready visuals. My background is in high-end advertising, where images aren’t just generated, they’re crafted to communicate, persuade, and hold up under scrutiny. AI helps me move fast. My role is to make sure the final image actually works. WHAT I DO: Fix & Finish AI Images • Correct anatomy, faces, hands • Remove artifacts • Upscale + add real detail • Make images look believable Concept → Final Visual • Photobash + compositing • Build scenes from multiple sources • Explore directions quickly with AI • Refine into a clean final Portrait & Lifestyle Retouching • Natural skin (no plastic look) • Lighting + polish • Editorial-level finish Product & Ad Visuals • Clean, high-end presentation • Background + environment replacement • Consistent batch work WHY ME: Background in agency-level CGI + concept development (200+ visuals created for real campaigns) ✔ Strong eye for realism, lighting, and composition ✔ AI + manual workflow (speed + control) ✔ Used to working from loose briefs and rough ideas ✔ Clear communication, no hand-holding needed LET'S WORK: If you have: • an idea • a rough AI image • or something that’s “almost there” I can take it to a finished, professional result.

My name is Ronald Acosta, I’m an artist/illustrator from the Bay Area California, currently based in New England. As of 2025, I’ve about 8 years experience working with independent developers/publishers, startups and writers. For the past six years I’ve been the artist on The Adventures of Starman series, a graphic novel sci-fi universe blended with real life events, as well as The Tales of Treydora, a fantasy based comic book series; Both of which are building platforms for Art, Comics and Games in web3 and the metaverse space. My style of art can range from realistic to highly stylized/cartoonish, so I can easily adapt to whatever the project requires. I have experience in cinematic storytelling, storyboarding, sequential-comic book art, character design, promotional art and all around illustration in general. I work in both traditional mediums and digitally via Procreate and Photoshop. I pull heavy inspiration from video game art, anime, and comic book artists like Frank Miller, Jim Lee and Barry Windsor Smith. Feel free to browse through my profile here with the various pieces from my portfolio. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to get in touch. Thank you for the consideration!

I am a Digital illustrator with 6 years experience doing it professionally, but I have been drawing my whole life. I love to design creatures, characters, and props and anything in between. I’ve created safety cartoons for several construction companies as well as commissions as a freelancer. Thanks for taking a look!!