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Fine Arts graduate with experience creating concept art for video games and illustrations for books, card games, and comics. I’m passionate about character design, visual storytelling, and digital illustration, and I enjoy building artwork that fits a clear visual identity. I’ve collaborated on creative projects including children’s books, comic books, and festival support, and I’m eager to contribute to the video game and entertainment industries through strong drawing fundamentals and teamwork.…Fine Arts graduate with experience creating concept art for video games and illustrations for books, card games, and comics. I’m passionate about character design, visual storytelling, and digital illustration, and I enjoy building artwork that fits a clear visual identity. I’ve collaborated on creative projects including children’s books, comic books, and festival support, and I’m eager to contribute to the video game and entertainment industries through strong drawing fundamentals and teamwork.

Karina Ciociu

Illustrator, Concept Artist, Game Developer, +3

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Fine Arts graduate with experience creating concept art for video games and illustrations for books, card games, and comics. I’m passionate about character design, visual storytelling, and digital illustration, and I enjoy building artwork that fits a clear visual identity. I’ve collaborated on creative projects including children’s books, comic books, and festival support, and I’m eager to contribute to the video game and entertainment industries through strong drawing fundamentals and teamwork.…Fine Arts graduate with experience creating concept art for video games and illustrations for books, card games, and comics. I’m passionate about character design, visual storytelling, and digital illustration, and I enjoy building artwork that fits a clear visual identity. I’ve collaborated on creative projects including children’s books, comic books, and festival support, and I’m eager to contribute to the video game and entertainment industries through strong drawing fundamentals and teamwork.

Available to hire

Fine Arts graduate with experience creating concept art for video games and illustrations for books, card games, and comics. I’m passionate about character design, visual storytelling, and digital illustration, and I enjoy building artwork that fits a clear visual identity.
I’ve collaborated on creative projects including children’s books, comic books, and festival support, and I’m eager to contribute to the video game and entertainment industries through strong drawing fundamentals and teamwork.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Intermediate

Intermediate

Childrens Book Illustration

Intermediate

Beginner

Beginner

Beginner

Language

English

Advanced

Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan

Fluent

Work Experience

Volunteer (Comic, Animation and Illustration festival support) at Comic, Animation and Illustration International Festival (Platforma BD)

January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

Assisted with festival organization and provided support to participating artists. Contributed to festival activities related to comics, animation, and illustration.

Intern at Gameloft Romania

January 1, 2024 - January 31, 2024

Completed a one-month internship in a professional game development environment. Gained experience with production workflows related to character concept art and collaboration within a multidisciplinary team.

Intern (Character Concept Art) at Gameloft Romania

January 1, 2024 - January 31, 2024

Completed a one-month internship in a professional game development environment. Gained experience with production workflows for character concept art and collaborated within a multidisciplinary team.

Volunteer (Festival Support) at Comic, Animation and Illustration International Festival (Platforma BD)

January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

Assisted with festival organization and artist support. Contributed to activities related to comics, animation, and illustration during the Cluj-Napoca edition.

Intern – Character Concept Art at Gameloft Romania

January 1, 2024 - January 31, 2024

Completed a short internship in a professional game development environment. Gained experience with production workflows related to character concept art and collaborated within a multidisciplinary team.

Illustrator at Team RD

April 25, 2023 - September 30, 2023

I made some of the cards for the new card deck of the card game “ Conquest of Sword and Thread”

Illustrator at Conquest of Sword and Thread (Second Edition)

January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

Created illustrations for the game’s card set in the second edition. Collaborated closely with the project team to develop artwork consistent with the game’s visual identity.

Illustrator – Conquest of Sword and Thread (Second Edition) (Card Set)

January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

Created illustrations for the second edition of the game’s card set. Worked closely with the project team to ensure the artwork matched the game’s visual identity and style requirements.

Illustrator – Conquest of Sword and Thread (Second Edition)

January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

Created illustrations for the second edition of the game’s card set. Collaborated with the project team to ensure the artwork remained consistent with the game’s visual identity and style.