Hi, I’m Maurice Akpagu, a 2D digital artist and illustrator who loves bringing characters, ideas, and whole worlds to life with bold visuals and storytelling. My style blends cartoon, anime, and comic influences, and I focus on dynamic compositions, expressive characters, and immersive atmospheres that connect with people emotionally. I’ve worked on children's story books and across game concept art and Web3 projects—designing characters, game assets, animations, and promotional visuals—plus I’ve created memes, short animated GIFs, and NFT artwork for coin brands and NFT communities. I’m especially excited by character design, world-building, and creating art that fits games, Web3, illustrations, and story-driven universes.

Maurice Akpagu

Hi, I’m Maurice Akpagu, a 2D digital artist and illustrator who loves bringing characters, ideas, and whole worlds to life with bold visuals and storytelling. My style blends cartoon, anime, and comic influences, and I focus on dynamic compositions, expressive characters, and immersive atmospheres that connect with people emotionally. I’ve worked on children's story books and across game concept art and Web3 projects—designing characters, game assets, animations, and promotional visuals—plus I’ve created memes, short animated GIFs, and NFT artwork for coin brands and NFT communities. I’m especially excited by character design, world-building, and creating art that fits games, Web3, illustrations, and story-driven universes.

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Hi, I’m Maurice Akpagu, a 2D digital artist and illustrator who loves bringing characters, ideas, and whole worlds to life with bold visuals and storytelling. My style blends cartoon, anime, and comic influences, and I focus on dynamic compositions, expressive characters, and immersive atmospheres that connect with people emotionally.

I’ve worked on children’s story books and across game concept art and Web3 projects—designing characters, game assets, animations, and promotional visuals—plus I’ve created memes, short animated GIFs, and NFT artwork for coin brands and NFT communities. I’m especially excited by character design, world-building, and creating art that fits games, Web3, illustrations, and story-driven universes.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Freelance Digital Artist at Various Clients
January 1, 2026 - Present
Designed generative NFT art for multiple NFT projects. Created song and album cover art for recording artists. Illustrated merchandise designs for a clothing brand. Illustrated a children’s book from concept through to final print-ready artwork.
Digital Artist at Sudolabs
January 1, 2024 - January 1, 2025
Created 2D game concept art, character designs, game assets, and animations for multiple Web3 games including SudoCat Chase and Sudo Kombat. Produced promotional artwork for all Sudolabs products. Designed memes and visual content for the $SUDO meme coin project and token.
Illustrator at $MILLI Coin on SEI
January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2025
Created memes and promotional art for the $MILLI brand. Produced short animated GIFs for social and marketing channels. Designed NFTs for the $MILLI collection.

Education

BSc at University of Nigeria, Nsukka
January 11, 2030 - September 1, 2026
BSc at University of Nigeria, Nsukka
January 1, 2020 - January 1, 2023

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Gaming, Media & Entertainment, Software & Internet, Financial Services, Other