I'm a illustrator, animator and designer pursuing work from a broad range of roles which allows me to create unique and captivating visuals and motion, covering both character work and graphic design. In 2014-2015 I worked in 2D games, predominantly in Photoshop and Illustrator, designing characters, background, assets and UI. I rigged and animated using After Effects, Esoteric Spine (software specialized in 2D animation for games) and Unity game engine. A considerable part of my experience is related to children educational interactive content. Since 2015 I focused on animation, illustration and motion design in Illustrator, Photoshop and After Effects. The projects I worked on include animated promos and explainers for London animation studios and agencies like Seed Animation, Munk Studios, Trigger, Golin, Contented Brothers and Muckle Hen Productions with brands such as BBC, Lloyds Banking Group, Amazon, Oracle, Classic FM, and multinational biopharmaceutical companies Amgen, Biogen and Janssen.WWW

Alex Nechifor

Twine

I'm a illustrator, animator and designer pursuing work from a broad range of roles which allows me to create unique and captivating visuals and motion, covering both character work and graphic design. In 2014-2015 I worked in 2D games, predominantly in Photoshop and Illustrator, designing characters, background, assets and UI. I rigged and animated using After Effects, Esoteric Spine (software specialized in 2D animation for games) and Unity game engine. A considerable part of my experience is related to children educational interactive content. Since 2015 I focused on animation, illustration and motion design in Illustrator, Photoshop and After Effects. The projects I worked on include animated promos and explainers for London animation studios and agencies like Seed Animation, Munk Studios, Trigger, Golin, Contented Brothers and Muckle Hen Productions with brands such as BBC, Lloyds Banking Group, Amazon, Oracle, Classic FM, and multinational biopharmaceutical companies Amgen, Biogen and Janssen.WWWW

Bio

Available to hire
London, United Kingdom
Standard Rate:
£350 per day (£43.75 per hour)

I’m a illustrator, animator and designer pursuing work from a broad range of roles which allows me to create unique and captivating visuals and motion, covering both character work and graphic design.

In 2014-2015 I worked in 2D games, predominantly in Photoshop and Illustrator, designing characters, background, assets and UI. I rigged and animated using After Effects, Esoteric Spine (software specialized in 2D animation for games) and Unity game engine. A considerable part of my experience is related to children educational interactive content.

Since 2015 I focused on animation, illustration and motion design in Illustrator, Photoshop and After Effects. The projects I worked on include animated promos and explainers for London animation studios and agencies like Seed Animation, Munk Studios, Trigger, Golin, Contented Brothers and Muckle Hen Productions with brands such as BBC, Lloyds Banking Group, Amazon, Oracle, Classic FM, and multinational biopharmaceutical companies Amgen, Biogen and Janssen.

Skills

2D
2D Animation
Ad
Adobe After Effects
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Photoshop
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Experience Level

Adobe After Effects
Expert
Adobe Illustrator
Expert
Adobe InDesign
Beginner
Adobe Photoshop
Expert
Adobe Premiere Pro
Beginner
Autodesk Maya
Intermediate
ZBrush
Beginner

