I'm Yuji Shinozaki Schmidt, a visual artist based in Porto Alegre, Brazil. I graduated in Visual Arts from UFRGS in 2008 and work as an illustrator and fine artist.\n\nI freelance in advertising, game development, and animation since 2012, teach illustration at Elemental School, Galleria Hipotética, and the Japanese Culture Association of Porto Alegre (ACJ-PoA), and have collaborated as a 2D illustrator, concept artist, and comic book artist on various projects.…

Yuji Shinozaki Schmidt

PRO

I'm Yuji Shinozaki Schmidt, a visual artist based in Porto Alegre, Brazil. I graduated in Visual Arts from UFRGS in 2008 and work as an illustrator and fine artist.\n\nI freelance in advertising, game development, and animation since 2012, teach illustration at Elemental School, Galleria Hipotética, and the Japanese Culture Association of Porto Alegre (ACJ-PoA), and have collaborated as a 2D illustrator, concept artist, and comic book artist on various projects.…

Next availability:
December 8, 2025

I’m Yuji Shinozaki Schmidt, a visual artist based in Porto Alegre, Brazil. I graduated in Visual Arts from UFRGS in 2008 and work as an illustrator and fine artist.\n\nI freelance in advertising, game development, and animation since 2012, teach illustration at Elemental School, Galleria Hipotética, and the Japanese Culture Association of Porto Alegre (ACJ-PoA), and have collaborated as a 2D illustrator, concept artist, and comic book artist on various projects.

See more

Language

Portuguese
Fluent
English
Advanced
Japanese
Fluent
Spanish; Castilian
Intermediate

Work Experience

Professor of illustration at Elemental School, Galleria Hipotética, Japanese Culture Association of Porto Alegre (ACJ-PoA)
January 1, 2009 - June 2, 2024
Teaching illustration at multiple institutions including Elemental School, Galleria Hipotética, and ACJ-PoA.
2D Concept Artist at Elemental Game Studio
January 1, 2019 - June 30, 2019
Freelance character concept artist for the game 'Warden's: The Lost Legacy'.
2D Concept Artist and Illustrator at TDA Dev / Jogo Global
January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2022
Sole 2D asset illustrator and concept artist for 10 slot machine games, with varying themes and multiple screens each.
Freelance illustrator at Self-employed
January 1, 2012 - June 16, 2024
Working as a freelance illustrator handling projects in advertising, game development, and animation since 2012.
2D Illustrator at Alopra Estúdio
January 1, 2010 - December 31, 2012
Worked as a 2D illustrator, concept artist, character designer, and comic book artist for various projects from 2010 to 2012.
Storyboard Artist at Dr. Smith!
January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019
Storyboard artist for 13 episodes of children’s animation for cable TV Curta o Bicho in 2019.
Comic Book Artist at Agibank
January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2020
Created 70 colored digital comic book pages and character designs for Agibank's employee-focused educational content from 2019 to 2020.

Education

Bachelor's degree at UFRGS
January 1, 2005 - December 31, 2008
Bachelor's degree in Visual Arts, Emphasis: Drawing at UFRGS
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2008

Qualifications

Salão da ARP – Bronze (2024)
January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024
Awarded Bronze at the Salão da ARP 2024, one of the most respected advertising festivals in southern Brazil, recognizing excellence in illustration within an advertising campaign.
ACT Responsible Exhibition – Cannes
January 1, 2012 - December 31, 2012
Illustrations selected and exhibited internationally at the ACT Responsible showcase in Cannes, highlighting creative work with social and environmental impact.

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Gaming, Financial Services, Consumer Goods, Professional Services, Computers & Electronics, Software & Internet, Telecommunications, Travel & Hospitality, Education
    paper Topper – Futsal Campaign Illustration

    Dynamic sports illustration created for a futsal campaign, focusing on strong lighting, motion and composition to highlight the athlete and footwear in a bold, impactful way for advertising use. Created with a vintage style in digital painting emulating real paint textures.

    Full project here: https://www.twine.net/signin

    paper Sesc Circo – Festival Visual Identity Illustration

    Illustration created for the visual identity of Sesc Circo, a long-running Brazilian circus arts festival. The artwork features expressive characters, vibrant colors and modular elements designed for posters, signage and digital communication across multiple editions of the event. The composition includes iconic references from the host city and was developed to adapt fluidly across a full campaign system.

    Full Project here: https://www.twine.net/signin

    paper Yuji Schmidt – Illustration Teaser 2025
    Portfolio Teaser 2025 — A curated selection of illustration, character design and narrative artwork, blending expressive drawing, hatching, digital painting and hybrid techniques. This teaser highlights my authorial approach, focusing on storytelling, worldbuilding and hand-crafted aesthetics across advertising, editorial and personal projects. illustration illustrator digitalillustration traditionalart drawing hatching crosshatching digitalart mixedmediaart fantasyart conceptart comicartist…