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My name is Allyson and I am a digital artist for both animation and publication both on print and online. I love working with stories meant for children to young adults. I know how to use Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, and Procreate. I may be in the west coast of the United States, but I am flexible with working from any time zone! Let's work together! Portfolio: _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_…My name is Allyson and I am a digital artist for both animation and publication both on print and online. I love working with stories meant for children to young adults. I know how to use Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, and Procreate. I may be in the west coast of the United States, but I am flexible with working from any time zone! Let's work together! Portfolio: _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_

Allyson Llacuna

Character Designer, Illustrator, Concept Artist, +2

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My name is Allyson and I am a digital artist for both animation and publication both on print and online. I love working with stories meant for children to young adults. I know how to use Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, and Procreate. I may be in the west coast of the United States, but I am flexible with working from any time zone! Let's work together! Portfolio: _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_…My name is Allyson and I am a digital artist for both animation and publication both on print and online. I love working with stories meant for children to young adults. I know how to use Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, and Procreate. I may be in the west coast of the United States, but I am flexible with working from any time zone! Let's work together! Portfolio: _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_

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San Diego, United States

My name is Allyson and I am a digital artist for both animation and publication both on print and online.

I love working with stories meant for children to young adults.

I know how to use Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, and Procreate. I may be in the west coast of the United States, but I am flexible with working from any time zone!

Let’s work together!

Portfolio: Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Intermediate

Intermediate

Language

English

Fluent

Work Experience

Freelance Character Designer/Illustrator at Self-Employed

January 8, 2020 - November 6, 2025

Created illustrations and character designs for personal projects and commissions; collaborated with clients to meet project goals under tight deadlines.

Character Design Mentee at Caleb Staker

November 6, 2023 - June 11, 2024

Developed pre-production character design files ready to use for live-action to animation adaptation; demonstrated ability to follow direction and iterate designs.

Illustrator at Asians in Animation

November 7, 2022 - February 11, 2024

Collaborated with illustrators and creative directors to provide resources about the animation industry to general members; developed concept art for social media posts and assets for online meetings and events; created turnarounds and poses for organization’s mascots.

Sixth College Graphic Intern at University of California, San Diego

June 8, 2019 - September 30, 2020

Promoted student event activity by creating illustrations for posters, T-shirts, stickers, and social media ads; provided customer service as event volunteer and front desk representative.

Character Design Trainee at Women in Animation

September 20, 2021 - December 13, 2021

Fashion 101 for Character Design; Created turnarounds, expression sheets, and design iterations for characters across body types and fashion categories.

Illustrator at Cures of Colors

June 2, 2020 - June 1, 2021

Illustrated designs and clean turnaround for various characters, panel layouts, and compositions; Adapted to different art styles through ideation