Hi, I’m Angélica, a 2D artist and game designer with a focus on vector art and a stylized visual language, with experience as well in traditional art, plush doll design, and graphic design. Over the last 10+ years I’ve been working on projects of all these disciplines combined. Besides loving working with traditional media such as oil paintings, acrylics, and color pencils, I’m skilled on a wide range of art software, including Inkscape, Illustrator, Photoshop, Krita, Blender, Substance Painter, and Substance Designer. On the Game Designer side, my favorite engine is Unity, although I am also skilled in building quick prototypes in Construct 3, and Figma wireframes.…

Angélica Apache Franco

Hi, I’m Angélica, a 2D artist and game designer with a focus on vector art and a stylized visual language, with experience as well in traditional art, plush doll design, and graphic design. Over the last 10+ years I’ve been working on projects of all these disciplines combined. Besides loving working with traditional media such as oil paintings, acrylics, and color pencils, I’m skilled on a wide range of art software, including Inkscape, Illustrator, Photoshop, Krita, Blender, Substance Painter, and Substance Designer. On the Game Designer side, my favorite engine is Unity, although I am also skilled in building quick prototypes in Construct 3, and Figma wireframes.…

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Hi, I’m Angélica, a 2D artist and game designer with a focus on vector art and a stylized visual language, with experience as well in traditional art, plush doll design, and graphic design. Over the last 10+ years I’ve been working on projects of all these disciplines combined.

Besides loving working with traditional media such as oil paintings, acrylics, and color pencils, I’m skilled on a wide range of art software, including Inkscape, Illustrator, Photoshop, Krita, Blender, Substance Painter, and Substance Designer.

On the Game Designer side, my favorite engine is Unity, although I am also skilled in building quick prototypes in Construct 3, and Figma wireframes.

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Language

Spanish; Castilian
Fluent
English
Fluent

Work Experience

Indie Game Developer (part-time) at Self-employed / Indie Project
January 1, 2021 - Present
Designed and balanced 40 levels for the indie educational game Memory Match Finnish, with 20 levels implemented in a digital prototype. Created the art pipeline for the game's assets (cards) and led a team of three, designing more than 50 2D game assets and producing various prototypes across genres. Recognized as an XAMK Startup Fund grantee in 2021 and 2022.
Traditional Artist (Freelance) at Freelance / Independent
January 1, 2006 - January 1, 2019
Awarded graphic artist in Art Attack Exhibit (2014) and invited artist at Buganime Convention (2016).
Graphic Designer (Freelance, Assistant) at Freelance / Independent
January 1, 2006 - January 1, 2019
Edited and optimized images for serigraphy; composed layouts for stationery products using provided images.
Indie Game Developer (part-time) at Self-employed / Indie Studio
January 1, 2021 - Present
Designed and balanced 40 levels for Memory Match Finnish, with 20 implemented in a digital prototype. Designed F2P game systems for early prototypes of Memory Match Finnish. Created art pipeline for the game’s assets (cards). Led a team of three people. Designed more than 50 2D game assets. Created several game prototypes, paper and digital, for a variety of genres.
Traditional Artist (freelance) at Freelance
January 1, 2006 - December 31, 2019
Awarded graphic artist in Art Attack Exhibit held in Centro Cultural Comfandi, Cali -Colombia (2014). Invited artist in Buganime Convention, Buga -Colombia (2016).
Graphic Designer (freelance, assistant) at Freelance
January 1, 2006 - December 31, 2019
Edited and optimized given images for serigraphy. Composition of layouts for stationery products using given images.
Graphic Designer (Freelance, Assistant) at Self-employed / Various Clients
January 1, 2006 - December 31, 2019
Edited and optimized given images for serigraphy. Composition of layouts for stationery products using provided images.
Traditional Artist at Self-employed
January 1, 2006 - Present
Pa inted commissions for clients in oil and acrylic; Awarded graphic artist at Art Attack Exhibit (2014); Invited artist at Buganime Convention (2016).
Game Development / Asset Design (Part-time) – Memory Match at Independent project / XAMK Startup Fund project
January 1, 2021 - Present
Designed and balanced 40 levels for an indie educational game Memory Match; implemented 2D assets; created art pipeline for game assets (cards); led a small team of three; designed 50+ 2D game assets; created GDDs and one-pagers for prototypes across genres.
Funded Project Designer – XAMK Startup Fund at XAMK Startup Fund
January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021
Granted support to develop and prototype a platformer educational game; led design and prototyping work.
Funded Project Designer – XAMK Startup Fund at XAMK Startup Fund
January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022
Continuation of funded project work for 2022; continued design and prototyping.
Teacher of drawing and painting at Acuarella Art School
February 1, 2025 - June 1, 2025
From February 2025 to June 2025: teaching drawing and painting; assisting in painting plaster sculptures and wood artifacts; painting oil paintings based on given photographs.

