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Hi! I'm Janel Catajoy, a passionate illustrator and game artist specializing in creating captivating character designs, UI layouts, and visual development for games and interactive media. I enjoy collaborating with clients and teams to bring unique artistic visions to life, whether it's for digital visual novels, tabletop games, or educational projects. With experience in rapid prototyping, animation, and designing fantasy-themed characters, I thrive on iterative creative processes and feedback to enhance the quality of my work. I love blending my skills in traditional and digital tools to contribute to engaging game experiences.…Hi! I'm Janel Catajoy, a passionate illustrator and game artist specializing in creating captivating character designs, UI layouts, and visual development for games and interactive media. I enjoy collaborating with clients and teams to bring unique artistic visions to life, whether it's for digital visual novels, tabletop games, or educational projects. With experience in rapid prototyping, animation, and designing fantasy-themed characters, I thrive on iterative creative processes and feedback to enhance the quality of my work. I love blending my skills in traditional and digital tools to contribute to engaging game experiences.

Janel Catajoy

Illustrator, Graphic Designer, Game Designer, +3

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Hi! I'm Janel Catajoy, a passionate illustrator and game artist specializing in creating captivating character designs, UI layouts, and visual development for games and interactive media. I enjoy collaborating with clients and teams to bring unique artistic visions to life, whether it's for digital visual novels, tabletop games, or educational projects. With experience in rapid prototyping, animation, and designing fantasy-themed characters, I thrive on iterative creative processes and feedback to enhance the quality of my work. I love blending my skills in traditional and digital tools to contribute to engaging game experiences.…Hi! I'm Janel Catajoy, a passionate illustrator and game artist specializing in creating captivating character designs, UI layouts, and visual development for games and interactive media. I enjoy collaborating with clients and teams to bring unique artistic visions to life, whether it's for digital visual novels, tabletop games, or educational projects. With experience in rapid prototyping, animation, and designing fantasy-themed characters, I thrive on iterative creative processes and feedback to enhance the quality of my work. I love blending my skills in traditional and digital tools to contribute to engaging game experiences.

Available to hire

Hi! I’m Janel Catajoy, a passionate illustrator and game artist specializing in creating captivating character designs, UI layouts, and visual development for games and interactive media. I enjoy collaborating with clients and teams to bring unique artistic visions to life, whether it’s for digital visual novels, tabletop games, or educational projects.

With experience in rapid prototyping, animation, and designing fantasy-themed characters, I thrive on iterative creative processes and feedback to enhance the quality of my work. I love blending my skills in traditional and digital tools to contribute to engaging game experiences.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Language

English

Fluent

Work Experience

Freelance Illustrator

March 1, 2021 - Present

Coordinates contract work with individual clients for commissions on various projects; ranging from printed tabletop games, digital visual novels, to game pitch decks. Fulfills clients’ needs and desired aesthetic goals for their project; enthusiastically responding to constructive feedback to enhance a piece.

2D Game Artist at Code Coven Summer Program

August 31, 2020 - July 15, 2025

Collaborated with a programmer and designer to rapidly prototype, design, and create a digital card game Ratguardia. Designed, implemented, and animated a variety of functional and appealing UI layouts, assets, and overlays utilizing Procreate and the Unity engine. Illustrated 10 unique characters and established a fantasy, medieval art style for a unique 40-card deck original to the game.

Illustrator & UI Designer at In a Warmer World

September 30, 2020 - July 15, 2025

Collaborated with a small team of 3-5 developers and professors to create an educational web game in Unity 2D to teach middle and high school students about systemic feedback of climate change. Developed the game’s visual style by designing UI layouts and environments, creating game screen mockups, and experimenting with a variety of visual aesthetics.