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Hi, I’m Lai Wei, a 2D illustrator who loves fantasy stories, book illustration, and character design. I bring bold color palettes and rich details to convey emotion and tell a story on every page or screen. I enjoy storyboarding, prop and costume design, and collaborating with teams to develop concepts from sketches to final visuals. My work spans freelance illustration and game publishing, with experience creating background art for promotional videos and social media campaigns.…Hi, I’m Lai Wei, a 2D illustrator who loves fantasy stories, book illustration, and character design. I bring bold color palettes and rich details to convey emotion and tell a story on every page or screen. I enjoy storyboarding, prop and costume design, and collaborating with teams to develop concepts from sketches to final visuals. My work spans freelance illustration and game publishing, with experience creating background art for promotional videos and social media campaigns.

Lai Wei

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Illustrator, Character Designer, Book Illustrator, +3

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Hi, I’m Lai Wei, a 2D illustrator who loves fantasy stories, book illustration, and character design. I bring bold color palettes and rich details to convey emotion and tell a story on every page or screen. I enjoy storyboarding, prop and costume design, and collaborating with teams to develop concepts from sketches to final visuals. My work spans freelance illustration and game publishing, with experience creating background art for promotional videos and social media campaigns.…Hi, I’m Lai Wei, a 2D illustrator who loves fantasy stories, book illustration, and character design. I bring bold color palettes and rich details to convey emotion and tell a story on every page or screen. I enjoy storyboarding, prop and costume design, and collaborating with teams to develop concepts from sketches to final visuals. My work spans freelance illustration and game publishing, with experience creating background art for promotional videos and social media campaigns.

Available to hire

Auburn, United States

Hi, I’m Lai Wei, a 2D illustrator who loves fantasy stories, book illustration, and character design. I bring bold color palettes and rich details to convey emotion and tell a story on every page or screen.

I enjoy storyboarding, prop and costume design, and collaborating with teams to develop concepts from sketches to final visuals. My work spans freelance illustration and game publishing, with experience creating background art for promotional videos and social media campaigns.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

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Editorial Illustration

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Intermediate

Language

English

Fluent

Work Experience

Freelance Illustrator at Self-Employed / Freelance

January 1, 2018 - Present

My focus is character design and illustration. I run social accounts to promote my work, with over 250,000 followers in China and over 38,000 followers on Twitter.

Illustrator at Tencent Games

January 1, 2025 - January 1, 2026

Created background illustrations for Honor of Kings promotional videos, designed for later animation integration and cinematic visual production.

Illustrator at Fate/Grand Order China

January 1, 2017 - January 1, 2018

Created an advertising campaign for the Chinese operator of the mobile game Fate/Grand Order and posted it on social media to promote the game.