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education, Gaming
    uniE621 Bad Day for a Balloon Ride - Jurassic level - environment
    Environment I designed, rigged and animated for Jurassic level of Bad Day for a Balloon Ride game. #illustration #characterdesign #environmentdesign #animation #Photoshop #EsotericSpine #UnityWW
    uniE621 Bad Day for a Balloon Ride - Hillside level - Helicopter
    Helicopter designed and animated for Hillside level of Bad Day for a Balloon Ride game. #illustration #characterdesign #environmentdesign #animation #Photoshop #EsotericSpine #UnityWW
    uniE621 Bad Day for a Balloon Ride - Pirate level - Kraken development
    Kraken character designed, rigged and animated for Pirate level of Bad Day for a Balloon Ride game. Rigging of tentacles. #illustration #characterdesign #environmentdesign #animation #Photoshop #EsotericSpine #UnityWW
    uniE621 Langeroo Adventures - Lemur
    Lemur character designed, rigged and animated for Langeroo Adventures game. “Langeroo Adventures” is a cross-platform suite of educational games made at Chaos Created - Bristol Based game and app dev company. It is designed to teach English as a first or second language. The mini games consist of challenges and interactions with animal characters that test and develop knowledge of words, the alphabet, colours, shapes and numbers. My role: - Designing and rendering the characters, environments and assets (Photoshop, Corel Painter, Filter Forge, Modo and Keyshot). - Rigging (convert 2D assets to custom meshes, skin to skeletons, create IK constraints, free form deformation in Esoteric Spine, a 2D animation software specialized for games). - Animating (in Esoteric Spine). - Assembling all the environments in Unity game engine. #illustration #characterdesign #environmentdesign #animation #Photoshop #EsotericSpine #UnityWW
    uniE621 Langeroo Adventures - Oysters
    Oyster characters designed, rigged and animated for Langeroo Adventures game. “Langeroo Adventures” is a cross-platform suite of educational games made at Chaos Created - Bristol Based game and app dev company. It is designed to teach English as a first or second language. The mini games consist of challenges and interactions with animal characters that test and develop knowledge of words, the alphabet, colours, shapes and numbers. My role: - Designing and rendering the characters, environments and assets (Photoshop, Corel Painter, Filter Forge, Modo and Keyshot). - Rigging (convert 2D assets to custom meshes, skin to skeletons, create IK constraints, free form deformation in Esoteric Spine, a 2D animation software specialized for games). - Animating (in Esoteric Spine). - Assembling all the environments in Unity game engine. #illustration #characterdesign #environmentdesign #animation #Photoshop #EsotericSpine #UnityWW
    uniE621 Little king
    Photographic conceptual piece about the king of nature turning bad. #photo #camera #conceptual #abstractWW
    uniE621 Party
    These are part of my photography experiments. Here I was trying out long exposures and found this effect to be close to painting. I really like it. It's entirely optical, no digital intervention.WW
    uniE621 Bad Taste Bears
    Bad Taste Bears are collectible figurines loved by tens of thousands of fans worldwide. Some are cute, others are naughty and some are just totally totally wrong. The game will be comprised of a series of fast paced mini-games, each featuring a different classic Bad Taste Bears character, staying true to the unique feel of the original figurines, built around unusual and funny interactions between the players and their mobile devices. My role was to design backgrounds, characters and icons in Illustrator. #illustration #environmentdesign #animation #Illustrator #PhotoshopWW
    uniE621 Forestry Scotland
    Animation commissioned by the Forestry Commission Scotland to communicate the significant contribution of forestry to the economy, raise awareness about the effort it takes to maintain the woods and its endless benefits. My role in the project: design characters and environments and animate using Illustrator and After Effects. Shortlisted in the Animation Category of 2016 Creative Pool Annual. Producer: Muckle Hen Productions, https://www.twine.net/signin Director and Art Director: Oana Nechifor, https://www.twine.net/signin Music: Chris Bradley Voice: Fennella Kerr #characterdesign #environmentdesign #design #animation #Illustrator #After EffectsWW
    uniE621 Splemy - In-game environment
    Born from the primordial soup, Splemy sets out on a journey to find his creator. Using a familiar slingshot mechanic to guide him through 75 levels of an intense and strange world, you will visit mysterious and atmospheric caves, colorful mushroom forests and eventually a dangerous abandoned factory. Available for download here. On this project I created all the backgrounds in Unity, building depth with multiple layers and creating creatures and structures. I pushed the initial visual concept further, creating rich environments with an increased sense of depth and atmosphere. I also designed and digitally painted the promotional artwork and developed assets to be used in the overworld and created achievement icons, using Photoshop, Corel Painter, Maya and Keyshot. #illustration #environmentdesign #Photoshop #UnityWW

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