Hello! I am a junior web developer and illustrator looking for work. I have studied animation for 3 years, worked in hospitality for another 3, and want to get back into the creative field and learned software development coding at Dev Academy to expand my skill set. Freelance illustrator- Self employed from 2022-present…

R A Gilllespie

Hello! I am a junior web developer and illustrator looking for work. I have studied animation for 3 years, worked in hospitality for another 3, and want to get back into the creative field and learned software development coding at Dev Academy to expand my skill set. Freelance illustrator- Self employed from 2022-present…

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Hello! I am a junior web developer and illustrator looking for work. I have studied animation for 3 years, worked in hospitality for another 3, and want to get back into the creative field and learned software development coding at Dev Academy to expand my skill set.

Freelance illustrator-
Self employed from 2022-present

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Skills

Experience Level

Procreate
Expert
Clip Studio Paint
Intermediate
Github
Beginner
JavaScript
Beginner
CSS
Beginner
HTML5
Beginner
Web Design
Beginner

Language

English
Fluent
Japanese
Beginner

Work Experience

Web Development Student at Dev Academy
October 1, 2025 - October 15, 2025
Full-time bootcamp for software development (800 hours); learned HTML, CSS, JavaScript; worked in teams; prepared for work after bootcamp.
Freelance Art Commission at Self-Employed
January 1, 2022 - Present
Commissioned close to 62 freelance art pieces; process involves initial sketches, client consultation, creating work in Procreate with progress direction and input from client, finish delivered via file sharing.

Education

Bachelor of Animation at Yoobee College
February 1, 2019 - December 1, 2021
Web Development Bootcamp at Dev Academy
July 1, 2025 - October 1, 2025

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Gaming, Media & Entertainment, Education, Professional Services
    uniE621 Making my way down forest
    Another Artfight attack for Staarbles(tumblr) character Button. Tried really hard to make the forest look pretty for this one and looked at a lot of ghibli movie references illustrator…
    uniE621 March 7th fan art
    Aaaand you guesssed it another star rail fan art for the 2023 multiverse vistas. I can see I improved a lot since but I still do enjoy drawing space and I think the ice still looks cool(haha). It's kinda fun seeing how much my skill has improved each year even if I didn't place anything in any of them. illustrator…
    uniE621 ANOTHER Robin fan art
    THIS one was for the 2024 multiverse vistas with ANOTHER Robin and I cannot tell you WHY i made the choice of including 22 origami birds they were a real piece of work to shade but I was just that committed to adding as much birds as my wrist would allow me. All the Robin illustrations thats in this portfolio was done in the same god damn time, can you tell this is my favourite character fromt he game? illustrator…
    uniE621 The Starlit Thief
    Ok so like there was Star Rail project called Millennium Idol with with illustrations of Robin in different movie rolls and other artists could submit their entries and it'd be fun to draw her as a gentleman thief. Didnt get in the book but I still like how it turned out even if the suit was had a lot going on. illustrator…
    uniE621 Starman waiting in the sky
    My submission for Thespius Green: a fashion zine, a character from the game Great God Grove.…
    uniE621 Robin art
    This was another fanart contest for a honkai star rail character Robin in 2024. illustrator…
    uniE621 Beneath apearances titlecard
    Youtube titlecard for a mini dnd session with a friend, the pancakes turned out quite nice and yummy looking illustrator…
    uniE621 Coco nap
    Art made during Artfight for artistofobsession's character Coco Bean that Im quite proud of how it turned out so it goes into the portfolio illustrator…
    uniE621 Heroes Feast
    A illustration of the game Honkai Star Rail for the fan art contest Multiverse Vistas 2025. Featuring the characters that appear in the Amphoreus characters. illustration…
    uniE621 Blot Plot Commission
    This is an illustration for a scene in whirlwindgale(on tumblr)'s dungeons and dragons game, featuring his character Yuura Au' Dienz. illustration…

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