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I’m a passionate 2D animator and visual development artist specializing in character design, background art, and concept/visual development. I direct and produce animation projects end-to-end, from art direction and rough animation to clean-up, coloring, and post-production. I’ve delivered polished character and background assets plus frame-by-frame animation for episodic web series and short-form projects, and I also create print-ready artwork for major fragrance brands (including Prada, Givenchy, and Versace). I’m proficient in Krita, TVPaint, Moho, Procreate, Photoshop, and After Effects, and I’m looking for animation roles focused on character, concept art, backgrounds, or rough animation.…I’m a passionate 2D animator and visual development artist specializing in character design, background art, and concept/visual development. I direct and produce animation projects end-to-end, from art direction and rough animation to clean-up, coloring, and post-production. I’ve delivered polished character and background assets plus frame-by-frame animation for episodic web series and short-form projects, and I also create print-ready artwork for major fragrance brands (including Prada, Givenchy, and Versace). I’m proficient in Krita, TVPaint, Moho, Procreate, Photoshop, and After Effects, and I’m looking for animation roles focused on character, concept art, backgrounds, or rough animation.

Kseniya Yakimava

Animator, 2D Animator, Character Designer, +3

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I’m a passionate 2D animator and visual development artist specializing in character design, background art, and concept/visual development. I direct and produce animation projects end-to-end, from art direction and rough animation to clean-up, coloring, and post-production. I’ve delivered polished character and background assets plus frame-by-frame animation for episodic web series and short-form projects, and I also create print-ready artwork for major fragrance brands (including Prada, Givenchy, and Versace). I’m proficient in Krita, TVPaint, Moho, Procreate, Photoshop, and After Effects, and I’m looking for animation roles focused on character, concept art, backgrounds, or rough animation.…I’m a passionate 2D animator and visual development artist specializing in character design, background art, and concept/visual development. I direct and produce animation projects end-to-end, from art direction and rough animation to clean-up, coloring, and post-production. I’ve delivered polished character and background assets plus frame-by-frame animation for episodic web series and short-form projects, and I also create print-ready artwork for major fragrance brands (including Prada, Givenchy, and Versace). I’m proficient in Krita, TVPaint, Moho, Procreate, Photoshop, and After Effects, and I’m looking for animation roles focused on character, concept art, backgrounds, or rough animation.

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I’m a passionate 2D animator and visual development artist specializing in character design, background art, and concept/visual development. I direct and produce animation projects end-to-end, from art direction and rough animation to clean-up, coloring, and post-production.

I’ve delivered polished character and background assets plus frame-by-frame animation for episodic web series and short-form projects, and I also create print-ready artwork for major fragrance brands (including Prada, Givenchy, and Versace). I’m proficient in Krita, TVPaint, Moho, Procreate, Photoshop, and After Effects, and I’m looking for animation roles focused on character, concept art, backgrounds, or rough animation.

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Russian

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English

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Hungarian

Intermediate

Work Experience

Freelance Artist at Scentbird

March 1, 2026 - July 31, 2026

Created and delivered print-ready, color-corrected artworks for Scentbird fragnance cards that met brand guidelines and production specifications for clients including Prada, Givenchy, Versace, Dolce & Gabbana and others. Primary tools: Adobe InDesign and Adobe Illustrator.

Director, Leader, Executor, Diploma Short "Nerdz: The Group Project"

September 1, 2025 - June 30, 2026

Conceived, directed, and produced a diploma short film. Coordinated a team of 10 people, assigned tasks, ran dailies, and ensured production progress. Executed rough animation for 11 shots and created clean-up animation for 40+ shots. Produced 27 backgrounds and coloring for key sequences and prepared compositing-ready assets.

Director / Leader / Executor at Diploma Short "Nerdz: The Group Project"

September 1, 2025 - June 30, 2026

Conceived, directed and produced a BA diploma short film. Directed the project, coordinated a team of 10 people, assigned tasks, ran dailies, and ensured progress throughout production. Executed rough animation for 11 shots and created clean-up animation for 40+ shots. Produced 27 backgrounds and coloring for key sequences and prepared compositing-ready assets. Primary tools: Krita, Procreate Dreams, TVPaint, Adobe After Effects, Premiere Pro.

Background Artist at Animated Web-Series "Снято"

March 1, 2025 - June 30, 2026

Produced 7 backgrounds of varying complexity for a pilot of an ongoing YouTube web-series. Created varied environments (urban streets, interiors, landscapes) while maintaining stylistic fidelity and color harmony. Performed clean-up animation to ensure visual consistency across episodes. Primary tools: Krita, TVPaint.

Rough Animator, Color Artist at Animated short "Cancel Culture Survivors"

February 1, 2025 - June 30, 2025

Produced 7 rough animation scenes and colored 15+ shots for a diploma short film, delivering polished shots that supported storytelling and visual continuity. Created rough keyframes and in-betweens for close-ups, walking cycles, multi-character scenes, and dynamic action. Maintained color keys across shots to ensure palette and tone cohesion.

Rough Animator / Color Artist at Animated short "Cancel Culture Survivors"

February 1, 2025 - June 30, 2025

Produced 7 rough animation scenes and colored 15+ shots for a diploma short film, delivering polished shots that supported storytelling and visual continuity. Created rough key frames and in-betweens to establish timing and movement harmony for shots with close-ups, walking cycles, multiple characters, and dynamic scenes. Applied and maintained color keys across shots to ensure tone and palette cohesion. Primary tool: TVPaint.