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Samira Rijnen
- Johannesburg, South Africa
- 9 projects
I'm Samira Rijnen, a nature-led visual storyteller and children's illustrator focused on environmental hope.
About
I’m Samira Rijnen, a nature-led visual storyteller and children’s illustrator focused on environmental hope. I’m a recent Concept Art graduate from the Academy of Digital Arts (2025), crafting kind, magical worlds and cute creatures for books and cozy games.
My process is research -> sketches -> polished assets, and I thrive on remote collaboration with teams that care about impact.
- Joined September 2025
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- Media & Entertainment
- Education
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Projects · 9
A page for the children's book- Boris the Binny, a Tale of Nature's Magic bookillustration book childrensbook illustrator conceptart creaturedesign characterdesign illustration
- Children’s Book Illustrator
- Concept Artist
- Illustrator
A page for the children's book- Boris the Binny, a Tale of Nature's Magic bookillustration book childrensbook illustrator conceptart creaturedesign characterdesign illustration
- Children’s Book Illustrator
- Concept Artist
- Illustrator
Character Design I did for Lottie the Otter. She's based on Jane Goodal. conceptart creaturedesign characterdesign illustration illustrator
- Concept Artist
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Front Cover design for the children's book- Boris the Binny, a Tale of Nature's Magic bookillustration book childrensbook illustrator conceptart creaturedesign characterdesign illustration
- Book Illustrator
- Concept Artist
- Illustrator
A page for the children's book- Boris the Binny, a Tale of Nature's Magic bookillustration book childrensbook illustrator conceptart creaturedesign characterdesign illustration
- Children’s Book Illustrator
- Concept Artist
- Illustrator
Character design I made for Boris the Binny. illustrator conceptart creaturedesign characterdesign
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This is a personal children's book I made, using Adobe Photoshop. I designed all the characters myself, as well as the storyline, and of course all of the artwork for each page. Its a 32 page book, for children aged 4-8. childrensbook illustrator conceptart children designer
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A 32 page children’s book, both written and illustrated by me. This took 6 weeks to complete, no AI used.
I used Adobe Photoshop for the illustrative process, and Adobe InDesign for the text and completion.
Please see my complete portfolio of this here: https://www.twine.net/signin
- Children’s Book Illustrator
Work experience
Writer & Illustrator · Boris the BinnyJan 2025 – Sep 2025 · 9 mos
Wrote and illustrated a fully finished 32-page picture book on plastic pollution. Tools: Photoshop, InDesign. Tested with children; feedback included self-initiated clean-ups on the playground. Submitted to publishers; building companion activity PDFs and social presence.
Content Update Designer / Illustrator · Love Land (GBV Support App)Jan 2024 – Sep 2025 · 1 yr 9 mos
Designed the main character 'Amandla,' plus structures, foliage, and UI-adjacent assets. Tools: Illustrator, Photoshop; learned production workflows for scalable vector assets. Content shipped in live app; portfolio breakdown: therookies.co/projects/71149
Education
Bachelor in Concept Art · Academy of Digital Arts2021 – 2024
Here I learned the core of digital drawing, as well as animation and vector illustration.
Certifications and awards
Bachelor in Concept Art2021 – 2024
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