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Zacharie Kalfa

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Illustrator and graphic designer based in Jerusalem, I mostly draw characters and the worlds around them. I graduated in Visual Communication from Musrara in 2026.

About

Illustrator and graphic designer based in Jerusalem, I mostly draw characters and the worlds around them.

I graduated in Visual Communication from Musrara in 2026. For a card game called 7 Families, I designed all 42 characters, from the first sketches to the printed cards. I illustrated The Three Robbers, a children’s book, from start to finish, and you can watch some of the drawings come together in timelapse videos on my site.

Besides illustration I do packaging, typography and some motion design. One of my animations was projected on an 8-metre wall at the Bekorot Festival in Jerusalem.

I draw everything myself, in Clip Studio Paint, Photoshop and Illustrator.

Portfolio: zachariekalfa.netlify.app

  • Joined November 2026

Languages

  • FrenchFluent
  • EnglishAdvanced
  • Hebrew (modern)Advanced

Industry experience

  • Media & Entertainment
  • Gaming
  • Education
  • Consumer Goods

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Projects · 7

![Chess Grid](https://www.twine.net/signin

An animation built on a grid, made to be projected as an installation. Everything had to move and transform without leaving its cell.

I started from the chessboard and built a grid of twelve squares. Each piece is redrawn from simple shapes, circles, arches and blocks, so it can turn into another one. Saturated reds, blues, yellows and greens keep it readable from far away. It was projected on an 8-metre wall at the Bekorot Festival in Jerusalem, made in After Effects.

![Projected at night](https://www.twine.net/signin

Watch it: zachariekalfa.netlify.app/project.html?p=chess-grid

Chess Grid, an animation projected at the Bekorot Festival
  • Book Illustrator
  • Character Designer
  • Children’s Book Illustrator
  • +2

![Haute and Basse Marée cans](https://www.twine.net/signin

Two cans for the same brand: an energy drink and a drink that helps you fall asleep. They had to look clearly different at first glance and still belong to one family.

Both labels show the same Normandy coastline at two moments of the day. Haute Marée is a lighthouse at sunrise, Basse Marée a chalk rock at sunset under red and violet light. Engraved style drawings, a shared black base and the same serif type keep them together.

![Cans on ice](https://www.twine.net/signin

More: zachariekalfa.netlify.app/project.html?p=maree

Energy & Calming, two illustrated can designs
  • Book Illustrator
  • Character Designer
  • Children’s Book Illustrator
  • +2

![Pinocchio poster](https://www.twine.net/signin

The brief was to imagine a film that doesn’t exist, directed by a well known director, and make it believable in one poster. I imagined Pinocchio by Wes Anderson: a soft, slightly faded palette, strict symmetry and a carefully composed frame.

Pinocchio sits alone at a dinner table, in a quiet, theatrical moment that feels funny and a little sad.

More: zachariekalfa.netlify.app/project.html?p=pinocchio

Pinocchio, a film poster in the style of Wes Anderson
  • Book Illustrator
  • Character Designer
  • Children’s Book Illustrator
  • +2

![Fear of Elevators](https://www.twine.net/signin

Three illustrations about a phobia. Fear is invisible, so the idea was to make it physical. I picked the elevator, a small box everyone uses and many people secretly dread.

Each image shows a different anxiety: too many people around you, the height while going up, and the fear of the elevator suddenly falling. The vertical format puts you inside the elevator, and close crops on feet, hands and buttons add to the unease.

![Elevator buttons](https://www.twine.net/signin

Full series: zachariekalfa.netlify.app/project.html?p=phobia

Fear of Elevators, an illustration series
  • Book Illustrator
  • Character Designer
  • Children’s Book Illustrator
  • +2

![The Hunter](https://www.twine.net/signin

The brief was a series of illustrations around a single character, who had to stay recognisable while the story around him changed.

My hunter dreams of adventure from his armchair. He drives through the savanna, spies on a lion, sets a trap and fights a snake, then wakes up on his couch. Bold outlines, flat colours and exaggerated angles give it a comic rhythm. The green jeep, the red hat and the bottles on the floor come back in every scene.

![The Hunter, scene](https://www.twine.net/signin

Full series: zachariekalfa.netlify.app/project.html?p=the-hunter

The Hunter, one character in a series of scenes
  • Book Illustrator
  • Character Designer
  • Children’s Book Illustrator
  • +2

![The Three Robbers](https://www.twine.net/signin

The brief was to illustrate the same scene of a children’s book twice, from two points of view. I chose The Three Robbers by Tomi Ungerer, a story that is dark and tender at the same time.

Outside, the robbers wait in the dark forest. Inside, the little girl sits alone in the carriage, just before everything changes. Deep blues and moonlight build the tension outside, warm reds and browns make the inside feel safe. The red of the axe, the curtain and her dress links the two images.

![The carriage scene](https://www.twine.net/signin

Timelapse videos of the drawings: zachariekalfa.netlify.app/project.html?p=three-robbers

The Three Robbers, children's book illustration
  • Book Illustrator
  • Character Designer
  • Children’s Book Illustrator
  • +2

![7 Families cards](https://www.twine.net/signin

The brief was to make a complete card game, from the idea to the printed deck. Based on the classic families card game, the deck travels through seven periods of history, from Prehistory to the Industrial Revolution. Each family has six cards: a character, a place, an object, an animal, a profession and a ritual.

I drew all 42 illustrations in black and white, and gave each family its own colour so you can recognise it straight away.

![7 Families on the table](https://www.twine.net/signin

Full project: zachariekalfa.netlify.app/project.html?p=seven-families

7 Families, a card game with 42 illustrated characters
  • Book Illustrator
  • Character Designer
  • Children’s Book Illustrator
  • +2

Work experience

Freelance Illustrator & Graphic Designer · Self-employedJun 2026 – Present · 6 mos

Illustration and graphic design on a freelance basis: characters, editorial images, packaging and some motion design. I draw everything myself.

Education

BA in Visual Communication · Musrara, The Naggar School of Art and Society, Jerusalem2023 – 2026

Illustration, typography, packaging, motion design and editorial design. Projects from these years include the 7 Families card game and the Chess Grid animation shown at the Bekorot Festival.

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