Versatile Concept Artist and Illustrator with 8 years of experience in story-driven concept art, character design, environment design, 2D assets, world-building and stylized artwork that bring games, stories and brands to life. Adapt at communicating and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, and creating artwork from idea to final result, while following technical requirements and timelines.…

Inês Merino

Versatile Concept Artist and Illustrator with 8 years of experience in story-driven concept art, character design, environment design, 2D assets, world-building and stylized artwork that bring games, stories and brands to life. Adapt at communicating and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, and creating artwork from idea to final result, while following technical requirements and timelines.…

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Versatile Concept Artist and Illustrator with 8 years of experience in story-driven concept art, character design, environment design, 2D assets, world-building and stylized artwork that bring games, stories and brands to life. Adapt at communicating and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, and creating artwork from idea to final result, while following technical requirements and timelines.

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Language

English
Fluent
Portuguese
Fluent

Work Experience

Concept Artist & Illustrator at Echo Games (Freelance)
April 1, 2017 - November 6, 2025
Creating concept art that defines the visual language of the game, while collaborating with game and narrative designers to enhance story telling and gameplay requirements. Designing the main character, bosses, front and back views, wearables, portraits and other details. Creating illustrations, comics, environment concepts and 3D models.
Freelance Artist at Self-employed
January 1, 2017 - November 6, 2025
Deliver diverse art for clients - from concept art, character design and turnaround to cover art illustration, emotive design and 3D explorations.
2D Game Artist at Oort Digital
June 1, 2023 - June 1, 2023
Created art work for a medieval RPG game, including character design, concept art, game icons, 2D assets, painterly UI design and background paintings, consistent with the art director's direction. Collaborated with the development and marketing teams to integrate creative vision with technical requirements and delivered production-ready art work.

Education

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Sculpting at Faculdade de Belas Artes da Universidade do Porto
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2016

Qualifications

Gesture Drawing (MUSHIN)
January 1, 2022 - November 6, 2025
Hiro Kawahara's Courses
January 1, 2023 - November 6, 2025
Character World Building with Brandon Vuong
January 1, 2023 - November 6, 2025
The Workshop Academy - Character World Building
January 1, 2023 - November 6, 2025
Mentorship with Iris Muddy
January 1, 2022 - November 6, 2025

Industry Experience

Gaming, Media & Entertainment, Software & Internet, Professional Services
    uniE621 2D Background Illustrations
    2D backgrounds designed and illustrated for Oort Heroes, a RPG Battle Game by Oort Digital. All of these background designs were made to be tillable and with separated layers to create a parallax effect. Featuring snow, cave, forest and desert biome levels. backgrounddesigner conceptart gameart illustrator…
    uniE621 Game Art & UI
    Game Art created for Oort Heroes, a RPG Battle Game by Oort Digital. I created UI elements, props, character designs and several assets as the needs of the game team arised, always taking into account the established art direction. gameartist conceptartist uidesigner illustrator…
    uniE621 Mermaid Friends - Mobile Game
    "Mermaid Friends" is a concept art and illustration project of a mobile game about magic, living as a mermaid and heartwarming friendships with ocean beings. There was a focus on developing the mermaid's character design, since it is so important that the main character establishes a connection with the player. The intersection of mobile games and children books aesthetic was chosen to appeal to young children as a target audience, creating fun and engaging gameplay elements for the young players to experience. mobilegames illustrator gameartist conceptartist…
    uniE621 Main Character Concept - Echo Games
    Character Concept Art created for Spectrum - a sci-fi videogame being developed by Echo Games https://www.twine.net/signin for the game's main character. Thank you to Devonte Clark and Uwana Ikaiddi for working together in bringing this character to life. conceptartist characterdesigner…
    uniE621 Stylized Farmer's House Interior Diorama
    A warm & comfortable bedroom imagined for Mavis, inspired by her life as a farmer and her playful character design. This fan concept explores how her personal space might look — filled with wooden furniture, soft lighting, and the quiet magic of a simple, fulfilling life — while also considering gameplay elements for a potential cozy farming sim game. ✹ Note: Mavis is a character from Squadbusters and belongs to Supercell. conceptartist illustrator gameart…