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I'm Mika Hirwa , a multimedia artist with over a decade of experience in illustration and visual storytelling. I specialize in fiction-inspired African tales, Afro-futurist aesthetics, and modern art, crafting characters and scenes that spark emotion. I've collaborated with diverse companies, artists, videographers, and publishers across the creative industry, bringing ideas to life through digital media.…I'm Mika Hirwa , a multimedia artist with over a decade of experience in illustration and visual storytelling. I specialize in fiction-inspired African tales, Afro-futurist aesthetics, and modern art, crafting characters and scenes that spark emotion. I've collaborated with diverse companies, artists, videographers, and publishers across the creative industry, bringing ideas to life through digital media.

Mika Hirwa

Illustrator, Artist, Comic Illustrator, +2

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I'm Mika Hirwa , a multimedia artist with over a decade of experience in illustration and visual storytelling. I specialize in fiction-inspired African tales, Afro-futurist aesthetics, and modern art, crafting characters and scenes that spark emotion. I've collaborated with diverse companies, artists, videographers, and publishers across the creative industry, bringing ideas to life through digital media.…I'm Mika Hirwa , a multimedia artist with over a decade of experience in illustration and visual storytelling. I specialize in fiction-inspired African tales, Afro-futurist aesthetics, and modern art, crafting characters and scenes that spark emotion. I've collaborated with diverse companies, artists, videographers, and publishers across the creative industry, bringing ideas to life through digital media.

Available to hire

I’m Mika Hirwa , a multimedia artist with over a decade of experience in illustration and visual storytelling. I specialize in fiction-inspired African tales, Afro-futurist aesthetics, and modern art, crafting characters and scenes that spark emotion.

I’ve collaborated with diverse companies, artists, videographers, and publishers across the creative industry, bringing ideas to life through digital media.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Language

Kinyarwanda

Fluent

English

Advanced

French

Advanced

Work Experience

Web Comic Artist at Ylabs - CyberRwada

February 1, 2020 - May 1, 2023

Adjusted and modified artworks under tight deadlines; used Procreate, Adobe Sketch and Adobe Illustrator to develop characters; developed ideas and art to invoke emotion and convey messages; collaborated with a multidisciplinary team to produce holistic designs.

Comic/Book Artist at Sabine Plattner African Charities (SPAC)

November 1, 2024 - Present

Used Adobe Photoshop and Procreate to develop illustrations and drawings for comic pages; collaborated with team of artists in various disciplines to produce holistic designs; developed ideas and art to invoke emotion and convey messages.

Illustrator at Practical Action

January 1, 2022 - February 1, 2023

Produced artwork for technical journals and publications alongside articles and feature stories; illustrated highly polished, technically accurate designs and assets to meet deadlines; gathered data from different content channels and used information to create graphics, cartoons and illustrations to support company mission.

Children's Book Illustrator at Ducare Foundation

March 1, 2018 - December 1, 2020

Consulted with clients to understand project limitations and constraints; oversaw game production from creative points of view to produce unique illustrations; provided additional information to support production approvals.

Book Artist at ImagineWe

May 1, 2018 - March 1, 2019

Worked within parameters of brand guidelines to achieve desired style; designed visual images fit for brief, going above and beyond client expectations; provided additional information to support production of designs.