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2D artist with close to a decade of concept-to-production experience across character design, creature concepts, background/atmospheric environments, and game-ready illustration assets. Comfortable moving between realism, stylised, painterly, and graphic treatments, with a strong focus on readability, composition, perspective, and lighting. Known for building clear visual references and style guides for teams, iterating quickly through direction and feedback, and delivering polished production-ready artwork under tight deadlines across overlapping projects and multiple licensed/IP environments.…2D artist with close to a decade of concept-to-production experience across character design, creature concepts, background/atmospheric environments, and game-ready illustration assets. Comfortable moving between realism, stylised, painterly, and graphic treatments, with a strong focus on readability, composition, perspective, and lighting. Known for building clear visual references and style guides for teams, iterating quickly through direction and feedback, and delivering polished production-ready artwork under tight deadlines across overlapping projects and multiple licensed/IP environments.

Kush Sharma

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2D artist with close to a decade of concept-to-production experience across character design, creature concepts, background/atmospheric environments, and game-ready illustration assets. Comfortable moving between realism, stylised, painterly, and graphic treatments, with a strong focus on readability, composition, perspective, and lighting. Known for building clear visual references and style guides for teams, iterating quickly through direction and feedback, and delivering polished production-ready artwork under tight deadlines across overlapping projects and multiple licensed/IP environments.…2D artist with close to a decade of concept-to-production experience across character design, creature concepts, background/atmospheric environments, and game-ready illustration assets. Comfortable moving between realism, stylised, painterly, and graphic treatments, with a strong focus on readability, composition, perspective, and lighting. Known for building clear visual references and style guides for teams, iterating quickly through direction and feedback, and delivering polished production-ready artwork under tight deadlines across overlapping projects and multiple licensed/IP environments.

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2D artist with close to a decade of concept-to-production experience across character design, creature concepts, background/atmospheric environments, and game-ready illustration assets. Comfortable moving between realism, stylised, painterly, and graphic treatments, with a strong focus on readability, composition, perspective, and lighting.

Known for building clear visual references and style guides for teams, iterating quickly through direction and feedback, and delivering polished production-ready artwork under tight deadlines across overlapping projects and multiple licensed/IP environments.

Skills

Childrens Book Illustration

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Childrens Book Illustration

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Adobe Character Animator

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Language

English

Fluent

Hindi

Fluent

Work Experience

Graphic Designer (Freelance) at Son i Print & Design (New Zealand)

January 1, 2025 - January 1, 2026

Managed direct client communication and delivered design work for a broad portfolio of New Zealand clients. Interpreted briefs, advised on approach, built client relationships, and produced high-quality materials across digital and print while working independently across multiple accounts simultaneously.

Illustrator & 2D Artist at Writer's Toolbox (New Zealand)

January 1, 2025 - January 1, 2026

Created vivid 2D illustrations and visual assets across print and digital platforms, taking each piece from early concept through to polished final art. Developed campaign concepts, mood boards, and illustration mock-ups from brief through to delivery, including event visuals, web banners, branded merchandise, and large-format print. Delivered illustration and design for the WRITE!26 global conference (event visuals, web banners, branded merchandise). Worked across multiple rendering and illustration styles, adapting techniques to suit briefs and audiences, while maintaining consistency across digital, social, and print channels in collaboration with creative direction and marketing teams.

Art Director (2D) at KBD Development Ltd (India)

January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2024

Directed 2D art for casino games aimed at the Indonesian market, owning visual development from early concept and style definition through to final production-ready assets. Directed in-game character and symbol rendering and animation using Spine, building animation states and game-ready outputs. Produced full visual sets per title (backgrounds, characters, UI elements, symbols, icons, and effects) while keeping render quality and visual identity consistent. Worked with developers to fold artwork into builds, balancing visual polish against technical and performance constraints. Delivered 20+ titles across overlapping productions, managing creative briefs, revision rounds, and schedules under firm deadlines.

Art Lead - 2D Illustration at Byju’s Think and Learn Pvt Ltd

January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2023

Led a team of 34 artists producing 2D illustration, character design, narrative scenes and campaign artwork for one of the world’s largest EdTech platforms. Directed production of 120+ illustrated digital products including story-driven scenes, character designs and promotional art for a global audience. Partnered with Epic! to produce licensed Minecraft illustration and comic content, designing within the established look of a major game franchise. Built and maintained illustration style guides, direction frameworks and quality benchmarks to keep rendering and visual identity consistent across a large team and asset library.

Lead Artist - Concept & Illustration at Fabelizer (India)

January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2019

Produced concept art, scene illustrations, and narrative visuals for entertainment and educational media across multiple styles and genres. Developed moldboards and visual references establishing tone, palette, and rendering direction ahead of final art. Created production-ready illustration assets for global digital platforms, including character design, environment art, and compositional scene work. Collaborated with writers, directors, and marketing teams to turn briefs and creative direction into finished, story-driven visuals.

Storyboard Artist at Advids

January 1, 2017 - January 1, 2018

Created cinematic storyboards and visual narratives for animated and live-action work, shaping composition, framing, lighting mood and staging for each sequence. Managed pacing, framing, character action and mood across a range of genres and styles for digital-first and streaming productions. Worked with directors and production teams to carry visual storytelling from early concept to final board delivery.

Comic Artist at M.I.N.T.E.F

January 1, 2016 - January 1, 2017

Produced licensed illustration and comic art for internationally recognised IPs including Minecraft and Chica Vampiro while maintaining character consistency and print-ready quality. Applied strong freehand drawing and sequential storytelling within established creative worlds to professional commercial standards. Delivered artwork for well-known global brands across print and digital formats, meeting tight schedules and quality requirements.

Graphic Designer at Fork Media

January 1, 2015 - January 1, 2016

Started out designing expandable HTML5 banner adverts for FMCG products, learning fundamentals of professional production pipelines. Built foundational skills in digital design, layout and typography across advertising and media platforms.