Education

Complete C# Unity Game Developer 2D at GameDev.tv
January 1, 2024 - November 30, 2025
Bachelor of Culture and Arts, Degree Program in Game Design at South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2023
Complete Drawing Course: Create Video Game Concept Art at GameDev.tv
January 1, 2023 - November 30, 2025
Development of a Platformer in Unity 2D at Indie Game Academy Level 1 – Online Live Training
January 1, 2023 - November 30, 2025
Game Design School – Online Course at Game Design School
January 1, 2022 - November 30, 2025
2D Character Design and Environment Design at IGDA Finland – Online Workshop
January 1, 2020 - November 30, 2025
Introduction to Video Games – Modules History of Games, Game Experience Analysis, Innovation in Games, Concept Design at South-Eastern Finland Open University of Applied Sciences – Online Course
January 1, 2019 - November 30, 2025
C# Unity Game Developer 2D at GameDev.tv - Online Course
January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024
Bachelor of Culture and Arts, Degree Program in Game Design at South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences (Xamk), Mikkeli, Finland
January 11, 2030 - December 31, 2023
Complete Drawing Course: Create Video Game Concept Art at GameDev.tv - Online Course
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
Development of a Platformer in Unity 2D at Indie Game Academy Level 1 – Online Live Training
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
Game Design School – Online Course at Online
January 11, 2030 - December 31, 2022
2D Character Design and Environment Design – IGDA Finland – Online Workshops at IGDA Finland
January 11, 2030 - December 31, 2020
Introduction to Video Games - Modules History of Games, Game Experience Analysis, Innovation in Games, Concept Design at South-Eastern Finland Open University of Applied Sciences – Online Course
January 11, 2030 - December 31, 2019
Bachelor of Culture and Arts, Degree Program in Game Design at South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences – Mikkeli, Finland
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2023
Development of a Platformer in Unity 2D - Indie Game Academy Level 1 (Online Live Training) at Indie Game Academy
January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2023
Game Design School – Online Course at Game Design School
January 1, 2022 - January 1, 2022
2D Character Design and Environment Design – IGDA Finland Online Workshops at IGDA Finland – Online Workshops
January 1, 2020 - January 1, 2020
Intro to Video Games - Modules: History of Games, Game Experience Analysis, Innovation in Games, Concept Design at South-Eastern Finland Open University of Applied Sciences – Online Course
January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2019

Qualifications

Certified Spanish Teacher (Foreign Language) – International House World Organisation
January 1, 2019 - November 30, 2025
Certified teacher of Spanish as a Foreign Language
January 1, 2019 - November 30, 2025
Award: Graphic Artist – Art Attack Exhibit
January 1, 2014 - November 30, 2025
Invited Artist – Buganimes Convention
January 1, 2016 - November 30, 2025

Industry Experience

Gaming, Media & Entertainment, Education, Software & Internet, Professional Services, Other
    uniE621 UI Design for the educational game Memory Match Finnish - page 1
    UI designed for the educational game Memory Match Finnish. The goal of the game is to start learning the Finnish language, the target audience is beginners in the study of the Finnish language. The game uses the casual mechanic of matching pairs of cards. This is a collaborative project with a team of three people so far. My roles in the development have been: lead game designer, art director, 2D artist and animator, and UI designer. The design and artwork in this portfolio piece is my own creation with the only exception of the following: the coin icon, the orange illustration, the coffee cup illustration, the avocado illustration, the lemon illustration, and the paprika illustration; which are artwork by Phi Khanh Tran, the other 2D artist in the team. UIdesign gamedesign vectorart…
    uniE621 UI Design for the educational game Memory Match Finnish - page 2
    UI designed for the educational game Memory Match Finnish. The goal of the game is to start learning the Finnish language, the target audience is beginners in the study of the Finnish language. The game uses the casual mechanic of matching pairs of cards. This is a collaborative project with a team of three people so far. My roles in the development have been: lead game designer, art director, 2D artist and animator, and UI designer. The design and artwork in this portfolio piece is my own creation with the only exception of the following: the coin icon, the orange illustration, the coffee cup illustration, the avocado illustration, the lemon illustration, and the paprika illustration; which are artwork by Phi Khanh Tran, the other 2D artist in the team. UIdesign gamedesign vectorart…
    uniE621 UI Design for the educational game Memory Match Finnish - page 3
    UI designed for the educational game Memory Match Finnish. The goal of the game is to start learning the Finnish language, the target audience is beginners in the study of the Finnish language. The game uses the casual mechanic of matching pairs of cards. This is a collaborative project with a team of three people so far. My roles in the development have been: lead game designer, art director, 2D artist and animator, and UI designer. The design and artwork in this portfolio piece is my own creation with the only exception of the following: the coin icon, the orange illustration, the coffee cup illustration, the avocado illustration, the lemon illustration, and the paprika illustration; which are artwork by Phi Khanh Tran, the other 2D artist in the team. UIdesign gamedesign vectorart…